• Use leak detection equipment to isolate the leak. Once it’s been determined that the leak is either in the yard or in the building or home, your leak detection pros will pull out the leak detection equipment. There are a variety of tools specialized for this job, all of which allow the technician to listen closely for the tell-tale signs of a leak in a water line. In order to do this, you may be asked to unplug or turn off other appliances which can cause sound pollution during the process. This is the longest part of the process, requiring a full walk-through of the property, sometimes with more than one kind of equipment. This ensures that the leak is properly located and additional problems are not overlooked.
• Repair plan. Once the leak has been detected on your property, it will be time to talk about repairs. Your leak detection team will sit down with you and propose a few different ways to go about fixing the problem, whether that includes going through the floor or tunneling underneath.

As you can see, leak detection should only ever be done by a trained professional. If they’re not familiar with the equipment or unsure of how to isolate the water system into sections, you could end up exposing the wrong part of your water line, which could cost you more time and money in lost water.