Leak detection in Woodmead — what we actually find
Woodmead's mid-age housing stock produces the classic under-slab hot-water leak: a warm spot on a tiled floor, a bill that has climbed, and no visible water anywhere. Thermal imaging finds those quickly and precisely. On the commercial side the same equipment gets used for a different reason — locating a leak without shutting a tenanted building down to go looking for it.
Property stock in Woodmead
Woodmead mixes established residential streets with a substantial commercial and light-industrial belt, so the work runs from domestic geysers to office-park compliance in the same week. The residential stock is older than Midrand's and younger than Bryanston's, which puts a lot of it right at the age where geysers, valves and distribution boards all come due together.
Commercial sites usually need work scheduled outside business hours, and residential estate access is gate-controlled. Both are straightforward with notice.
Faults that cluster in Woodmead
- Geysers, safety valves and DB boards all reaching end of life in the same period
- Commercial premises needing certification for lease or insurance purposes
- Blocked drains on shared commercial runs where fat is the recurring cause
- Distribution boards with no earth leakage on older residential installations
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 Woodmead call-out
- 1Confirm an active leak with a meter isolation test before any equipment comes out
- 2Isolate zone by zone — toilets, irrigation, pool, house — to narrow the area
- 3Pinpoint with acoustic correlation and thermal imaging
- 4Mark the location and report it in writing with the position recorded
- 5Repair with a targeted break-out rather than exploratory demolition
Leak detection in Woodmead — frequently asked questions
Other work we do in Woodmead
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