A slab leak is when a leak develops in the water line underneath your concrete slab. The water from the leak forces its way up through the slab and into the home, causing widespread water damage. Slab leaks are especially problematic, because they are both difficult to detect and to repair. If you want to protect your home from slab leak damage as much as possible, you need to be able to detect them early so you can have them repaired. Let’s take a look at the signs that you have a slab leak.
You should always be monitoring your home’s water bills from month to month. Though these bills will rise and fall with how much water you use, you should look for any unexplained spikes that may indicate a leak. If your water bills are much higher than they should be, it may be that you have a slab leak.
One easy way to tell if you have a leak in your system is to turn off all the plumbing appliances in your home and watch your water meter. If your water meter is still running, it means that you probably have a leak somewhere in your home. Call for plumbing repairs if you notice this.
The most obvious sign that you have a slab leak is water coming up from under the floor. This can occur in your basement, if you have one. If not, you may notice it happening anywhere on your first floor. Water coming up from under the floor is a sure sign that you have a plumbing leak. It’s probably too late to prevent widespread water damage at this point, but if you wait to get it repaired it is only going to get worse.
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