Searching for an underground water leak

In this video we look for a possible underground water leak and try to locate a pipe with dowsing rods. We also make a wrench to shut off the water to the house in the meter box.

[@SarahAllenHumboldt]

Wow! You have a gorgeous, classical house; I am so envious. Thank you for your educational video!

[@leeroyexcavator9149]

Yep I dig up repair and install water lines,sewer lines, and electrical and use the 2 rod method to find unknown water line locations etx. Works good as long as there is not any other interferance.

[@williamgreer3398]

We had a sewer clay line pipe break which was under the asphalt which backed-up everthing in the house so their were absolutely no signs in the asphalt to locate the pipe or the break. We thought it changed angle at some point down the drive way which was in a fairly large area of the carport. My friend grabbed a coat hanger bent it up and did the same method as the gentleman in the video. He went back and forth across alleged pipe and marked the pipe and the bend by marking both sides of the pipe within a foot of each side of the pipe. He marked the route of the clay pipe for about 40 feet where the break was or assumed so. Plumbers came in trenched 10 feet up to his chalk marks hitting the clay pipe with the marks lined in the direction of the sewer pipe at the far end of the trench from where they suspected the break was and never even came close to the break. After not locating the break themselves, plumber's decided to try the spot marked by my friend and doug up his mark on the pavement and they hit the break within 1 foot of the mark and 12 feet from theirs. This was back in 1984. I couldn't imagine this ever working but my friend not only found the break but was able to map the pipe in the ground position from the house, turn point and down the drive way next to the cinder block wall two feet out from it. He nailed all of it. Should not be possible, but it was far from just luck. Everyone including the plumbers were off by 10 to 15 feet. He was dead on the center of the pipe the entire way.

[@jellen7332]

that is what I was thinking it was he needs to find the leak

[@abuzaheer2449]

Locate your water meter(A)and the location where your water line first enter your building(B).Mark the straight line from A to B on the ground (maybe using white flour, dry sand ,wooden pegs etc).Measure the depth of your water meter if it is placed in a chamber below ground level. locate the most healthy vegetation (grass scrub etc) along the previously marked line. Carefully dig a 1 foot wide by 16 inches deep(go deeper than your underground meter maybe 1 feet extra) across the selected area.Extend your trench 3 feet on both side of your line. Find your pipe.Cut and plug your pipe end that joining to the meter. Turn on your water and see if there is leakage in your pipe(The meter stop reading if there is no leakage)Now you know that it is along the line toward your building that leaking..and the rest is luck..(retired CE) And ya water witching is good to be done during dry weather and if your ground water is far below your ground level other wise you might got water flow from other sources rather than your domestic pipe water. By the way it does help if you increase the flow of your water by turning on a couple of water outlet in your house and believe me the wonder sticks do tell you the flow direction of your pipe.Good luck.And do not use a very thick rod simply use the thinner metal cloth hanger as the action is more sensitive for life flowing water detection.(I do use my sticks this morning just to make sure what I said was true and It was true)

[@ArnilCayetano-mb4it]

Thank you for watching, god bless you

[@marilynboling1898]

This is how ppl found a water source to have their well dug in pioneer days

[@RomansapienMVision]

I'm the only brown guy in my neighborhood. I cant be walking around with a witch stick in my hand.

[@raymondchow2828]

lol

[@davidreynolds4684]

Thats funny! People beware. If you live in Salem you prob shouldnt use this method to locate water. They may still be burning witches in that area.

[@davidreynolds4684]

Thats fn funny.! HAIL caesar!

[@davidreynolds4684]

Ill bet if you lived in San Francisco you could be any tint of skin color and walk around with your witch stick in your hand or damn near anywhere else you wanted to put it.

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

I believe in you fam

[@bigbadhag]

I've done this before, had better luck finding where to drill a well than finding leaks. It also works finding underground wires and pipes. Not 100٪ ,but it works. It helps to have a clear head and nobody bothering you.

[@chrisgonzalez9001]

For those of ya'll that don't think this works. I'm an experienced utility locator and this is the last resort for looking for underground utilities. But let me tell you. This works 90% of the time. I can't explain it but I've literally done it hundreds of times and I've proven it to people in the field. Of course, GPR and a pipe and cable locator are good but the witching sticks are good and last alternative.

