water main leak

[Unregistered-susanwood]

Anyone know of a way to localize the leak in the pipe between the meter and the house? It is over 300 feet and i hate to excavate the entire long driveway, lawn etc to get to the leak. Can they use cameras or ultrasound? What kind of plumber would i call for something like this?

My water bill has tripled over the past few months. Water company came out and determined there was a leak between the meter and the house…SOMEWHERE. There is no wet or saggy spot to tip us off. House was built in 75.

Thanks

[GreekSteel]

There are some people that are leak detectors. They drag out all this gear like you said. Ultrasound and whatever. I have a guy that uses basically a stethoscope. He is always to within about a foot of the leaks. You may also want to consider putting a new water main. Just dig a trench next to the old one. This is a good chance to put a larger pipe (3/4 inch) for some better water pressure.

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