Exterior Leak Detection in Central Florida
Fast, non-invasive detection of underground and outdoor water leaks — for homes and businesses across Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, and Sumter counties.
Your water bill jumped, but there’s no wet spot inside the house. There’s a patch of lawn that’s always soggy or strangely green, or the sound of water running underground. These are the signs of an exterior leak — a leak in the lines outside your home, like the main service line, an irrigation system, or an underground supply pipe. The Water Leak Detectors locate these hidden leaks across Central Florida and pinpoint the exact spot, so the line can be repaired without digging up your whole yard to find it.
Find it precisely, dig once. We locate the leak first so any excavation is small and targeted — and on residential copper-pipe systems, we find it or it’s free.
What Exterior Leak Detection Covers
If the leak is outside your walls, we find it. Our exterior detection covers:
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Main water service line leaks — the underground line running between the meter and your house
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Irrigation and sprinkler system leaks — cracked lines, failed fittings, and leaking valves
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Hose bibs and outdoor faucet leaks
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Underground supply lines to garages, guest houses, pools, and outbuildings
Signs of an Exterior or Underground Leak
Because these leaks are out of sight, the clues are indirect — watch for:
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An unexplained spike in your water bill with no change in usage
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A water meter that keeps moving when every fixture is off
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Soggy, muddy, or unusually green patches in the lawn
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Low water pressure throughout the house
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The sound of running water outside, or pooling near the foundation, driveway, or walkway
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Erosion, sinking soil, or cracked pavement over a buried line
How We Detect Exterior Leaks
Finding an underground leak is about confirming it, then pinpointing it — without trenching the whole yard:
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We confirm with the meter. We shut off the water and watch the meter to verify a leak exists and gauge how fast it’s running.
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We isolate. We narrow it down — main line versus irrigation, one zone versus another — so we know which line to trace.
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We pinpoint. Acoustic listening equipment locates the exact point where pressurized water is escaping underground, which we mark so any digging is small and precise.
Why an Exterior Leak Shouldn’t Wait
An underground leak runs 24 hours a day, and you pay for every gallon — a single main-line leak can waste thousands of gallons a month. Beyond the bill, escaping water erodes the soil around your foundation, driveway, and walkways, can undermine pavement, and in Florida keeps the ground saturated enough to attract pests and breed mosquitoes. Pinpointing it early stops the waste and keeps the repair small. The meter doesn’t stop running until the leak is found.
Honest, Flat-Rate Pricing
Residential exterior leak detection is a flat $350 — you know the price before we arrive, with no hidden callout fees. Commercial detection is $450 for the first two hours, then $50 per additional half hour. We pinpoint the leak precisely so any excavation is as small as possible.
Why Central Florida Trusts The Water Leak Detectors
A water bill that doubled with no leak in sight is one of the most common calls we get, and we’ve traced underground leaks to main lines, irrigation systems, and outdoor faucets all over the region — including a main water line leak located between a meter and a house. Professional, honest, and accountable — backed by our guarantee and our Google and BBB reviews.
