When you have a high water bill, wet spots, or the sound of running water but no visible leak, you need to know where the leak is before anyone starts cutting walls or floors. Leak Repair Florida provides professional water leak detection across Florida from Orlando. We use acoustic sensors, thermal imaging, pressure testing, and water meter checks to locate leaks under the slab, behind walls, in the ceiling, or underground. Once we find the leak, we explain your repair options and can do the repair ourselves. We’re available for scheduled detection and 24/7 for emergencies.
Detection is the right step when your water bill has gone up and you haven’t changed how you use water; you hear running water, dripping, or hissing with all fixtures off; you see wet spots, warm spots on the floor, or damp areas with no obvious source; you have mold, mildew, or a musty smell and can’t find the source; your water pressure has dropped for no clear reason; or you have stains on the ceiling or walls and don’t know where the water is coming from. Checking whether your water meter moves when everything is off can confirm an active leak—we can run that test and others. Finding the leak first means repair with minimal disruption, often without opening multiple walls or excavating the whole slab.
We use several methods and combine them so we’re confident before we recommend or perform any repair.
Acoustic leak detection — Sensors and ground microphones amplify the sound of water escaping from a pipe. We can often pinpoint the leak within a few feet, even through concrete or underground. This works well for slab leaks and main water line leaks.
Thermal imaging — Infrared cameras show temperature differences. Moisture from a leak often creates a warm or cool spot, so we can see hidden leaks behind walls or under floors without cutting first.
Water meter test — With all fixtures and appliances off, we check whether your water meter is moving. If it is, there’s an active leak. We can also run an isolation test (turning off sections of the system) to narrow which part of the plumbing is losing water.
Pressure testing — We isolate sections of pipe and monitor pressure. A drop in pressure indicates a leak in that section and helps us confirm and approximate location before opening anything.
Moisture meters — Handheld meters measure moisture in walls and floors. Scanning in a grid shows where moisture is concentrated and gets us closer to the leak.
Video inspection — When we need to see inside a pipe (for example to assess corrosion or a break), we use pipe cameras. That helps us decide between spot repair, epoxy lining, pipe rerouting, or replacement.
Accuracy depends on the situation. When we combine acoustic and thermal methods with pressure and water meter tests, we can usually locate a leak within a few feet—often within 1–2 feet for slab and underground leaks. That’s enough to do a targeted repair or a small slab opening instead of guessing.
We find leaks in every part of your plumbing: under the slab (supply or drain pipes under the concrete foundation); behind walls (supply or drain pipes—we use thermal imaging, moisture meters, and sometimes acoustic detection to narrow the area); in ceilings (pipes above the ceiling—we trace moisture and use detection to find the source); underground (main water line between the meter and your house, or other underground lines—we use acoustic and pressure methods so we don’t have to dig the whole yard); and in crawl spaces and basements (exposed or partly exposed pipes). After detection we give you a clear report and estimate for repair. We can perform the repair or you can use our report to get other quotes.
Opening walls or the slab without knowing where the leak is can mean multiple cuts, extra cost, and more damage to fix. Professional detection pinpoints the leak so we only open what’s necessary, shortens repair time and disruption, and helps us choose the right fix (spot repair, epoxy lining, pipe rerouting, or replacement). We use non-invasive methods first so your home stays intact until we know where to work.
We provide water leak detection from Orlando across Florida: Central Florida (Orlando, Winter Park, Kissimmee, Sanford, and surrounding cities), Tampa Bay, South Florida, Space Coast, and Northeast Florida. See our Leak Repair Florida hub and city pages for your area. We’re at 426 W Robinson St, Orlando, FL 32801 and offer 24/7 emergency leak detection when you have an active leak or flood.
We use acoustic sensors to hear water escaping, thermal imaging to see temperature changes from moisture, water meter and pressure tests to confirm and isolate the leak, and moisture meters to map damp areas. For pipes we sometimes use video inspection. That lets us pinpoint the leak without tearing open every wall or the slab.
Yes. We use acoustic and thermal leak detection to locate slab leaks and other hidden leaks without opening the floor first. When we do need to open the slab, we target a small area from our detection results. In many cases we can fix the leak with trenchless methods (epoxy lining or pipe rerouting) so we don’t dig up the slab at all.
We use acoustic listening devices, thermal imaging cameras, moisture meters, pressure testing equipment, water meter analysis, and sometimes pipe cameras for video inspection. The combination depends on where we suspect the leak—slab, wall, underground, and so on.
We give you a report of where the leak is and what’s causing it, recommend the best repair option (spot repair, epoxy lining, pipe rerouting, or replacement), and provide an estimate or upfront pricing. We can do the repair ourselves or you can use our report to get other quotes.
Detection-only runs roughly $150–$500 for electronic and acoustic detection, depending on the property and methods used. When we do both detection and repair, detection is often included in the repair price. We’ll tell you upfront.
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