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I mean .. you can't really shake the pipe like that when it's u get the slab to get it stopped .. so maybe test without doing anything other then dropping it in
We've done many tests without having to shake the pipe isiaac
@@qinov8uk555then why not show that? Why show the ones that had to shake and tap till it worked?
I bet one could add a vibration tool to help push the polymer into the hole better.
I think it's not a good technology, shaking pipes under slabs is impossible and if the hole is bigger it works best but how the hell would we know how big the hole is? lol it's a joke
Super impressed with your honesty. I’ve never seen a video like this where the outcome was an honest one.
This 100% works as described. I'm a harry homeowner with a slab leak, well who had a slab leak. Im straight poor, i couldn't even afford a fancy jig like they recommend. I simply filled my lines with hot water, I knew where the leak was because it was audible and i could see it with a FLIR under my hardwood on the slab. I purchased this for 90$ kneaded it myself , made the ball, stuffed it in my hotwater line and wished it well. Within 2 minutes my water meter stopped moving and I could no longer hear the leak. Take in mind this leak would drain my hotwater heater and i would wake every morning to a cold shower, high electric bill and water bill. This system works as stupid as it sounds. Just looking at it i thought WTF an airsoft ball and some 2 part epoxy. Man was i wrong, best 90$ I've ever spent.
Where did you get it?
I do another of hot water repairs. If a home owners got a bad leak I just tell them to turn off the water supply in between showers. It works.
As a new homeowner your videos really educate me and calm my ass down about potential issues haha
I don't get your version of the hose bib pressure test. You closed the valve, so the gauge is only measuring pressure from the gauge to the hose bib valve. What you're supposed to do is close the WATER MAIN valve and see if the gauge goes down with the hose bib OPEN.
YEAH! My brother was not thinking, he meant the main shut off valve. Told him you messed up buddy! Great catch Shadi.
Was thinking the same thing
I love all the "I love your honesty" comments.... Not even close.
Dude you have to have the hose bib closed and close the main. Of course the pressure is going to drop if you have the bib wide open.
Would suggest mixing the epoxy with clean dry gloves, prevent oil from your body from getting mixed in, weakening the epoxy
Not sure if you allowed enough time for the pea to drop into the main horizontal pipe before turning on the full pressure.
Also turning on the main pressure rapidly might have force the pea to rise in the short vertical drop pipe
In the hot water pipe, heat might have caused the epoxy to cure too fast, setting before reaching the leak. A larger pea would have long setting time,
How does one know the size of the hole if it's under the slab?
Thank you for showing your trials and errors. I absolutely love seeing the success, but really appreciate the failures as it is a reality in any industry. Thanks for everything guys!
I love it when they talk at the same time 😂
What’s up Nick! Thanks for watching us.
Where does epoxy go if there is no leak and you thought so, will it clog system?
Where do i buy the beads?
My honest opinion on this product is if it works even 50% of the time its way worth the effort. You could potentially save customers 10s of $1000s between all the reconstruction and the repair itself.
Exactly! Each situation is different, having this in our tool bag gives us another great option to offer.
@@TwinHomeExperts What helps is cutting the water on and off in quick bursts. If you think about the physics of what's happening in that pipe, you're trying to make a solid little ball flow up a vertical with only the pressure and flow of a small pinhole leak through a pipe much bigger than the leak itself. You could look at it in terms of vacuum. It's not enough suction through that small hole to pull anything that high into the pipe. So you gotta shotgun burst the water on and off, so you keep hitting the little ball with bursts of force over and over again, until it eventually hits the leak. I've used this and could not get it to work until I used this method.
@@AlphaMachina yes and I would have tapped the pipe in the hole
MY NAME IS MICHAEL QUINN AND AS THE OWNER OF THE AQUAPEA FROM QINOV8 UK LTD, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING ON HERE TO EVERYONE WHO HAS SEEN THIS VIDEO OR LEFT A COMMENT. THE TWINS HAVE MADE A GREAT VIDEO TO SHOW/PROVE THE AQUAPEA WORKS BUT THERE'S TWO THINGS I NEED TO MENTION.
