Leak detection in Paulshof

Leak detection in Paulshof — what we actually find

Paulshof's cluster homes are at the age where buried hot-water lines under slabs start to fail, and the giveaway is a patch of floor that is warm underfoot with nothing beneath it that should be. That is a hot-water line leaking into the slab, and it will not improve on its own. Thermal imaging locates it precisely, so the break-out is a tile or two rather than a room.

Faults that cluster in Paulshof

• Original geysers and valves due for replacement across late-1980s and 1990s stock
• Distribution boards without earth leakage on the older units
• Compliance shortfalls surfacing during sectional-title transfer
• Shared drain lines blocking at the junction between units

How leak detection works

The meter test tells you whether you have a leak; detection tells you where it is. Close every tap, note the reading, wait two hours and read again — any movement means water is escaping between the meter and your fixtures. From there, acoustic correlation and thermal imaging locate it precisely enough to repair without opening tiles speculatively. That precision is the whole point, because the repair is usually small and the exploratory damage is what costs.

• Acoustic and thermal detection on supply lines, including under slabs and paving
• Toilet and cistern dye testing, which finds the most commonly missed silent leak
• Irrigation, pool and buried supply-line isolation testing
• Written reports with marked locations for insurance and municipal leak adjustments
• Repair of the located leak, or re-routing where the buried run is at end of life

Our process on a Paulshof call-out

1. 1Confirm an active leak with a meter isolation test before any equipment comes out
2. 2Isolate zone by zone — toilets, irrigation, pool, house — to narrow the area
3. 3Pinpoint with acoustic correlation and thermal imaging
4. 4Mark the location and report it in writing with the position recorded
5. 5Repair with a targeted break-out rather than exploratory demolition

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