I have water in my yard. How do I locate the water leak?

You must first determine if this is a pressure or a drainage leak.
Look on the face of your water meter.
With EVERYTHING shut off is the little pointer on the dial turning?
Let me know, Tom

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i have water in my yard. How do I locate the water leak?

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If you suspect that water may be leaking from a broken pipe or fitting somewhere underground, here's how to know for sure:

1) Turn off every faucet, fixture, and appliance that uses water even the ice maker.

2) Open the water meter's cover so that you can see the gauge.

3) Mark the rim of the gauge where the needle is pointing (if there are several dials, mark the one that indicates 1-cubic-foot increments).

4) Leave the water shut off for 30 minutes, and then see if the needle has moved from the mark. If it has, your plumbing is leaking somewhere.

5) You can look for signs of a leak, such as sink holes or mushy areas of ground, but you may have to have a professional find it.

6) The pros have sound equipment to listen for leaks, you maybe able to rent one from a local rent-a-center.

K

First respond to Tom, and also follow KUXJ suggestion and I am attaching the link below it may help you to follow each clip, Thanks.

John

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