[@bryansprojects3570]

Finally someone who can confirm this works. Thank You!

[@brookbowen3152]

If it works 90% of the time why use it as a last resort?

[@chrisgonzalez9001]

@@brookbowen3152 Better than nothing. Locating is just a best guess. Without exposing ( potholing) it you really don't know for sure. But 90% is better than 0%

[@joepiet]

Due to the area you are using it in, maybe you never got the heads up on this. You will get a false positive if you walk under a thick, black telephone line running between poles

[@joepiet]

Forgot to mention, I've been doing it for over 40 years.

[@cudetection2338]

Try introducing compressed air to the line. Given how wet your yard is this would definitely help expedite the process. Great job chasing the leak. I have also had luck using these rods while walking along the top of the service line. The rods will usually both turn to the left when above the leak. I have seen this response after I use all of my Sewerin leak tools to pinpoint the leak.

[@GetdownwithMP]

For anyone that thinks they may have a leak in the yard. Find your main shut off valve for the home. (It may be in a basement, crawl space, or a small storage area if your on a slab.) Turn the valve off, then go to your meter and check to see if the dial is spinning. If it’s a digital meter the last 2 numbers will be going up. If it’s not then you do not have a outside leak.

[@user-dd3gv2js1t]

Wow wonderful, thank you for your video, I will need your information in my life

[@LeFraudHasChokedInSIXFinals]

I called American Leak Detection. They filled the water pipes with gas, then poked holes in the ground to find where the gas was concentrating. It was $300 well spent, compared to digging up my entire water line. I also tried dowsing; despite comments to the contrary, it didn't work.

[@dougcoleburn1579]

Going to call them on an irrigation leak I have. No traces of water on the ground but the meter is running.

[@randyjohnson5179]

What gas did they use?

[@bryanturner683]

it does not work for everyone. dont know why.

[@mickbrown815]

My life right now.... I’m only about a 4-1/2 ft trench I’ll tackle that 😡 tomorrow again to try to find the leak. Wish me luck!

[@RichadTheLionHeat]

Hope you found the water source and was able to control it. Very informative and helpful. 😎👍🏻🙏🏻✝️🇺🇸

[@davidreynolds4684]

This really does work. My grand dad did it many times while i watched. He showed me how and in construction work for 35 years ive seen guys find utilities that the gas,water& electrical companies marked wrong. Works on a similar principal as checking watermelons and cantalopes for ripeness. Take a straw from a broom straighter and smoother the better. Rub it on something to create static electricity. Balance it on the melon in question. It will spin like a compass. The rioer the melon the juicier the melon. The juicier the more the straw will spin. Or it could just be magic!

[@OakCliffTX82]

It really does. I work in gas industry. This works just as well as all the fancy locating tools we have. It’s crazy.

[@rogerpayne3325]

@@drewjames9738 Mundus vult decipi

[@ugenegareth9339]

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[@roberthenderson1951]

Water makes our planet. Not metal.

[@joepiet]

Good video. Not sure if you are new to it or not. I've been doing it for over 40 years. But you still hear the crap from the ignorant people.

[@georgedavidson7986]

Good job Sometimes those valves are tough to turn You have a big house what if you shut it off for a whole day and come back would it still be flowing Big huses have a lot of water in them to drain

[@cloggy8006]

Even when you turn the mains tap off you will still get water coming from the leak in the pipe because of back flow from the water already in the house,

[@davidreynolds4684]

Did you open the valves in the house to allow back pressure to bleed off? If all valves are closed the pressure in the system will continue to push water out of the weakest point like a crack or break. When you open a valve it will still leak out but by water level only. Anypoint higher than the leak will eventually drain until the water in the system is level with the leak height.

[@bryansprojects3570]

I opened an outside faucet that I did not show to try and drain all of the head pressure out of the house. It turns out I was wasting my time anyway looking for a leak. Thanks for watching!

[@realitycorner3365]

Which method is more reliable, using coconut, copper wire or the method they use with battery. Kindly advise

[@eddydejagere3411]

Some wire, iron, brass, copper, aluminium.