1st I DIDN'T SEE THE LEAKAGE VOLUME QUANTIFIED WHICH MEANS TH LEAK MAY HAVE BEEN LESS THAN THE MINIMUM CRITERIA OF 1 GALLON PER MINUTE REQUIRED FOR THE AQUAPEA TO BE ATTRACTED TO THE LEAK BY THE FLOW OF ESCAPING WATER AND 2nd WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THAT THE LEAK HAD BEEN DETECTED BETWEEN THE HOLE AND THE KITCHEN SINK. NOISE TRAVELS A LONG WAY ON COPPER PIPES SO THE LEAK MAY WELL HAVE BEEN BEHIND THE INSERTION POINT. JUST A COUPLE OF POINTS I WANTED TO RAISE GUYS BECAUSE THE AQUAPEA, AS YOU SAW IN THE TWINS TESTING, IS A FANTASTIC OPTION COMPARED TO RIPPING UP FLOORS. THANKS
I am impressed with what was shown in the video. I have a leak problem on my PE pipeline about 100meters in length. I do not know where exactly the leak location is along that span. Both ends are accessible. I know the nature of the leak because I found 1 leak after this 100meter span, on coupler joint without the rubber o-ring. After fixing that leak, I still got a leak showing on the water meter. I want to try AQUAPEA, where can I buy it?
its cool and all but wouldn't trust it. Rather spend the money and do a bypass. This seems quite hacky
whats considered an agressive leak, My pipe is leaking underneath the slab at a rate of 1/2 a gallon per minute. Whould my leak ration meet the criteria of a significant leak or hole in pipe , that will ensure a block and seal of the pin hole in pipe. ?
Wait. How would that gauge tell you that there’s a leak? When you close off that hose bib its sealing the thing off from the plumbing.. plus if the pressure fell the code these days is to have a vacuum breaker on every bib so the air would leak out over time as would water pressure.. but there’s no way either way to put a pressure gauge on a hose bib to tell if a pipe is leaky after you turn off the bib.. if you put a pressure gauge on a bib, turned it on then closed the main shutoff leaving the bib on and turning off any water heater than yea it will show if there’s a leak in the distribution water..
What an excellent demonstration! I really appreciate the honesty. This is definitely a cool product.
How can we purchase the aqua pea for slab leak repair. Thanks great demo...
As a homeowner, I'd wonder what the cost of trying this method would be. Installing the entryway/port for the polymer to enter the system us one cost added to the mixture if polymer for the test plus man hours and possible service trip charge too. Although it'd be much less than a full repair, if it didn't work then you'd be out that money.
Life's a toss up of course and we always look for easy fixes but sometimes it's a waste of time, money, and parts used for the test.
Then again, if it worked it would most definitely be a great alternative to a full out repair.
Great video and very professionally done.
You could possibly turn off your water supply and use a neighbours garden hose to back inject water into your pipes via your own garden tap, inserting the pea into the hose before quickly connecting.
We recently bought a home that was featured in the show Extreme Home MakeOver. We were so excited about it till we found out there is a slab leak. We've had several people come out and no luck :( wish you guys serviced the Bakersfield area because we are still having issues and it would be a great UA-cam video to do.
and what lesson did you learn? extreme home bend over?
Where can I buy this?
Problem with going this route is it causes turbulence in the pipe because it now has a bulge on the inside and that turbulence will cause the pipe to fail faster. And then you will be in a worse situation. Have a reputable leek finding plumber find the leak with a probe or other appropriate means and fix the leak correctly. Remember easier isn't always better.
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Given what slab leak repairs cost, I'll take my chances with the turbulence.
Grest video guys. Certainly worth a try on any burst pipe.
I'm curious, could you run a camera into the supply lines to identify the approximate hole size in order to pick the right size ball? Maybe measure out the length to the estimated area and take a faucet off to run the camera through?
No camera won't make the bends
Instead of camera deploy small AI nano bots that move through entire volume of the pipe and 3d map out spots that were filled in vs spots that were not.
The resultant is clear understanding of where water is.
To understand how to do this you need advanced degree in engineering and nano bot hydrolics.
Similar principle used in UFOs to levetate and disperse and bend space.
@@allach1772eventually, and then the nanobots will do the repairs.
Does this work on pvc piping? Or any suggestions without digging?
You guys are the real deal I definitely think my trailer has a leak wish I could afford you guy to do a full rat and leak expection and whatever else expection cause yall can definitely do it all
I have water seeping up from the tile in my kitchen. My dishwasher stopped working a couple months ago and I've been using it as a drying rack only. My first thought was that the water from the wet dishes over time leaked or something. I removed the dishwasher today and still having the water seeping up through the tiles. Could it just be water that hasn't dried? Seems like a lot of water. It's also puddling outside the house along the wall behind the dishwasher. Maybe it's a slab leak. That is a scary thought. I turned off the water to the house for now.
lab test leak rates in lab with different holes sizes to determine leak size on the field. better determine what pea to use
So if this was a slow slab leak or pin hole leak that is smaller chances are it was an ongoing leak that before being noticed has caused water damage and or mold marking removal of the affected material inevitable then giving you acces to the pipe regardless
those little balls are impressive but are by no means a permanent repair, good patch for an emergency. great option if the leak requires a lot of demo to repair usually i will reroute plumbing out of the slab when possible. however as much as they were banging on those pipes and slamming the pressure could cause a worse leak on older copper, polybutylene, or cpvc water lines. super cool will definitely buy you some time to have the proper repair done.
