Leak Detection In Muleshoe, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Muleshoe Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Muleshoe homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Bailey County, the Panhandle and South Plains, and is home to about 5,328 people.

About 78% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1969. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Muleshoe 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 Muleshoe And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 27% of homes in the Muleshoe area were built before 1960, 46% between 1960 and 1979, 16% between 1980 and 1999, and 12% since 2000.

Homes from the 1960s and 1970s make up the biggest share in Muleshoe. Most were built on slabs with copper supply lines running underneath, and after fifty years of hard water and soil movement those lines are prime candidates for pinhole slab leaks.

Ground And Weather In Bailey County

Muleshoe lies in 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. 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 Muleshoe 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 US Highway 84 and the rest of the Muleshoe area, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Muleshoe

Depending on the address, water in the Muleshoe 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 is also 1 other community water system registered with a Muleshoe address, including Muleshoe Municipal Water System, so neighbors on different streets can have different providers and rules.

In Muleshoe, as in most of Texas, the provider maintains the meter and the street side connection and the property owner maintains everything after it, including the service line to the house. Water pooling around the meter is worth a call to your provider; a moving meter with the house shut down is a job for a meter leak investigation.

Getting Around Muleshoe

Main numbered routes through the Muleshoe area include US Highway 84, US Highway 70 and State Highway 214, and we cover addresses along all of them.

Nearby communities we also serve include Shallowater (about 56 miles), New Deal (about 61 miles), Lubbock (about 67 miles), Canyon (about 70 miles), Idalou (about 71 miles).

Muleshoe ZIP Codes We Cover

• 79347