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Main Water Line Installation Services in Oakville
Have you noticed a drop in your water pressure? Have your water bills increased recently or been slowly creeping up? Have you discovered unexplained damp areas in your yard or spots where the ground seems to stay soft? If you have experienced any of these things then you may have a main water line leak. Your main water line or water supply line as it is sometimes called is the piping that brings water from the Municipal Water Main, across your property to your home.
Depending on when your home was built and what type of piping was used to install your water supply, there are a number of reasons why these lines may start to leak. Trees, ever searching for water can break into your water supply lines with their roots. The constant seasonal freeze and thaw cycle that Oakville soil experiences can cause the ground to shift placing stress on pipes. Piping that is buried to shallow is particularly subject to this type of damage as well as being injured by vehicles and other heavy objects passing over them.
Traditionally the only way to repair or replace a damaged main water line involved digging up the entire length of the old supply line and replacing it with a new one. This method was labour intensive, expensive and left scars in the lawn that with Oakville’s short growing season, often took years to recover.
Today, the technology exists that allows the Trained and licensed staff with Precise Plumbing to greatly reduce the amount of earth that needs to be removed. This reduces the impact on your property, minimizes the time needed to make the repair and at the same time, lowers the cost to our clients.
We will test your water line to determine if it is leaking. If it is, our staff will dig two relatively shallow pits. One will be where your main water line connects to the Oakville water supply and the other where it enters your home.
A steerable pneumatic (air powered) torpedo or drill will be inserted into the hole next to your present water line and then following it closely, will be driven to the other the pit dragging the air supply hose behind it.
Once the torpedo has reached the pit next to your home, your new water supply line will be attached to the airline that is now tunneled under your yard.
Now, one of our expert plumbers will carefully pull on the pneumatic hose while another slowly feeds the new piping attached to it into the canal the torpedo created. Kind of a “push me, pull you” type of operation.
Once the new supply line is completely run and the airline completely removed from the canal, the appropriate connections will be made to the municipal water supply and to your home.
You can now enjoy your new main water line, installed with minimum disturbance to your lawn, schedule and bank account.
Our plumbing experts are happy to answer any questions about water line repair, Bathroom Renovations or Plumbing Fixtures Oakville or other plumbing problems you may be experiencing. Call us today at (905) 257-3938 or e-mail us at info@preciseplumbingoakville.com and we will be happy to come visit your property and put our years of plumbing repair experience at your disposal. Exceeding our customer’s expectations and their complete satisfaction is our top priority.