Slab Leak Repair At Apartment Complex in El Cajon, CA.

A leak was noticed outside the kitchen wall at an apartment complex. The property management had previously called a leak locating company to electronically locate the leak underground. Upon ASAP Drain Guys & Plumbing’s arrival, the area was already marked out for our technicians. The technician began by shutting water off to the apartment building and draining down the system. A 1′ x 1′ square was jackhammered at the corner of the building by unit #17’s front door. He excavated down and found a pinhole in 1/2″ copper hot riser  in footing to be the source of the leak. The technician cut out the section with the pinhole leak and made repairs by soldering in a new section of 1/2″ Type L copper pipe. After the repair was made, water was restored to the building to test for leaks. No leaks were present at the time of testing, the hole was backfilled with native soil and concrete was patched to rough grade.