Electronic Leak Detection — Little Elm, TX
Little Elm's proximity to Lake Lewisville creates wider soil moisture swings than landlocked cities. Irrigation system leaks are more common here due to heavier use near the lake. Underground service line leaks are also elevated from the amplified wet-dry soil cycle. Electronic detection locates the break precisely before any concrete is disturbed or repair decision is made.
Schedule Detection
Confirm Before You Call
This test confirms whether your supply system has an active leak before you schedule any service. Do this first.
Turn off everything
Every fixture, faucet, appliance, ice maker, and irrigation zone. Nothing drawing water anywhere in the house.
Find your water meter
In a box in the ground near the street. Lift the cover and locate the low-flow indicator — usually a small triangle or star on the dial face.
Watch for 15 minutes
If the low-flow indicator moves at all with everything off, water is escaping from your supply system somewhere. The meter does not lie.
Call us with your result
Tell us whether the meter moved and describe any other symptoms — warm floors, pressure changes, water bill increase, sounds. We walk you through next steps.
Meter moving with everything off in Little Elm? That is a confirmed active supply leak. Call us and we schedule electronic detection — acoustic, thermal, and pressure isolation before any concrete is disturbed.
Call (469) 327-0831Signs You May Have a Leak
Unexplained water bill increase
A bill that jumped $30 to $100 or more without a change in usage habits is the most common first sign of a slab leak in Little Elm's 2000s–2020s housing stock. The meter test confirms it.
Warm or hot floor spots
A hot supply line break under the slab heats the concrete above it. Bare feet on tile often detect this before any other symptom appears.
Running water sounds
The sound of moving water when every fixture in the house is off. Often most audible in bathrooms and kitchens near supply line runs.
Simultaneous pressure loss
Pressure dropping at every fixture at once — not just one faucet — indicates a supply leak upstream of the home's distribution, often under the slab.
Moisture at baseboards
Water migrating up through the slab and appearing at wall bases without an obvious surface source. Often accompanied by mold or mildew odor.
Foundation movement
Doors or windows that stick, cracks in walls or floors, or uneven surfaces can indicate foundation soil erosion from an untreated slab leak.
Experiencing any of these in Little Elm? Do the meter test first. If the meter moves, call us for electronic detection. We locate the break before recommending any repair.
Call (469) 327-0831How Electronic Detection Works
Anyone proposing to break concrete or dig before performing electronic detection is not following best practice. Precision location before any repair decision saves money, protects flooring, and ensures the right repair method is chosen.
Pressure Isolation Testing
We isolate sections of the supply system to confirm which branch has the pressure loss — hot or cold, which zone, which run. This narrows the search area before acoustic work begins and rules out drain issues as the cause.
Acoustic Amplification
Sensitive microphones placed on the floor surface detect the sound signature of water escaping under pressure through concrete. The sound pattern locates the break to within inches across the slab without disturbing anything above or below.
Thermal Imaging
Infrared imaging identifies temperature differentials on floor surfaces from warm water leaking beneath. Adds a third independent data point for hot supply line breaks, confirming acoustic findings before any repair recommendation is made.
Written Location Report
Every detection job produces a written report with the break location mapped to your floor plan, methods used, findings from each method, and repair options with itemized estimates.
Before and After Photos
Complete photographic documentation of the detection process and findings, formatted for submission to your homeowner's insurance company. Provided on every job without asking.
Post-Repair Verification
After any repair that follows detection, we pressure test the supply system to verify the break is resolved before leaving. Written confirmation provided that the system holds pressure at specification.
Financing Available — Ask about payment options on qualifying repair work following detection.
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Electronic detection before any concrete is disturbed. Written report with location and repair options. Insurance documentation on every job. Financing available on qualifying repair work.