Water Leak Detection in Colleyville

You need to find a plumbing leak, but you don’t want invasive plumbers that dig up your yard and tear open your walls to find it. Trust Mother Modern Plumbing for advanced, no-dig water leak detection service in Colleyville, TX.

Need us right now? Call Mother 7 days a week to schedule Colleyville water leak detection service- we’ll have a plumber to you within 24 hours.

Plumbing Leaks in Colleyville Cause Water Bill Increases

We’ve received dozens of recent calls from Colleyville, TX residents concerned about their rising water bills. Our plumbing team did some digging — and those homeowners are right.

The average monthly water bill in Colleyville is higher than almost all of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. This is caused by 2 factors: the new city council water rate increase, and a spike in underground water leaks caused by old plumbing and local geography.

Mother’s team of expert plumbers lives and works in Dallas-Fort Worth. We’ve repaired hundreds of leaks and saved DFW homeowners tens of thousands of dollars on their water bills. We also help you get water overages reimbursed by the city.

Homeowners in Colleyville can save money on water bills by scheduling annual leak detection service. Over the course of a year, even a small leak costs more in wasted water than one leak detection appointment. Call Mother, and keep that extra money where it belongs — your wallet.

3 Reasons Why Colleyville Leak Detection Matters

Why are we talking to Colleyville residents specifically? Simple — the 26,000+ people who live in Colleyville stand to lose more money from plumbing leaks than most other DFW residents.

Colleyville, TX is a hotspot for water leak detection for 3 key reasons:

1. Increased burst pipe risks. North Texas has the 6th hardest water in America, and a heavy concentration of live oaks with massive root systems. This combination of mineral scaling and tree root intrusion causes elevated burst pipe risks.
2. Colleyville water rate increases. Colleyville’s city council is raising water rates at a faster rate than nearly all of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Wasted water costs homeowners here more than the average DFW resident.
3. Older homes + older pipes = more leaks. The average home in Colleyville, TX is 17 years older than the national average. That means most local plumbing systems are older metal and plastic pipe systems at the end of their lifespans.

Leak detection saves money — especially in Colleyville

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that finding and fixing household water leaks saves the average homeowner “about 10 percent on their water bills” per year. 

This estimate reflects areas with average water hardness and average risk of pipe damage. They note that families using 12,000 gallons or more per month (like those in Colleyville) have a higher risk for “serious leaks”. 

So how much money are you actually saving? Mother tracked the last 3 years of internal plumbing service data. We found the average Colleyville, TX homeowner saved 14-15% on annual water bills with annual leak detection service and a fully functional pipe system.

Why Are There So Many Tarrant County Pipe Bursts?

Tarrant County experiences more burst pipe issues than the Texas state average. These pipe bursts are caused by 4 primary factors:

1. Hard water mineral scaling
2. Tree root intrusion
3. Shifting clay soil
4. Broken sprinkler lines

Why does Colleyville have hard water?

The Colleyville, Texas area ranks 6th in the nation for water hardness. This is due to high concentrations of sedimentary rock formations that leach calcium carbonate (limestone), calcium and magnesium into the water supply.

Limescale, calcium and magnesium cause hard mineral deposits in home plumbing systems. These deposits form anywhere from your main water line, through your plumbing fixtures and taps, and out into your sewer line.

Over time, these sediment deposits grow and cause water pressure issues, pipe corrosion and broken pipes.

Tree root intrusion is a major plumbing problem

Tarrant County is home to beautiful Cedar elms, Live oaks and crape myrtles. But our local trees have extensive root systems that seek nutrients from the organic fats, oil and grease in our underground pipes.

Tree root intrusion occurs when roots bust through pipe walls in search of these organic clogs. It’s a major cause of small leaks that grow over time as roots expand and penetrate the system.

Shifting clay soil disturbs underground pipes

Colleyville sits on a bed of clay-based soil. Soil with high clay concentrations is more unstable than other types of soil. This is due to clay’s natural tendency to shift, expand and contract when exposed to varying amounts of water.

Clay soil expands after heavy rains — that’s why your yard is full of puddles and damp spots. During dry months, the soil cracks and shrinks. 

Every time your soil expands and cracks, it shifts around your underground pipe systems. This instability puts stress on your water line and sewer line, which leads to leaks, cracks and full pipe breaks.

Broken sprinkler lines create underground leaks

A sneaky cause of underground water leaks is small cracks in your sprinkler lines. Colleyville residents rely on sprinkler systems to keep yards and landscaping green during the hot summer months.

Small leaks in a broken sprinkler line add water bill costs that are hard to notice at first. These leaks can travel down to your main sewer line and create larger breaks.

Electronic leak detection is a great way to find and fix these small sprinkler leaks before they become big problems.

Advanced Colleyville Leak Detection Services

Mother offers a suite of 5 advanced leak detection services to Tarrant County homeowners and business owners. 

1. Acoustic leak detection
2. Electronic leak detector
3. Infrared thermography
4. Hydrostatic pressure testing and diagnostics (sewer lines only)
5. Underground camera inspection

Our plumbers are trained and certified to use state-of-the-art technology to detect and fix underground plumbing leaks.

Mother’s suite of leak detection and leak repair services are fully trenchless — spare yourself the digging and excavation associated with invasive pipe repair! We’ll conduct your yard leak location in one appointment on one day, with no messy clean up.