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We Can Now Make the Invisible- Visible

Monday, February 4th, 2013

American Leak Detection announces our latest detection method- The Odor Control System.

Finding sewer odors can be time consuming. This patented smoke technology specializes in locating hidden leaks in concealed plumbing and drain lines, whether it’s in your home, business, multi-commercial building, restaurant, school or shopping mall.

American Leak Detection's Jimmy Carter operates the new Odor Control System

It offers an alternative to the old method which used smelly smoke bombs and disrupted activity. Don’t “bomb” your home with additional sulfuric smoke. This offers a pleasant and non-toxic citrus smell, so leaks can be located even during business hours.

Our proprietary smoke technology and expertise help us efficiently locate the problem area quickly, safely and easily.  Call us first if you smell a foul odor in common spaces when running drainage lines, or if you suspect a leak in the sewage system.

“Water Hogs” are identified through public records

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Imagine you are sitting at your kitchen table sporting your bathrobe and fuzzy slippers while sipping coffee. You scan the front page of your local newspaper and a story on water conservation grabs your attention. But this story is different. It’s not just providing water saving tips, its naming names.

Photo courtesy of Folio Weekly

Your name. And address. And the exact amount of water your household used last year.

Is releasing this information and attempting to “shame” users into water conservation practices legal? In many states including Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Texas, Georgia and Florida, it is not only legal, but it is public information. Many times, these so-called “Hydro Hogs” names are published in local media outlets, on TV stations and online for everyone to read.

In many instances, having a large municipal water bill is understandable and can be attributed to expansive properties such as resorts, sports stadiums or public water parks. But many homeowners’ names fill these public lists and even though they may be large homes, there are multiple ways you can adopt preventive measures.

You can install efficient, or dual flush toilets and low-flow showerheads, check your home for leaks using the meter test and wash your car and water your lawn sparingly.

For more information:

http://www.news4jax.com/news/Channel-4-Finds-Jacksonville-s-Largest-Water-Users/-/475880/2085510/-/3x5mi7/-/index.html

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=209151

http://www.practicalenvironmentalist.com/anti-conservation/can-water-hogs-be-shamed-into-changing-their-ways.htm