Leak Detection Burnside

Burnside was farmland for its first hundred years of European settlement, part of William Boag's 1,700 acre farm. After 1945 much of Bryndwr and Burnside became new subdivisions, many built under the Group Housing Scheme, and the area was one of the most rapidly growing in New Zealand through the 1950s and 1960s. We start every leak detection job in Burnside with a simple meter and pressure test, then use listening gear and a thermal camera to pinpoint the leak so only a small area needs opening.

Burnside group housing and its original supply pipes

After 1945, Burnside and Bryndwr became new subdivisions, many built under the Group Housing Scheme, and the area grew fast through the 1950s and 1960s. Many of those homes still sit on suspended timber floors with plumbing from that time. Pipe of that age is likely to fail at joints and fittings, and the most expensive leaks are often on the buried supply pipe between the toby and the house.

On a standard Burnside section, that buried line runs under the front lawn or driveway. We confirm a leak at the meter, isolate it from the house, pressure test it, then walk it with a ground microphone. Under the house, we look for drips on old pipe and signs of past repairs. If several sections of old pipe are failing, replacing the line can make more sense than patching it again. Where a driveway has been laid over the pipe since, acoustic gear lets us find the spot before any concrete is cut.

Burnside lies south-east of the airport, which has about 50 nights a year below freezing, so frost is a real cause of split pipes in garages, under floors and at outside taps. Group houses often have short runs to an outside tap on an exposed wall, and those are worth lagging. We find and fix the leak, then provide an itemised invoice for a remission application.

Local tip: If your Burnside home still has its original 1950s or 1960s supply pipe, check the meter each season with the house quiet to catch a slow leak early.

Leak Detection in Burnside: Local Factors

Frost can split pipes in garages, roof spaces and under floors, and the leak may only show once the pipe thaws. We find it and recommend lagging for exposed runs.

For anything else, see our plumbers in Burnside.

How We Handle Leak Detection in Burnside

We start with a meter and pressure test to confirm there is a leak at your Burnside property, then use acoustic and thermal gear to find it.

Pricing: quotes are free, and every job gets a fixed price before we start, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

Leak Detection problem in Burnside?Describe it in chat and we will tell you what it likely needs, what it costs and when we can get there.

Leak Detection Jobs We Do in Burnside

Wall cavity leak
Acoustic leak detection
Hidden water leak
Under slab leak
Thermal imaging leak search