Leak Detection & Repair

Effective Leak Detection and Repair Services

Robert L. Phillips Plumbing Company in Eagle Lake, FL, understands the importance of early leak detection and offers professional services to ensure your plumbing system is leak-free. Since 1973, our fully licensed, bonded, and insured plumbing company has provided services to residential and commercial customers in Polk County, FL. We offer senior and military discounts and free estimates.

Why You Should Consider Investing in Leak Detection

Prevent water damage: Even a small leak can lead to extensive water damage over time. By identifying and fixing leaks early on, you can prevent costly repairs and save yourself from the hassle of dealing with water damage restoration.
Save water and money: Those tiny drips may seem insignificant, but they can waste a significant amount of water and cause your water bills to soar. Detecting and repairing leaks promptly can save gallons of water and reduce your water expenses.
Avoid mold and mildew growth: Water leaks provide the perfect breeding ground for mold and mildew. These can damage your property and pose health risks to you and your family. By addressing leaks swiftly, you can prevent the growth of these harmful substances and maintain a healthy indoor environment.
Preserve the structural integrity: Continuous water exposure due to leaks can weaken the structure of your home. Over time, this can lead to compromised foundations, weakened walls, and sinkholes. Regular leak detection ensures the integrity of your home’s structure remains intact.
Extend the lifespan of your plumbing system: Leaks can put unnecessary stress on your plumbing fixtures and pipes, leading to premature failure. By detecting and repairing leaks, you can extend the lifespan of your plumbing system, saving you money on costly replacements.

Slab Leaks

Once the ground shifts from environmental changes or faulty construction on your foundation, your home is susceptible to slab leaks. Also, since there is not much cold weather in Florida, water lines are often not insulated, so lines may be touching and wear over time from running against one another.

Our Process for Fixing Slab Leaks

Locating the leak: Air is pumped through a line, and the technician listens for the sound of an air bubble. We are trained to recognize this and have perfected it over time.
Repairing the leak: Depending on where the leak is located, we may have to go through the foundation of your home or reroute the water line overhead in a mobile home.

Repiping

Many homes and apartment complexes in Florida were built with galvanized piping that can rust and deteriorate over time or low-grade copper piping under the slab or between the floors. If you have any of the following symptoms in your home’s existing plumbing system, you may have galvanized piping that is rusting, deteriorating, or causing damage to your home.

Rusty or foul-smelling water
Low water pressure
Getting extreme hot or cold water in the shower when someone flushes or uses other water devices Slab leaks
Leaking pipes

Unhealthy Water in the Pipes

Corroded pipes can cause water to become dirty, foul-smelling, and unfit to use or consume. It’s what happens when rust builds up inside galvanized water pipes. The rust restricts the water flow and causes a build-up of gunk and slime throughout the system. Having Robert L. Phillips Plumbing Company remove and replace the corroded galvanized pipes will free you from discoloration and a metallic taste in your water for improved water quality.

Our Repiping Solutions

We’ll replace your galvanized, Pex or hard copper piping using “Flow Guard Gold” C.P.V.C. pipe. After our specialists are done with your home, you and your family can take comfortable showers, wash dishes, do laundry, and use all faucets and fixtures simultaneously. Enjoy better water pressure throughout your home, improved hot water delivery, and eliminate costly water damage repair bills.