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Leak Detection in Engadine

1000+ five-star reviews

Your Plumber Engadine tracks down hidden leaks using acoustic and thermal detection equipment, before a single tile or slab section is disturbed. Every visit is carried out by a licensed tradesperson, and once the source is confirmed you get the repair price in writing, with nothing charged just to attend.

  • $0 Call Out Fee
  • Lifetime Labour Warranty
  • Licensed & Insured
  • Lic #275278C
  • Licensed & Insured
  • $0 Call Out Fee
  • Lifetime Labour Warranty
  • On-Site Fast, 24/7
  • 1000+ five-star reviews
  • Real Humans Answer, Day or Night
  • Lic #275278C
  • Licensed & Insured
  • $0 Call Out Fee
  • Lifetime Labour Warranty
  • On-Site Fast, 24/7
  • 1000+ five-star reviews
  • Real Humans Answer, Day or Night
  • Lic #275278CNSW plumbing licence, fully insured, water and gas
  • $0 Call Out FeeIt costs nothing to get us to your door
  • Lifetime Labour WarrantyIf it's not right, we come back. No questions. No cost.
  • 1000+ five-star reviewsSydney homeowners have rated us five stars over a thousand times
Preparing a liner to repair a pipe from the inside

Why hidden leaks are common on original mid-century plumbing

Engadine's post-war housing stock carries a particular hidden-leak risk that newer suburbs generally don't: original galvanised steel supply pipe.

Corroding steel pipe develops pinhole leaks from the inside out

Where internal rust has thinned a section of galvanised pipe near a street like Kingswood Road, a leak can start small and stay concealed within a wall cavity or subfloor for months.

A rising water bill is often the only early sign

On properties that have never had a full repipe, a slow leak in an original supply line can run for a long time showing nothing but an unexplained increase on the quarterly bill.

Leak detection services we provide

Acoustic leak tracing

Specialist listening equipment picks up the faint acoustic signature water makes moving through pipework, walls and slab, narrowing the search area before anything is opened up.

Thermal imaging

A thermal camera picks up the temperature difference a leaking hot or cold line leaves behind, useful for confirming a suspected area without cutting into anything first.

Slab and underground leak location

Leaks beneath a concrete slab or buried in the yard get pinpointed to a small, specific area, keeping any necessary digging or breaking to a minimum.

Galvanised pipe leak assessment

Original steel supply lines checked for pinhole corrosion and general condition, with an honest read on whether targeted repair or a full repipe is the better call.

A damaged section of drain pipe exposed in an excavation

Signs worth calling about

A water meter that keeps moving with everything off

Turn off every tap and appliance, then check the meter. Movement with nothing running is a reliable sign water is escaping somewhere in the system.

Reduced pressure that's crept up gradually

A slow decline in pressure over months can point to internal corrosion narrowing the pipe, which sometimes runs alongside a developing leak in the same ageing line.
Root-damaged pipework exposed in a garden trench

How it works

How it works

  1. 01

    Call and tell us

    Ring (02) 9072 0517 and describe what's happening, and a licensed plumber, not an answering machine, will tell you what it likely means, what to stop using, and when we can realistically be there.

  2. 02

    Quote before work

    Your plumber inspects the job properly, runs whatever diagnosis it genuinely needs, and hands you a single fixed written price covering the complete fix, with a $0 call out fee and nothing added afterwards.

  3. 03

    Located first, disturbed second

    Detection equipment narrows the source down before any tile, wall or concrete gets touched, so repair work stays as contained as possible.

  4. 04

    Backed for life

    Everything we complete is covered by our Lifetime Labour Warranty, the promise that outlasts the job itself: if it's not right, we come back. No questions. No cost.

Why choose Your Plumber Engadine

Fixed prices, kept

Every job is priced upfront in plain writing before any work starts, the invoice always matches that number, and weekend or late-evening timing changes nothing, because overtime rates simply don't exist here.

Licensed and insured

Your Plumber Engadine works under licence #275278C with full insurance behind every job, and the compliance certificates that protect your home's paperwork trail arrive with the invoice, without you ever needing to ask for them.

Lifetime Labour Warranty

Workmanship here is guaranteed for life under our Lifetime Labour Warranty rather than for a warranty card's fine-print window, which says more about how the work is done in the first place than any advertisement could.

Genuinely local response

We work these streets constantly rather than commuting in from across Sydney, so the van reaching you has usually just left a job nearby, stocked for the faults the local houses actually develop.

Where we work

Areas we service

This detection service covers the neighbouring pocket as well, out to Heathcote, Loftus, Yarrawarrah, Woronora Heights and Sutherland, priced the same way wherever the call comes from.

Good questions, straight answers

Leak detection questions from locals

How do you find a leak without digging up the whole yard?

Acoustic listening gear and thermal imaging pinpoint the source first, so any digging that's needed is targeted rather than exploratory.

My water bill jumped but I can't see any wet patches, could it still be a leak?

Very possibly, an underground or slab leak can run for weeks before it ever surfaces visibly, and a rising bill is often the first real clue.

Can corroding galvanised pipe actually cause a hidden leak?

Yes, a pinhole develops where corrosion has thinned the pipe wall from the inside, and it can leak steadily behind a wall or under a floor for a long time before it's noticed.

Is a slow, hard-to-hear leak still worth calling about?

Yes, a slow leak causes less obvious damage day to day but keeps costing money and can eventually undermine a slab or foundation if it runs long enough.

Do you detect gas leaks as well as water leaks?

Yes, gas leak detection and certification is handled by the same licensed team, and it's treated as an urgent booking rather than routine work.

How quickly can a suspected leak be assessed?

Same day in most cases, a spike in your bill or a damp patch that won't dry out is worth calling about promptly rather than waiting to see if it resolves itself.

Suspect a hidden leak in Engadine? Call now

Call (02) 9072 0517 now and speak straight to a licensed plumber, day or night. The call out fee is $0, the price goes on paper before a tool comes off the van, and every repair is backed by our Lifetime Labour Warranty.

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