Ceiling Water Leak Detection

If the water is dirty the source might again be on the roof.

Ceiling water leak detection.

If the water appears clean that is a good sign that it comes from a leaking pipe or fixture. After opening up the damaged section of ceiling spray water along your shower door and look into the ceiling cavity. Installation of the ceiling guard water detection sensors is very simple while individual panel removability and overall ceiling appearance is retained. Water leaks and moisture infiltration can cause serious damage to a house or building and can be difficult to detect until it s already too late.

Discolored spots on the ceiling. Cut a hole in the wall large enough for your head to fit inside. In addition ceiling leaks below a shower can be caused by. If the leak does not depend on the weather the leak is from a water supply line.

Using a thermal imaging camera and under the right circumstances it s possible to find hidden water and moisture issues without resorting to destructive testing. We then examine the water dripping from the ceiling. Peeling paint or rotting wood around skylights. There are many sources of building moisture including humidity during any season condensation pipe leaks rain and snow and even people and animals breathing.

Faulty shower door seal. Use a utility knife to score a line about 10 inches 25 cm long into your drywall at the location where you see visible signs of a water leak mold discolored drywall etc. Dripping water will confirm a faulty shower door seal. Once installed the ceiling leak detection sensors provide a very high degree of protection against leakage from concealed piping and the roof or floors above a suspended ceiling.

This is the most obvious sign of a ceiling leak. Water stains or mold or mildew around your chimney. Clean water indicates that the leak could be coming from a leak in a pipe. Then using a drywall saw cut along the line you just scored.

Govee water sensor is our top pick for an emergency water leak detection sensor because of its sensitive water probes and wireless water alarm. Finding shingles or other bits of debris from the roof in your yard. Buckling or curling roofing shingles or loss of granulation.