Leak Detection In Amarillo, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Amarillo Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Amarillo homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Potter County, the Panhandle and South Plains, and is home to about 200,945 people.

About 69% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1976. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Amarillo rather than a generic checklist.

Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019 to 2023 five year estimates and the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Homes In Amarillo And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 30% of homes in the Amarillo area were built before 1960, 27% between 1960 and 1979, 19% between 1980 and 1999, and 24% since 2000.

With so many older homes, Amarillo still has galvanized steel supply pipe, cast iron drains and pier and beam foundations in its established neighborhoods. Galvanized pipe corrodes from the inside and tends to leak at threaded joints, and crawl space plumbing is exposed to freezes.

Ground And Weather In Potter County

Ground conditions around Amarillo follow the pattern of the Panhandle and South Plains: the High Plains have deep loams with a hard caliche layer below, and the region sits on the Ogallala Aquifer. For Potter County homeowners, this is the coldest part of Texas, so freeze damage to exposed lines, crawl space plumbing and irrigation backflow preventers is a regular winter concern.

The Amarillo area is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a, which means the coldest night of a typical winter drops to about 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. Hard freezes are a routine part of winter here, so exposed pipes, crawl spaces, hose bibs and irrigation backflow preventers need protection every year.

Winters are cold with frequent hard freezes, summers are hot, and the wind is constant. Along Interstate 40 and the rest of the Amarillo area, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Amarillo

Depending on the address, water in the Amarillo area can come from a city system, a municipal utility district or a water supply corporation. The provider's name is printed on your water bill.

There are also 10 other community water systems registered with a Amarillo address, including Amarillo Municipal Water System and Lake Tanglewood Water System, so neighbors on different streets can have different providers and rules.

For a typical Amarillo home, your provider looks after the meter and the pipe on the street side, while the service line from the meter to the house belongs to the owner. If water is bubbling up at the meter box, report it to your provider first. If the dial moves with every tap off, the leak is on your side, and a meter leak test is where we start.

Getting Around Amarillo

Main numbered routes through the Amarillo area include Interstate 40, Interstate 27, US Highway 87, US Highway 60 and US Highway 287, and we cover addresses along all of them.

Nearby communities we also serve include Bushland (about 13 miles), Canyon (about 15 miles), Dumas (about 46 miles), Clarendon (about 56 miles), Hartley (about 58 miles).

Amarillo ZIP Codes We Cover

• 79109
• 79101
• 79107
• 79110
• 79117
• 79119
• 79102
• 79103
• 79104
• 79106
• 79114
• 79116
• 79118
• 79120
• 79121
• 79159
• 79166
• 79168
• 79172
• 79174
• 79178
• 79185
• 79189