Leak Detection & Plumbing in Waltham Abbey

All known outlets & appliances that use water are first checked or isolated before the meter is monitored. If continuing water use is supported, accessible isolation points, pressure testing, acoustic listening or tracer gas may be used to narrow the affected supply route.

Some leaks can be located within a few hours; others may take several days of investigation, depending on the system, how often the leak occurs & the time needed to isolate & test sections. We explain the approach & agree the charging arrangement before proceeding. View Terms & Conditions

Hourly leak detection is £100/hr + VAT from 8am to 5pm, £125/hr + VAT from 5pm to 9pm & £150/hr + VAT after 9pm. Alternatively, a complete leak detection survey is £500 + VAT from 8am to 5pm, £600 + VAT from 5pm to 9pm & £700 + VAT after 9pm. Pressure testing, tracer gas analysis, moisture meter testing, thermal imaging, acoustic detection, dye testing & borescope inspection are included in the fixed price leak detection survey where appropriate. CCTV surveys of drainage pipes, power flushing & moling are charged separately. The price is agreed before work begins. Repair or access work outside the survey is quoted separately.

WOW's No Find, No Fee policy applies where a genuine active leak is within the agreed fixed price or hourly investigation but its source cannot be identified during that investigation. Terms apply. Rising damp, condensation, building failures & other non-leak causes are excluded because the specialist testing has still been completed. Where evidence is limited or the fault is intermittent, the findings & the most appropriate next step will be explained without claiming an unsupported location.

Not automatically. The objective is to narrow the source before opening a surface. If the combined test results support a particular pipe route, fitting or source area, targeted access may be recommended for confirmation & repair. Excavation, access work, repairs, materials, waste removal & reinstatement are not included in the survey price & are quoted separately before work proceeds.

The reported symptom is first matched to the system that could produce it. Suitable supply pipework & sealed heating circuits may require isolation or pressure testing; a pressure drop is interpreted in the context of the system being tested. Hot water services are checked for leakage or performance faults, while wastes & drainage are operated & observed during discharge. Thermal imaging, moisture mapping, acoustic listening, tracer gas, dye testing, CCTV or a borescope are then selected only where they can provide relevant evidence.