Water service line
Signs Your Water Service Line Needs Repair
Soggy ground, low pressure, a spinning meter, rusty water: seven signs the buried pipe between your meter and house is failing, and what each one means.
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Water Line Guides for San Luis Obispo Homeowners
Plain-English answers to the questions people ask before they call: is it a leak, where is it, whose pipe is it, and what happens next. For help with a problem now, see our main page on water line repair in San Luis Obispo.
Water service line problems
How the pipe from your meter to your house fails, and how to recognize it.
Water service line
How to Tell If Your Water Service Line Is Leaking
A 15-minute check to find out whether a leak is in your water service line, your irrigation or the house, using the valves and meter you already have.
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Water service line
What Causes Water Service Line Damage?
Age, corrosion, shifting clay soil, roots, pressure surges and a stray shovel: why water service lines fail, with the San Luis Obispo angle on each.
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Water service line
How Long Does a Water Service Line Repair Take?
Many service line spot repairs take one visit, but leak location, depth, pipe material and what's on top of the pipe can stretch the timeline.
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High bills, spinning meters and pressure drops: finding out whether you have a leak.
Leaks
Signs of an Underground Water Line Leak
Soggy lawn, puddles in dry weather, sinkholes, a greener strip of grass or a meter that won't stop: how to recognize a leak you can't see.
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Leaks
Why Is My Water Bill Suddenly So High?
A sudden jump in your water bill often means a hidden leak. Here's how to rule out the everyday causes and check whether your water line is to blame.
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Leaks
Why Did My Water Pressure Suddenly Drop?
Sudden low water pressure can come from a City outage, a failing valve or regulator, or a break in your water service line. How to work out which one.
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How to Check Your Water Meter for a Possible Leak
Read your meter's low-flow indicator and use your shut-off valves to tell if a leak is in the house, the irrigation or your water service line.
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Buried leaks and breaks, and how they're located.
Underground
How Do You Find a Water Leak Underground?
From the meter test to acoustic listening and tracer gas: how homeowners and plumbers narrow a buried water leak down to a single spot before digging.
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Underground
Why Is Water Pooling in My Yard?
Standing water in the yard can come from rain drainage, irrigation, a downspout, a sewer problem or a leaking water line. How to identify the real cause.
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Can a Broken Underground Water Line Cause Low Pressure?
Yes. A leak or break in your buried supply line can divert enough water to drop pressure throughout the house. How much depends on the size of the break.
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Water Leak Between the Meter and House: What Does It Mean?
A leak between your water meter and your house is on your private service line. What that means for responsibility, cost and repair in San Luis Obispo.
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Repair or replace, and what actually happens on the day.
Repair decisions
Can a Water Service Line Be Repaired or Does It Need Replacement?
When a spot repair makes sense, when replacing the whole water service line is better value, and the questions to ask before you decide.
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What Happens During a Water Service Line Repair?
From first assessment to backfill: the six stages of a water service line repair, what you'll see at each one, and how to prepare your property.
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What Causes Underground Water Lines to Break?
Ground movement, corrosion, roots, pressure surges, heavy loads and digging: why buried water lines break, and the warning signs that come first.
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