Dye Testing
Sydney - Plumbing Dye Tests
for Hidden Leaks
Water through the ceiling, a wet floor outside the shower or a water bill that keeps climbing? Our licensed plumbers use dye and pressure tests to find where the water is getting out, then fix it at a fixed price agreed before any work starts.
*No call-out fee during business hours, Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm. Mr Splash VIP lifetime members pay no call-out fee at any time. After-hours and weekend call-outs may attract a fee at our discretion, and we will always confirm it with you before we attend.
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The Leaks We Find With Dye Tests
Showers, ceilings, walls, floors and toilets, tested and priced before any work starts.
Shower Leak Dye Tests
The drain is plugged and the shower base flooded with dyed water, then we check the floor outside the screen and the room below for any trace of colour.
Water Through The Ceiling
A stain or drip on the ceiling under a bathroom. Dye in the shower, the bath and the toilet in turn shows which one the water is coming from.
Leaks Inside The Wall
Water behind the tiles from a leaking pipe or tap body. A pressure test on the hot and cold pipes shows whether they hold before any tiles come off.
Failed Shower Seals And Grout
Worn silicone along the screen and cracked grout let water under the tiles. The dye test shows where it gets in, so the repair goes to the right spot on the leaking shower.
Leaking Floor Wastes
A floor drain that has pulled away from its puddle flange or cracked grout around it can leak into the floor below every time the floor gets wet.
Toilet Leaks
Water around the base or through the ceiling below. Dye flushed down the toilet shows a leaking pan connection, and our toilet repairs fix what the test finds.
How Bad Is Your Hidden Leak?
Three signs of a hidden leak, from most to least urgent, and what to do about each.
Water Coming Through The Ceiling
Stop using the bathroom above, keep clear of any light fitting near the water and turn off the power at the switchboard if it is wet. Then call us to find the leak before the ceiling gives way.
Water On The Floor After A Shower
A wet floor outside the screen, swollen skirting boards or loose tiles mean water is escaping every time the shower runs. Use another shower if you can and book a dye test.
A Water Bill Higher Than Usual
Turn off every tap and read the water meter, then read it again an hour later without using any water. If the numbers have moved, water is escaping somewhere, so book a leak check.
How We Find A Leak With A Dye Test
Dye testing Sydney wide: test the pipes and the shower, agree the price, then repair it and test again.
Licensed plumbersPressure Test And Dye Test
We pressure test the pipes feeding the shower and taps, then plug the drain and flood the shower or bath with dyed water and watch where the colour turns up.
Fixed price firstAgree One Fixed Price
You get one price for the repair the test points to, whether that is a new seal, new grout, a floor waste or a pipe, before any work starts.
Tested before we leaveRepair It And Test Again
Once the repair is done, the shower or toilet is run again and checked, so you know the leak is fixed before we pack up.
Free Call-Out, Free Quote, Fixed Price
Nothing to pay until you say yes. Here is how it works.
We come out, no call-out fee*
A licensed plumber comes to you, looks at the problem and tells you exactly what is going on. No charge for the visit during business hours.*
You get a fixed-price quote, free
Before any work starts you get the full price in writing. Not an hourly rate, not an estimate that grows once we are in the walls.
You only pay when you say yes
Accept the quote and we start. The price you accepted is the price you pay, however long the job takes. What you see is what you get.
*No call-out fee during business hours, Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm. Mr Splash VIP lifetime members pay no call-out fee at any time. After-hours and weekend call-outs may attract a fee at our discretion, and we will always confirm it with you before we attend.
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Find The Leak, Then Fix It.
Tell us where the water is showing up and a licensed plumber will call you straight back with a time and a fixed price.
- Fixed Price QuotesThe test is priced before we start, and once it has shown where the water is getting out, you get one price for the repair. It holds even if the repair takes longer than we thought.
- No Call-Out Fee*Getting a plumber out to look at the stain, the wet floor or the shower costs nothing during business hours. Nothing is charged for the test or the repair until you have said yes to the price.
- Pay Later At 0%Water damage under a bathroom is never cheap to put right. Spread the fixed price over a 0% interest payment plan and stop the leak now.
*Terms and conditions apply.
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Dye Testing And Leak Detection FAQs
Answer:
It depends on how much needs testing, one shower or a whole bathroom, and whether the pipes need a pressure test as well. The test is priced before we start, and once it finds the leak you get one fixed price for the repair. There is nothing to pay just for us to come and look during business hours.
Answer:
For a toilet, yes: put a few drops of food colouring in the cistern and wait about 15 minutes without flushing. If the colour shows up in the bowl, the cistern is leaking. Testing a shower properly means plugging the drain, flooding the base and pressure testing the pipes in the wall, which needs a plumber and a gauge.
Answer:
A dye test puts strongly coloured water into a shower, bath, toilet or drain, then looks for that colour where it should not be: on the ceiling below, in a wall, on the floor outside the shower or in a stormwater pit. Where the dye shows up tells us where the water is getting out.
Answer:
First we pressure test the pipes in the wall that feed the shower. Then we plug the drain, flood the shower base with dyed water and leave it to sit, check the walls and grout, and finally let the water run away to check the drain. Each step rules a cause in or out.
Answer:
Yes. Coloured dye poured into a downpipe, pit or drain shows where that water ends up, which helps find a broken or disconnected line. It is often paired with a camera inspection of the drain.
Answer:
The usual causes are a shower with failed waterproofing, grout or silicone, a leaking floor waste, a leaking toilet connection or a pipe leaking inside the wall. Dye and pressure tests show which one it is, so only the part that has failed gets repaired.
Answer:
Signs include a water bill higher than usual, a meter that keeps moving with every tap off, damp or mouldy patches on walls, skirting boards that swell or lift, loose tiles and a musty smell. Any of these is worth a leak check before the damage spreads.
Answer:
The dye test itself needs no cutting or digging, and the dyed water is drained away when the test is finished. If a ceiling below is already water damaged, a small section may need to be opened to see where the dye comes through.
Answer:
A clean result still tells you something: that shower, bath or toilet is ruled out. We move on to the next likely source, such as the pipes in the wall or the drains, and a drain camera can check where dye cannot show a result.
Recent Dye Testing And Leak Detection Jobs Across Sydney
Suburbs where our plumbers have recently dye tested showers and traced leaks into ceilings, walls and floors.
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