[@thedoctor8381]

Ferrous is best, i.e. any material that can be magnetised

[@jimlahey3668]

8:22 Story of my life. I felt that.

[@robbrown6495]

Dowsing! That's funny!

[@Gopbuy]

Nice work bench.

[@kalepofaifeau3670]

He already know the leak...but the method is good to find the pipes

[@bryanturner683]

Pipes do not have to be metal. Ive found tons of plastic pipes . To find the pipe you should make multiple passes and mark each one. If they are in a straight line there's your pipe. I suggest holding the wires firmly, your wont be able to keep them from spinning and there's less chance of flopping due to dropping the tips. You can make them spin where you want by changing the angle. Ive used all kinds of metal wire.

[@bryansprojects3570]

If you read some of the other comments this method is complete BS and does not work. I used the same method with coat hangers in a recent video to help locate a plastic pipe. Thanks for watching.

[@maryfrady7149]

Like an old time witching stick

[@duaneross9271]

We had to drill 700' plus for Artisan. You got off cheap, hopefully you got it fixed.

[@bryansprojects3570]

It just sort of stopped and hasn't done it for years.

[@cammarsell6581]

Witching for water is a real thing, I've done it several times. I was just wondering how far down were your water lines, it didn't look like even a foot under ground. In Colorado you gotta bury the lines 4 foot deep. Good video.

[@bryansprojects3570]

At least someone believes me about this. The water line at the house is maybe 2 feet deep. At the curb the meter may be a foot. I may do a follow up video since this video has become so popular.

[@froz1946]

Witching for water has worked for centuries because there is underground water damn near everywhere!

[@user-sq6ud5cy7u]

بسیار عالی فلز هم میزنه

[@birddog0]

Looks like the only troll here is the guy in the video. At 2:26 you can see him move his right hand to move the rod back.

[@mikelabor8155]

Good job. I have tried witching out lines, and I get very erratic "results". A false positive is worse than no information at all.

[@joepiet]

Maybe not doing it wrong. Mine is spot on.

[@cjkersh]

That is because it is total crap. If it worked utilities would use it. It does not. Take it out of the persons hands and try it. Nothing will happen.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

The moment is caused by subconscious reflexe. Your subconscious makes decision and the tool gives language to that. You supposedly receive information from energy fields to your subconscious and you see it as movement. If it works like that it's very very unreliable and works only on very few people. Similarly to people in military projects who do telepathy or sort. For example the water was visible on the ground so it's just natural the sticks would cross there.

[@biggils8894]

Oh shit! I wasn’t wearing a welder’s mask watching this video. Am I going to go blind? Seriously I can feel my eyes burning. Thanks for not warning me on the dangers of not putting on a welder mask before watching

[@Lionoftruth7]

Yea water is like a magnet when you hold on to two metal rods the water leak will move them rods 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 this guy’s hilarious

[@bobwhammer4237]

Is this guy for real?

[@joepiet]

yes

[@fernandolarios3481]

Yes

[@fernandolarios3481]

It's more traditional way

[@827fschannel5]

I know right? U could see the arrow on the meter and that it was on, not off like he thought

[@mahmudsanitakuma6156]

Greetings sir please I need four dowsing rod

[@CountTrader]

Checking the meter should be step number one.

[@bryansprojects3570]

The meter was completely submerged in muddy water when I started this video.

[@shaggymalone]

Maybe it T's of somewhere are you a single supply or shared or do you have a outside tap separate from the point of entry

[@bryansprojects3570]

If you watch to the end, there was no leak, it was ground water pushing up through the ground. The pipes are there nut there was no leak.

[@user-om8pp8sy3y]

Sir, I am familiar with witch craft but I am a non believer in whitching it. Could you take two pens, open both pens and remove the ink cartridges. Insert you bent metal sticks into the hollow pen and see if the metal sticks would turn without human intervention by holding the metal sticks directly. The metal sticks would be free to rotate or spin when influenced by the underground pipe. If I can see this done without contact with human hands, perhaps I would become s believer of this technique.

[@jfresh2054]

That's what I did and they work prefect. Little bit sensitive but I like them to be frictionless

[@nojnoj3069]

......If.......you just tried it for yourself you'd be amazed and no longer skeptical.

