Thermal Imaging Leak Detection in Sydney
Thermal imaging leak detection in Sydney uses an infrared camera to read surface temperatures across a floor, wall or ceiling. Hot-line leaks show as warm blooms and wet patches usually read cooler.
Tell us what's happening
The short answer
A thermal camera shows the temperature of a wall or floor as a picture. A leaking hot line warms the tiles above it, and wet plaster turns cooler than the dry wall around it. We read that picture, then confirm it before anything is cut.
What happens when you get in touch
Step 1: Call or book online
Tell us what is happening. We ask the right questions and book a time that suits you.
Step 2: We find the cause
A licensed plumber diagnoses it properly, with a drain camera, leak detection or a pressure test where it helps.
Step 3: A fixed price, agreed first
You agree the price before any work starts. We quote the job, not the hour, so there are no surprise charges.
Step 4: Done right, guaranteed
We finish the job, clean up, and back our workmanship with a lifetime labour guarantee.
Step 5: You know the price first
The figure for the whole job, in writing, before anyone starts. That figure is what turns up on the invoice.
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Questions and answers
No. It reads the temperature of the surface, and the leak changes that temperature. That is enough to show the pipe route and the wet area without opening anything, but it is not a view inside the wall.
Often, because wet surfaces cool as water evaporates, but the contrast is weaker than with a hot line. For cold lines we usually confirm with acoustic gear or tracer gas.
Yes, as long as the wall has not just been soaked by a shower. We scan it dry, then again after a controlled test run of each part of the shower, which tells a supply leak from a waste or waterproofing leak.
Not on its own. It narrows the area, and a second method pins the spot. We only mark and cut when two methods agree.
Hot lines under tiled slabs are where it works most reliably. Carpet and floating floors blur the picture, so on those we lean more on acoustic gear and tracer gas.
They show temperature differences, and plenty of those are not leaks. Reflections, framing and draughts all make convincing blue patches. Look by all means, but never cut on the strength of it.
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