Water and Gas Leak Detection and Repair in Greater Hartford, CT

Boisvert Plumbing & Mechanical Services repairs six kinds of residential leaks: concealed supply lines inside walls and floors, the buried water service line between the meter and the house, fixture and appliance connections, gas piping, water heater and boiler leaks, and pipes that split from freezing. Where the water is coming from decides both the tools and the repair, which is why the first call is diagnostic rather than a quote.

The leaks we take care of most often:

• Hidden supply line leaks
  Copper and galvanized supply lines develop pinhole leaks as they corrode from the inside out. In a finished basement or behind tile, the first sign is usually a stain, a musty smell, or a soft spot in drywall rather than visible water. We locate the run, confirm the leak, and open the smallest area that gets us to it.

• Buried water service line leaks
  A leak here can move a remarkable amount of water without a drop of it ever reaching your basement, which is why it usually turns up as an unexplained bill instead of a wet floor. This is the line running from your meter or curb stop to the house, and locating it accurately is the difference between one small excavation and a trenched-up front yard.

• Fixture, valve, and appliance connection leaks
  Shutoff valves, supply hoses, toilet connections, and the lines feeding a washing machine or dishwasher all fail eventually, and they tend to fail slowly. These are the cheapest leaks to fix and the most expensive to ignore.

• Gas line leaks
  Once the utility has made the situation safe and shut the gas off at the meter, we repair or replace the gas piping itself, including lines running to ranges, dryers, water heaters, boilers, and outdoor grills. Read the gas section below before you call anyone.

• Water heater and boiler leaks
  A weeping tank, a dripping pressure relief valve, or a leaking boiler fitting is a different job from a leak inside a wall. If the water is coming from the appliance rather than the piping, start on our water heater page.
• Frozen and burst pipe leaks
  A pipe that froze and split often doesn’t leak until it thaws. The lines most at risk run through unheated space: crawl spaces, garages, exterior walls, and the hose bib on the north side of the house. If a fixture stopped producing water during a freeze, shut the main before it thaws and call us.
  

If water is backing up rather than escaping, that is a drain problem instead of a leak, and it belongs on our drain cleaning page. Not sure which one you have? Call and describe what you’re seeing. We would rather ask two questions on the phone than send out the wrong truck.