[@AltonRowell-gb1lb]

He's looking for a leak that he doesn't have.

[@AltonRowell-gb1lb]

He is a democrat. Democrats dig up the hole yard before looking at the water meter.

[@KafanskaTV]

This "works" onky because in many places there is a shit ton of water in the ground. For example.where I live you can literally put a pipe anywhere in the ground, put a pump on it and you"ll get water.

[@poconojoe90]

Did you shut off the water valve at the service entry in your house? It may be the water in your lines inside the house. Once you shut off the main outside all that water has to go somewhere and I believe it may be surfacing at the break in your line.

[@bryansprojects3570]

I may not have shown it but I did shut the water off and drain it at an outside hose bib.

[@maxmott7489]

Copper rods or any rods works?

[@bryansprojects3570]

Any metal rod should work A steel coat hanger will work if you can get it straight enough.

[@seriousoverthinker8871]

Did you ever tap into that artesian well? Save on city water?

[@hoseinshahmardan96-kf6ff]

❤

[@ryangriffin8192]

Artesian well in your front yard. Lol classic

[@76Patilac]

Did any of your neighbors have a leak? Does this occur after rain?

[@bryansprojects3570]

It was a pretty wet Spring. It went away afterwards and has not re-occurred.

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[@Jim-sb7wt]

How much does your water bill go up by? Is it a noteable difference?

[@bryansprojects3570]

It was by about $25 a month. Of course it was some sort of fluke because there was no leak.

[@georgejohnston9209]

@1:45 is the precise moment I stopped watching.

[@blanksender7808]

I can't imagine how brain-dead a person would have to be to believe that this works. LOL. Good story broseph

[@bryansprojects3570]

Try it out in a place where you know a metal line is buried. Let the rods float in you hands.

[@bryanturner683]

Apparently Marty Feldman picked out my brain for me??? Really, here's how to try. Get your rods, try coat hanger cause I know they work. get some friends and a couple bottles of wine and snacks. Got to a park that has a sprinkler system , Hold your rods out and start walking. When they cross put a flag in the ground. Move over 15 to 20 feet and start walking again. Keep putting flags in the ground. You should see a pattern develope after a few passes. Once you get a Lin established follow till it hits a sprinkler head. Now, you need to do this with multiple people because it does not work for everyone. At the end of the day you will 1) learn whether it works for you or not, 2) have a fun outing with close friends. Pipes dont have to be metal to find them, I find plastic pipes all the time. I do believe they need water in them. If you're not willing to go try this then you are brain dead.

[@rocklady3317]

Great spot to making a sprinkler

[@TheBlackDog73]

Out of curiosity, what watch were you wearing in the video?

[@bryansprojects3570]

It is a Rolex Seadweller. I just a video about it a few weeks ago. Check it out!

[@davidrussell3353]

This does work but all it is doing is finding a void in the ground so it will turn on gas line drain line irrigation corrugated gutter drain etc

[@bryansprojects3570]

Correct. It is finding something underground, you have to be somewhat educated on what and where you are looking for. Or if you read the other comments this is complete BS.

[@bobbykelley6921]

Helo sir m having big problem water leak sumwhere i cant able to find it its been 21 days meter is running so fast...even city people change new meter still it runs fast n water bill os 630. To 1032. Can u help me out plzzz ????

[@bryansprojects3570]

All this does is help you locate where the pipe is located under the ground. You will probably need to start digging to find the problem. Good Luck!

[@jefferymortenson5109]

You didn't mention if your line was plastic or copper. If copper an electromagnetic locators would pin point the path of your water line. Then you could use a acoustic locator to pin point the leak. Even if your line is plastic acoustic locating would be better than witching. Witching is always a last resort. Don't get me wrong, I've done a lot of successful witching when I had to and I know it works.

[@bryansprojects3570]

I know from previous experience, my second KZbin video, that the water line is buried in the same trench as the cast iron sewer line. I am using the cast iron sewer line to locate the water line which I am pretty sure is PVC. If you watch the entire video it turns out that there is no leak and it is just groundwater pushing up through the ground at a tricky location.

[@underconstruction4798]

Can we find for borwel up to 1000 fetts.

