A water leak has been detected at the house that my son rents.
The problem was identified while the whole family were on holiday abroad and the house was not in use by anyone else.
The readouts from the water meter showed an identical volume of water being used each and every day but no taps or anything were in use.
That is as far as the investigation has gone. Everything in the house is being rechecked.
So far, no obvious leaks anywhere. it might be a central heating pipe below the ground floor ?
( I once helped a friend find such a leak by using a screwdriver as a sort of stethoscope )
The volume of water going AWOL might point to a problem between the pavement and the internal stopcock ?
How is the exact location of the leak found? Trial and error or electronics ?
If it is in the tiny front garden is it dig a trench and splice in a plastic pipe ?
If it is under the suspended wooden floor ( covered in fancy wood ) dig it up?
Thoughts?
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