American Leak Detection

I receive a monthly report card from the City of Morgan Hill indicating how much water I use per month. After receiving one that indicated that I was using over 450 gallons a day, I went out and pulled the cover off the meter and found that it was spinning like crazy. I originally thought it might be a leak at the meter and called the city to come inspect. They advised me the problem was on my end of things, and suggested that I contact American Leak Detection. After checking for the usual culprits like running toilets and leaks in the crawl space, I called A.L.D, made an appointment and a technician was out the next day. Through what seemed like magical powers (I was expecting a water witch with a dowsing rod) (but I got a technician with sonar phones and the biggest stethoscope I’ve ever seen), they found the leak within 20 minutes. I then made another appointment to have the underground main line problem repaired, which occurred within two days. The repair was somewhat tricky in that there were both the main line and irrigation lines, as well a junction between PVC and copper pipes in a small area. The repairs were professionally done and the costs involved were reasonable (*for a plumber*). I’m very happy with American Leak Detection’s service and recommend them.

Jim Quinn, owner, and his staff, were extremely helpful to me after Soquel Creek Water told me that my fire service meter indicated a leak. First I contacted a local fire service company and when they couldn’t find a leak, they contacted American Leak Detection. After several visits, Jim determined that the problem was with Soquel’s equipment. Jim had Soquel replace defective valves and the «leak» disappeared.

I knew there is a leak but could not find it. I called this company. Jim came and confirmed there is a leak but could not find it neither, they still charged me full price for it, not very happy. If your leak is hidden behind wall or under concrete, they will not be able to find it because they used gas method, not scan equipment.