[@wayneguy6043]

It’s a natural spring

[@bryansprojects3570]

It was apparently and then went away completely.

[@goon5544]

If you open the meter down stream of the leak it will just keep leaking

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

That was what I was thinking

[@mickymouse6447]

Does anyone k ow if this wire trick work without a leak? I'm looking to find the main pipe underground for T Junction for hose tap. No leaks. Just don't wanna dig driveway up.

[@bryansprojects3570]

I was using the rods to locate the pipe assuming it was leaking. The irony of this video was that there was no leak just groundwater pushing out. In my experience you can locate any metal line underground with this method. It is best to practice on something that you know is there so you get a hang on how to hold the rods.

[@chris2884]

Or you could have just dug where it’s soggy

[@brettmcknight1125]

And 8 weeks later, we have the leak repaired!!!

[@evancounts33]

Soooo did you fix it?

[@bryansprojects3570]

If you watched to the end, it turns out there was no leak. This was just ground water coming up through the ground. Has not happened since.

[@lutfinazir5631]

Can detect pvc or HDPE pipe leaking?

[@bryansprojects3570]

This method just locates the pipe in this case ot is PVC as far as I know. It turns out there was no leak on this case. Just happened to be water running out of the ground. Maybe from a spring.

[@vikings844]

@@bryansprojects3570 What is your plan to fix the problem? Same issue at my house

[@laratheheavy]

vikings844 more than likely he’s gonna have to put a French drain system in, that’s gonna be about the only way to take care of an area that constantly holds water

[@rg3irishlad548]

My dad does this with a framing square

[@bryansprojects3570]

That is interesting, most people don't believe this works at all.

[@anatomicallycorrectmuppets8180]

Dead on Found the broken pipe under our house with this today. I had to cut a hole in the floor and this landed me directly above the break

[@bryansprojects3570]

I am glad it helped. At least someone believes it works.

[@vikings844]

Did you end up fixing it! I have the same problem at my house! No water pipes going to spot and its around a hill just like yours! It has me stumped on what to do. Rent a large tent for a grad party and it started where the workers pounded a stake in the ground. If it is an artisan well is it even repairable?

[@bryansprojects3570]

It actually dried up and has not come back. I really can't explain it.

[@vikings844]

@@bryansprojects3570 Thanks for the reply! I'll be patient and wait it out for a couple of years. If it dosent there is a steep hill about 10' away and was thinking of digging a trench to the hill, stick some drain tile in trench and plant sod on top.

[@anotherOneMore7]

Is it important what wires are made of and how thick?

[@bryansprojects3570]

It does not really matter on the size that I know of. Coat hangers can be used as long as you straighten them out pretty well.

[@bigbadhag]

I use copper

[@helichief]

Hey, So what was the end result? I see your sticks didn't really find the pipe or the leak for that matter? Did you figure that you have an underground artisan well? I have a similar "leak" but Im digging up a huge area searching for it.

[@bryansprojects3570]

The sticks were to help confirm where the water line was located since I knew where it left the house and the location of the water meter. I finally determined it had to be groundwater since the meter was not turning. It eventually stopped. It seems odd since this is the highest house on the street. I may do a follow up video with the sticks since nobody believes that it works.

[@helichief]

@@bryansprojects3570 I really appreciate your reply and must have missed the part where you dug up the pipe. I just dug holes around a 25ft radius in my yard and about 24" down water would pool in from all sides. It's coming off the rainy season so must be ground water. I found no leaks on the only irrigation pipe nearby and even with the water off still kept flowing. Water is crystal clean too.

[@vikings844]

@@helichief I have same problem. Let me know if there is a solution. Thanks

[@helichief]

@@vikings844 I rented a mini excavator and dug holes all around the area. Turns out it was just the natural water table. No pipes were leaking.

[@dogagezginitv]

Güzel bir çalışma olmuş tebrikler 👍

[@desert-walker]

😮😮😮😮

[@survival6614]

What are the rods made of? Are they copper or metal?

[@bryansprojects3570]

They are steel with a copper coating used for TIG welding. I think any style of wire will work, you could bend up a metal coat hanger they just need to be pretty straight to be balanced.

