Atlanta Sewer Services

Ground Penetrating Radar

Ground penetrating radar is a great tool for locating underground utilities. We have the ability to x-ray the ground and get photos of the densities of the soil. By analyzing the density readout we can determine the size and location of pipes, wires, fuel tanks and even tunnels.

This equipment is frequently used by the US border patrol to hunt down drug tunnels, but is also a great tool for non-evasive underground mapping.

Thermal Imaging

Thermal imaging of the soil, concrete and walls is used to determine leaks in water lines. Wet areas tend to result in different surface temperatures than dry areas. Hot water pipe leaks tend to heat up the surrounding soil and concrete.

Plastic pipes poor conductivity and properties of muffling sound make leaks in plastic pipe harder to detect than metal pipes, so use of thermal imaging to detect hot water leaks is the ideal situation.

We can also confirm our results with both a moisture meters and the use of an ultra sonic listening devices.

Ultrasonic Leak Detection

Ultrasonic Leak Detection, use of a listening device to isolate a leak to a small area, a survey of an area is done and the location with the highest decibel reading level is generally the location of the leak.

To make decibel readings higher we generally pump air into the system to help amplify the sound. Use of high frequency transmitters to energize metallic lines helps us to trace lines before starting.