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What's going on under there?
Most people don't search for a service. They search for what they're seeing: a bill that doubled, a crawlspace that's wet, a well pump that won't stop. Pick the symptom and we'll walk through what it usually means on the Kitsap Peninsula, what to check first, and how it gets fixed.
My Water Bill Doubled and Nothing Changed
A bill that jumps with no change in use almost always means water is leaving the system somewhere. Here's how to find out where.
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Why Is My Crawlspace Wet Every Winter?
Standing water or saturated soil under the house, usually from November to May. Five causes, checked in the right order.
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There's a Soggy, Green Patch in My Lawn That Won't Dry Out
A patch that stays soft and green through August, or a wet spot with no rain, is usually a buried leak surfacing somewhere other than where the pipe failed.
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Water Pressure Dropped and Nobody Knows Why
Pressure that falls at every fixture, or drops when a second tap opens, often means the buried service line is leaking or has narrowed from corrosion.
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My Well Pump Won't Shut Off
A pump that cycles or runs with nothing on is losing pressure somewhere: the buried line, the house, or the pump and tank. Here's how to tell which.
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Water Keeps Coming Up Through My Driveway
Water surfacing at a crack, a seam or the edge of a gravel or paved drive with no rain usually means a pressurized line underneath it, and the line is often not where you'd guess.
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A Hole or Sunken Spot Opened Up in My Yard
A sudden depression or an open hole in a lawn or drive is usually soil washed out by a leaking pipe or a collapsed drain line. Keep clear and get it located.
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My Water Meter Is Moving With Everything Turned Off
If the low-flow indicator turns with every fixture closed, water is leaving the system. One more step tells you whether it's the buried line or the house.
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A Water Line Burst and Water Is Everywhere
Shut the water off, keep clear, don't dig, and call a crew that can locate, excavate and repair tonight.
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Water Pools Against My Foundation Every Time It Rains
Standing water against the house after rain is a drainage failure: downspouts, grading, a dead footing drain or runoff from uphill. All fixable from outside.
What it usually means →Where Does My Water Line Run? I Need to Dig
811 marks public utilities up to the meter. The private line to your house, the irrigation main and the drains are yours to find before a post, a tree or a bucket goes in.
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The Lawn at Our Condo Complex Is Flooding and the Master Bill Is Huge
A multi-building property has private mains between the master meter and the buildings, usually with no drawing. Here's how the loss is confirmed, located and fixed around residents.
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There's a Water Stain on My Ceiling and Nothing Is Above It
A ceiling stain with no bathroom or roof directly over it is usually a supply line leak that has traveled along the framing. Here's how it gets found without opening the whole ceiling.
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There's a Warm Spot on My Floor
A patch of floor that's warm to the touch, often with the water heater running more than it should, is a hot supply line leaking under the slab or in the subfloor.
What it usually means →My Copper Pipes Keep Getting Pinhole Leaks
One pinhole is a repair. The second and third are a system telling you it's done. What causes pinholes in Kitsap copper, and when a repipe beats another patch.
What it usually means →Not sure which one you have?
Call and describe it. We'll tell you what to check and whether it's worth a visit.