[@survival6614]

@@bryansprojects3570 Will the rods detect a water leak under a cement slab?

[@bryansprojects3570]

To be clear using this method can help you locate underground utilities. It does not locate a leak. Under a slab I do not know.

[@georgejohnston9209]

Lies

[@billybirch3685]

My grandpa always told me me only use peach tree branch Y shaped

[@bryansprojects3570]

I can believe that. I think searching for a place to drill for water and looking for a pipe underground uses different theories.

[@williamhanlon8159]

Forget the silly witching nonsense and just dig like he did at the wet spot

[@bradh6185]

Were you able to get the flow of water to stop?

[@bryansprojects3570]

There was no leak. The water was just pushing out of the ground. It eventually stopped.

[@markussone7334]

@@bryansprojects3570 water doesn't stop leaking by itself

[@bryansprojects3570]

It had to be groundwater. The water meter was not moving when the water was still running out of the ground.

[@76Patilac]

@@bryansprojects3570 Maybe your neighbor had a leak.

[@pakimaonline7983]

Am not sure

[@pdamodara1567]

Can I use silver or iron rods

[@bryansprojects3570]

Yes, it should not matter.

[@skjangra1]

He is making fool.... But I must say go for it so that this man will be proved wrong

[@bersathunder9txvvv655]

@@skjangra1 shut the fuck up

[@donk.johnson7346]

Can you explain the physics for this?

[@bryansprojects3570]

Apparently there is no science if you Google search. It is all subtle subconscious movements of your hand. I seem to recall from a college physics or science class that it has something to do with the electrons in the water setting up a magnetic fields . I have also seen it has something to do with the density of the soil where it was excavated to bury the pipe. So to honest I don't really know but it does work. I have done it in other places.

[@fjb-Trump-WON]

Bull shit .com :-)))

[@AltonRowell-gb1lb]

It's called being a democrat.

[@mesinovict6316]

I think it's called the ideomotor effect

[@taviorivera4859]

Use the Internet to search for it. Spoiler its bullcrap

[@nancyg8251]

Can't believe he's using that "magic" stick!!

[@pinoakie4349]

nonsense

[@omegaranch6579]

Can you use this technique to find a wet woman?

[@TheFirefighter1971]

😂😂

[@joepiet]

Never work for you, they are too far away.

[@caroad2008]

too voodooish

[@persupersulast2506]

How the FUCK does that work What is the science behind it

[@taviorivera4859]

It doesn't

[@beanieweenie9543]

Just as I thought the pipe leaking water is directly under the 8 inches of water I’m standing in. 🤦‍♂️

[@victorgonzalez7422]

What do you used to detect the water leak

[@bryansprojects3570]

I used the steel rods to locate the water line like I showed in the video. I never did find a leak, I think all of the rain we had been having was forcing water out of the ground.

[@jfresh2054]

Victor did you watch the video? My god

[@zachwoodall5245]

That's not real! That's not how you locate a water line! It was your hand that turned those rods

[@handyallaround5776]

if this works i will gladly mail you 5k cash!

[@hrosales39]

I’ve seen it work

[@nickhill1216]

Offer still on the table?

[@handyallaround5776]

@@nickhill1216 sure, show video, and come here and take and pass polygraph, and voice stress analyzer test

[@bcwhite1182]

@@handyallaround5776 you don't need all that, you can just do it.

[@handyallaround5776]

@@bcwhite1182 no your wrong, it prevents fraud, and if someone is being truthful , they will gladly take the offer, the con artist insist on no stipulations, kinda like what your suggesting!,and wants something for nothing, you and anyone else is insanely delusional, if you think this works and someone will mail you cash!, you may need to seek professional help, that was the whole point of the comment!

[@ajitkudache2206]

It's copper using

[@richardfoister1877]

🤣🤣🤣🤣BS

[@mansoorkhan8451]

its fake look at his fingers u will understand what hes doing

[@danielstairs391]

Please delete this video for there not being a water leak. There are alot of us with experience that are looking for tips and the first thing we do is look at the meter to see of it is registering a leak. Honestly enjoyed the video till it turned onto a i can weld vid

[@chauhanjanak9595]

Which material road use