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Does your home have unusually low water pressure, affecting more than one room? If you’ve ruled out a faulty water pressure reducing valve or faulty indoor plumbing pipes as the cause of the problem, it’s possible that you could have a leaking water main line.
Your home’s water main carries potable water from the city mains at the street into your plumbing system.
If it’s cracked or leaking, the pressure inside the line is reduced, which can cause low water pressure throughout your home.
At A1 Sewer water main services, we’re always available for same-day service for residential and commercial water line repair in NJ. To get your water line fixed today, with certified local plumbers arriving in as little as 45 minutes from your call, call us any time at 201-645-0888.
Leaking Water Main Line Services in NJ
Like drain pipes and sewer laterals, your main water line can crack, corrode, or sustain other damage that causes water to leak out. Unlike sewer and drain pipes, the water inside the water main is pressurized. If it’s cracked or leaking, the pressure inside is reduced. This can lower the water pressure throughout your home.
Leaking water mains can be difficult to detect since they’re buried underground and aren’t readily visible without camera inspection from a plumber. However, there are noticeable signs that can indicate that your water line is cracked and leaking.
Some of the most common signs of a leak in the water main line include:
- Low water pressure. Sudden low water pressure throughout your home, which does not affect your neighbors, could be caused by a crack in your water line.
- A sudden spike in water usage. A water line leak often creates a sudden spike in water usage, which is visible on your water meter and reflected in your monthly water bill. Carefully monitoring your family’s water usage can clue you in to a water leak. This is a good way to spot small leaks early; small leaks in the water main can go unnoticed until they grow larger, at which point they may be difficult or impossible to repair.
- Visible water in your yard. If your water main is leaking, you may be able to see water pooling up in your yard, near where the water line is buried. If you notice puddles that don’t go away, it’s a good idea to call a plumber for water main line repair.
Hiring a Plumber for Water Line Repair
You’ll need an experienced contractor for water line repair. If the pipe cannot be fixed easily, we may recommend water line replacement instead. The feasibility of fixing the pipe can depend on the age of the pipe, the material it’s made from, and whether the pipe has had any previous repairs.
Trenchless Pipe Water Line Repair
Like sewer pipes, water lines can often be repaired using trenchless techniques that avoid the need for disruptive excavation. Epoxy pipe relining is well suited to patching holes and cracks in a water pipe. This process can be carried out with only minimal digging, and the corrosion-resistant liners can last up to 50 years after installation.
Water Main Line Replacement in NJ
If your water line is severely damaged from corrosion and other age-related processes, or has burst due to winter freezing, it might be best to have it replaced completely. If your water main was built prior to the 1980s and is made from galvanized steel, it may be at the end of its expected service life.
Copper pipes last anywhere from 50-70 years, as long as they aren’t in a particularly corrosive soil environment. The service life of plastic pipe is still unknown, as this material is fairly new, and few PVC and PE water lines have failed so far. Plastic pipe may very well last up to 100 years.
Need main water line repair or replacement? Call us today at A1 Sewer & Water Drain Services
At A1 Sewer & Drain Services, we provide a full range of sewer, drain, water main, and general sewer services in NJ. You can call us any time for same-day water main repair service, including 24-hour emergency repairs for burst water main, at 201-645-0888.