We were called into this situation because the water bill for the trailer park had jumped from under $1000 per month to $7000 per month. The owner suspected leakage, but had been searching for over a year with no success! The extra $6000 in the water bill had created an intolerable financial situation for the owner of the mobile home park.

 

This leak was caused by a faulty installation of the 2” PVC water pipe. The joint was put under pressure by the extreme bend that was placed on the pipe. Because the broken joint occurred where the pipe crossed underneath a natural drainage ditch it could not be located by observation.

 

We are often asked about the effectiveness of computer correlation equipment in locating leaks on PVC pipe. It is indeed more difficult to locate water leakage on a PVC pipe, but using the newest generation of FCS equipment, the Accucorr 3000, makes it is much easier. It processes a greatly increased low frequency bandwidth provided by the extra responsive sensors.