Leak Detection

Plumbdog leak detection specialist James is back on the tools in Ballajura, WA — this time called out for a suspected underground water leak.

🧪 Diagnosing the Leak

James starts with the water meter, confirming it’s spinning despite no taps running. This indicates a leak and lets us calculate the water loss per minute — useful not just for our detection process but also for the Water Corporation lost water claim after the repair.

🔎 Acoustic Leak Detection in Action

Armed with his Fuji acoustic detection gear, James checks around the front yard and gets a clear signal near the front hose tap. He uses his ground spike/listening stick, which comes out wet — confirmation that we’re right on top of the burst pipe.

🔧 Repair & Confirmation

After carefully digging down, James finds a split in the pipe. He provides a cost estimate on the spot, which the customer approves. The repair is done using Auspex pipe, which connects easily to most pipe types.

Final tests show the water meter is no longer spinning, and everything is watertight. James backfills, cleans up, and heads off to the next job.

🐾 Real Leak Detection by Real Plumbers

Forget guesswork — Plumbdog uses specialised acoustic equipment to accurately locate leaks without unnecessary digging. All repairs are completed by fully licensed plumbers, and we even help customers apply for lost water rebates.

✅ Fully licensed & insured
✅ Acoustic leak detection gear
✅ Same-day emergency service available
✅ Friendly, dog-loving team 🐶

📍 Need leak detection in Ballajura or nearby suburbs?
Contact us today and one of our leak detection specialists will be on their way — ears up and tools ready!

When Other Plumbers Miss the Problem, We Sniff It Out… (best Perth leak detection)

In his very first on-camera job, new Plumbdog Evan is out in Canning Vale tackling a frustrating roof leak situation that had left the homeowners soaked (and over it).

Several plumbers had come out before — and none of them figured out what was actually causing the issue. Enter Evan. Calm. Clear. Confident. And bang on the money.

🔍 What Evan Found:
1️⃣ Leaking Internal Corner:
Previous plumbers slapped silicone over the old stuff, which never works. Why? Moisture was still present underneath, so the seal never took.

2️⃣ Downpipe Pot Installed Poorly:
It sat too far into the gutter, creating a blockage that guaranteed pooling water — which always means future leaks.

💬 “If you don’t strip it back and dry it out properly, it’ll just keep leaking. Half a job doesn’t cut it — that’s not how we do things at Plumbdog.” – Evan

🛠️ Here’s What Evan Did Right:
• Stripped out the dodgy, old silicone
• Fully dried the internal corner and resealed it properly
• Adjusted the downpipe pot so it sits correctly
• Reassembled the lot with extra fall for better flow
✅ Fixed properly. No bandaids. Just good plumbing.

Darius Follows the Water Trail and Uncovers Hidden Time Bombs in the Roof

You’d think 30ml per minute wouldn’t be a big deal — but give it enough time, and you’ve got a collapsed ceiling, soaked timber flooring, and a very stressed customer.

This job was one for the books. Darius was called out to inspect ongoing water damage with no obvious source. What he found was a classic Perth plumbing nightmare.

🔍 What Darius Found
• Ceiling collapsed with a bucket catching the steady drip
• Water bubbling up through timber flooring around the waste
• Shower above looked fine — but it wasn’t the real culprit
• External plumbing sealed poorly (not the issue, but yikes)
• Dodgy PEX piping up the wall and into the roof

💬 “This was the plumbing equivalent of ‘Where’s Wally’ — but with water.” Classic signs where water leak detection is required. 

🔧 How He Solved It
• Pressure tested the upstairs plumbing
• Found a puddle sitting in the roof space
• Cut and capped two suspicious water feeds
• Then found kinked PEX pipes with no elbows — dangerously installed and likely to fail
• Identified the root issue and recommended future-proofing the rest

✅ Pro tip: Poor installation = guaranteed future disaster. Don’t wait for the pipes to let go!