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    joebob1112 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    May 31, 2008, 01:51 PM
    Slab leak
    How do I pinpoint a leak in a slab foundation?
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    May 31, 2008, 02:11 PM
    You may need someone who can inject high pressure air into the water line; he will have listening equipment to pick up the sound of air.
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    May 31, 2008, 02:47 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by joebob1112
    How do i pinpoint a leak in a slab foundation?
    Hey joe, You call in a leak detecting service, such as Sleuth. In my area we call them when we have a slab leak. They come in and pinpoint the leak using sensitive a listening device. They then jackhammer up the slab and dig down to the leak and bag the dirt. All we have to do is drain the system down and repair the leak. Does that answer your question OK ? Cheers, Tom
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    May 31, 2008, 04:05 PM
    Ground Penetrating Radar will work too.
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    Feb 16, 2010, 09:56 PM

    GPR is a litlle bit of an overkill. Listening will work well for your home setting. In the Midwest, I work with United Leak Detection they are in Indiana, but travel. There are others around too
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    Feb 17, 2010, 06:27 AM

    Capp,
    You're responding to a rwo year old thread. Look i8n the upper left hand corner beforee you post. Regatds, Tom
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    Feb 17, 2010, 06:19 PM

    Sorry, I guess I had not noticed. Thanks for the heads up each time. Appreciate it! :)
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