Behind walls and ceilings
A drip from a supply line or a drain joint inside a wall can go on for a long time before a stain shows. The plumber you hire finds where it is, opens the wall at that spot and repairs the pipe.
Leak Detection and Slab Leak Repair in Minneapolis
Maybe the water bill has jumped with no change in how you use water, a brown ring is spreading on the ceiling, or one patch of lawn stays soggy in a dry week. Any of these can be a hidden leak, and we connect you with a plumber who finds and fixes it.
This page covers leaks inside the house, under a concrete floor and in the service line, which in Minneapolis is yours.
Where hidden leaks turn up
Under a concrete floor
Water lines that run under a basement floor or slab can leak into the ground beneath it. The fix means opening the floor over the leak and repairing the line, or running a new line above the floor.
In the line from the street
Ground between the curb and the foundation that stays wet, or pressure that falls at every tap at the same time, are signs that the water service line may be leaking underground.
At fixtures and appliances
A toilet that runs, a dripping faucet or a slow leak under a dishwasher wastes water too. These are smaller repairs, and the fixture repair page covers them.
Who owns the water service line
In Minneapolis the property owner owns the entire water service line, from the water main in the street to the home, stop box included. If that line leaks or freezes, the city says the owner is responsible for hiring and paying someone to repair it.
A leak on a lead service line ends in replacement, since the city says lead lines can only be replaced. The repiping page explains the city’s lead line program.
Once the leak is fixed, older pipes may still need work, so see repiping; a burst is an emergency plumbing call, and the home page has the rest.
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