Water leak help

[essexpete]

Very hard to find a leak during/after a wet period. Water may track along a pipe or other areas surfacing some distance from the leak. I know someone who missed a leak as the water found it's way into a land drain. If you know where the pipe run is you could start by installing a few stop cocks to give give some clue.

 

[TripleSix]

These guys will come out and find it. they use various specialist tools such as acoustic detection and tracer gases.

We Find & Fix Water Leaks | ADI Leak Detection

The Leak Detection Specialists Providing Non Destructive Leak Detection Services To Find & Fix Leaking Water Pipes.

www.adileakdetection.co.uk

 

[Lazy Eric]

These guys will come out and find it. they use various specialist tools such as acoustic detection and tracer gases.

We Find & Fix Water Leaks | ADI Leak Detection

The Leak Detection Specialists Providing Non Destructive Leak Detection Services To Find & Fix Leaking Water Pipes.

www.adileakdetection.co.uk

Is this the same guy on youtube? If so he will definitely find it.

 

[TripleSix]

Is this the same guy on youtube? If so he will definitely find it.

He is one of their employees yes, they have guys all around the UK.

 

[Scholsey]

I read our water meter and it indicates we've used nearly 5 times more water than expected. Our water bill will be HUGE.

Does Wessex Water give a business a water leak allowance?
How much allowance have people received? if any!

The pipework involved covers 5 troughs and 3 stand pipes.

I don't know where to start looking for the leak, there's no obvious wet patches. And to complicate things there's natural wet areas in the fields.

What is your normal usage? And over what timescale?

 

[Steevo]

Waterplus are an absolute shower. We moved to Everflow

Any better?

 

[DorsetDear]

After a high bill one year, 2 or 3 times our normal reading we called Severn Trent out. The leak was our side of the meter so not their problem. Dry weather and no obvious wet patches. The pipe from the meter was an old black plastic one which they thought might be the cause. They didn't have any leak detectors, we would need to get in a private company. As we had reported the problem, it was now an official leak and down as a wasting water. We would be receiving an official letter telling us to get it fixed or we may be liable for a fine. Seemed a bit rich as the water board are out most days round here fixing leaks. We got the letter and chucked it into the bin as the man that came out to us advised. We got the leak sorted ourselves, -several drips from various taps in the house, in the field these would never have been noticed.

This is what I am scared of. That once I report it they may tell me I have a certain number of days to fix it or I'll be fined. I switched the water off immediately, gathered some info and advice (inc here) and formulated an action plan, so that when I informed Water2Business I was more confident that I could fix the leak in a timely manner.

 

[DorsetDear]

Wessex Water dont do business supplies so you will be registered as domestic which means you should get leak allowance.

I made a mistake. That meter is with Water2Business.

 

[CPF]

We had a water leak few years go
The nfu payed it of the farm
Insurance.

 

[DorsetDear]

What is your normal usage? And over what timescale?

Normal usage more than 200m3 over 6 months

 

[Campbell]

A neighbor, who had persistent problems with water leaks, had an pre-programmed alarm device fitted to his meter. At least he knew when a big bill was due.....

 

[Princess Pooper]

Any better?

so far.... but they are one of these that wants paying 2 months in advance on estimated consumption, although as soon as you send a meter reading in it is corrected.

 

[czechmate]

I use a little in line water meter to help find leaks. It takes the guessing out of whether water is flowing or not