Leak Detection In Seguin, TX

Local leak detection

Leak Detection For Seguin Homes And Businesses

From a slow drip under a slab to a burst line in the yard, Seguin homeowners call us when water is going somewhere it should not. The city is in Guadalupe County, San Antonio and South Central Texas, and is home to about 31,789 people.

About 68% of homes here are detached single family houses, and the typical home was built around 1989. That mix shapes the leaks we see most often, which is why this page focuses on the problems that actually come up in Seguin 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 Seguin And What That Means For Leaks

According to the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019 to 2023, 16% of homes in the Seguin area were built before 1960, 20% between 1960 and 1979, 32% between 1980 and 1999, and 32% since 2000.

A large share of Seguin homes date from 1980 to 1999. Polybutylene, the gray plastic supply pipe installed in many homes from roughly 1978 to 1995, can turn brittle and fail at its fittings, and copper lines from the same era are now reaching the age when pinhole leaks start.

About 19% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, where supply and drain lines run under the floor and are exposed to cold.

Ground And Weather In Guadalupe County

Seguin lies in San Antonio and South Central Texas. North and west of San Antonio, the land rises onto the limestone and caliche of the Edwards Plateau. To the south and east, clay and sandy loam soils take over. Limestone and caliche make blind digging difficult in the Hill Country suburbs, while clay areas see the familiar pattern of slab movement and under slab leaks.

The Seguin area is in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 9a, which means the coldest night of a typical winter drops to about 20 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. Hard freezes are uncommon, but Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 brought freezing temperatures to nearly all of Texas, and homes here are rarely built with freezes in mind.

Long, hot summers, mild winters and occasional hard freezes, with heavy rain events that can follow dry periods. Along Interstate 10 and the rest of the Seguin area, outdoor taps, attic lines and irrigation backflow preventers take the brunt of it.

Who Supplies Water In Seguin

The main public water system for Seguin is City of Seguin, listed in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System as system TX0940002, serving about 32,736 people.

There are also 3 other community water systems registered with a Seguin address, including Springs Hill SUD and Memory Lane Mhp, so neighbors on different streets can have different providers and rules.

Responsibility usually splits at the meter. Anything on the street side is a matter for City of Seguin; the line from the meter to your Seguin house and all the plumbing inside are yours. A meter that keeps turning with everything shut off in a 78155 home points to a leak on the owner's side, which is where high water bill testing comes in.

Getting Around Seguin

Main numbered routes through the Seguin area include Interstate 10, US Highway 90, State Highway 130, State Highway 123 and State Highway 46, and we cover addresses along all of them.

Nearby communities we also serve include McQueeney (about 5 miles), Geronimo (about 6 miles), Kingsbury (about 10 miles), Marion (about 11 miles), New Braunfels (about 12 miles).

Seguin ZIP Codes We Cover

• 78155