Water Leaks
My water account seems high, how can I check for leakages
- Check for any dripping taps (don’t forget the outside taps)
- Is the toilet/s running continuously or is there water dripping from the overflow pipe outside?
- Check the hot water overflow on the roof. A leaking Ajax valve in your hot water cylinder will push up you power/gas charges as well.
- Look in the garden – grass is often very lush above a
leaking pipe.
Can you hear the sound of running water at night? - Check the water main connections e.g. where it feeds into the house or joins the meter
A meter test will tell you if there is any leakage, just
follow these steps
Step
1 First fix all the obvious drips
and water leaks.
Step 2 Then find your water
meter, it is usually near your front boundary.
Step 3 The meter is normally
in a box with a blue or black rectulangar lid on it. Your water
meter is located under the lid.
Step 4 Take a reading of your
meter noting down all the numbers. Then tell everyone at your place
not to use any water.
Step 5 Read the meter again
after 2 or 3 hours.
Step 6 Subtract the first
number from the second. Do you have a leak?
Our example
Second reading 6543 211
First reading
6542 129
The difference 1082
Our example shows 1,082 litres of water lost.
Frequently asked Questions
Who pays the plumber’s invoice?
All plumbing on your property is your responsibility to maintain
(refer to our
Customer Contract).
Does Manukau Water have plumbers that can make the repairs
for me?
No that is outside our area of business.
Can you recommend a qualified plumber to carry out the
repairs?
No but you could contact the master plumber
association on (09) 4169595 for a list of plumbers in your area,
alternatively you could look in the yellow pages or your local
newspaper.
The leak appears to be at the meter
Please phone
faults on 265 4488 and our Contractor will out within 5 working
days.
For further information please see our brochure “You might have a Water Leak“.
You
might have a water leak brochure (1.00Mb)