Ceiling Water Leak Detection

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.

Ceiling water leak detection.

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. If the water appears clean that is a good sign that it comes from a leaking pipe or fixture. Installation of the ceiling guard water detection sensors is very simple while individual panel removability and overall ceiling appearance is retained. This is the most obvious sign of a ceiling leak.

Govee water sensor is our top pick for an emergency water leak detection sensor because of its sensitive water probes and wireless water alarm. In addition ceiling leaks below a shower can be caused by. Faulty shower door seal. If the water is dirty the source might again be on the roof.

Discolored spots on the ceiling. Signs of a leaky roof to watch for include. Before you can identify the source of a ceiling leak first you must recognize the signs that a ceiling leak has occurred. Then using a drywall saw cut along the line you just scored.

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. Finding shingles or other bits of debris from the roof in your yard. Clean water indicates that the leak could be coming from a leak in a pipe. After opening up the damaged section of ceiling spray water along your shower door and look into the ceiling cavity.

There are many sources of building moisture including humidity during any season condensation pipe leaks rain and snow and even people and animals breathing. Buckling or curling roofing shingles or loss of granulation. The water alarm has two groups of back probes and one. If the leak does not depend on the weather the leak is from a water supply line.

We then examine the water dripping from the ceiling. 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.