We ran tests showing the Aquapea stays in place for over 30 years Andrew.
How big of an epoxy ball do you need to patch a torpedo hole on a battlecruiser?
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Where can you purchase this product?
What helps is cutting the water on and off in quick bursts. Because if you think about the physics of what's happening in that pipe, you're trying to make a solid little ball flow up a vertical with only the pressure and flow of a small pinhole leak through a pipe much bigger than that leak. You could look at it in terms of vacuum. It's not enough suction through that small hole to pull anything that high into the pipe. So you gotta shotgun burst the water on, let it run for a few seconds, cut it off, burst it back on, run a little longer, like 6 seconds, then cut it off, burst it back on longer, 10 seconds, etc. until it finally hits the hole and begins to plug. You'll notice that the large holes fill much easier than the small one's, uh.. heh
You may get "water hammer" and cause more leaks to happen on a fragile line that's already leaking, especially with psi 90 and above, but your right that is correct on physics.
I haven't seen this must "Super excitement" since Big Gay Al's Super Exciting Birthday party.
I know a lot of comments say you can’t shake the pipe but what if thru main line you ran pressurized air to help the epoxy settle mimicking the shaking just an idea love the energy makes me wanna be a plumber!
That occurred to me too, but with inaccessible pipes subject to leaks, the added stress may actually rupture new locations that are not pinhole shaped.
This product is a great concept and has an incredibly clever delivery method, just not consistent enough to use in practice.
It looks li a great product and I would say that the only use for this is under slab soft copper lines, so I wouldn’t say that the vertical rise is a concern
Can u test it on clear pipes so u can see through.
Great idea! Love it. The challenge is trying to find materials that will handle pressure and installing valves etc.
We have videos of the Aquapea in clear pipe
Oh my god, this is exactly what is happening to us. I paid so many plumbers to come to the house, each time paying them almost $100 each only for them to tell me that I have to remove the kitchen cabinets. That will cost me a fortune. If this works, it will be a miracle.
Depending on the size of the leak this can work. You need to find out if there is an option to perform a re route VS tearing up cabinets and floors .
There is another option to do epoxy coating so you don’t have to do major demolition.
Email us at support@twinhomeexperts.com if you need our help.
Don’t you have to open up the floor to do the epoxy coating? Or can it be done from the inside?
Where can one get the aquapea to try it? It should be easy enough to drop in at hot water heater to get to leak 10 feet away in bathroom floor.
What if the ball for whatever reason doesn’t go into the hole can it block a supply line ? Or get stuck in a faucet or shower cartridge?
Not if instructions are followed correctly
Ugg, if this leak is under a slab I do not have the option to tap the pipe to make this work. Seems like a fail to me from what I've watched so far. I'm no plumber but if I took a wild guess there's a link for this in the description.
From what I've seen, and as a master plumber, you would have to make an entry point somewhere near the leak. The ball will then go with the flow to the leak. Depending on the severity of the leak, it would either arrive there very quickly or be painfully slow. And if the customers paying you by the hour to stuff around with this process his anxiety would be through the roof.
Thanks for the video! Do you think this would also work with Pex Pipe and/or a pipe split by freezing?
Seems the ball needs enough of a leak to move through the pipes, in the case of a true pin hole leak, like 1/64 inch or less it would be touch and go.
The Aquapea relies on volume of leaking water. If the leak is at least 1 gallon per minute then the Aquapea will travel to the flow of escaping water
Reroute worked for me. Eliminate old pipe. Also do it in a way to get a jump on future pipes beside or near to be replaced. Eventually all new pipes overhead. The hardest would be main, but it can be done. Note: The green dots (pin holes) can keep occurring in same pipe, so just replace them. Drywall & paint is cheaper than busting floors.
Best product to use to unclog AC drain that goes into slab foundation?
Where buy it material
Now the homeowner still has a leak Plus 3 metal balls inside the copper pipe system reducing the amount of water and potentially clogging a section of the water system...... 3 balls inside the system.....
Thanks for this. I've learned so much from your videos.
I definitely have a slab leak in my backyard concrete. I have a good idea exactly where it is because I had a pinhole repair in that area a few years ago and water is seeping up through the concrete cracks. I'm thinking the whole 30' run of lateral copper pipe should be replaced, not just a spot repair.
Can a new pipe be run without removing 30' of concrete? Or how about running pex underground? Or running pex through the inside of the existing copper pipe (which I saw someone on youtube do). I'm near Glendale so not too far from you.
We did above ground copper pipe. Handyman dug out old galvanized pipe from the city water meter and installed copper pipe straight to the house above ground . It was $500 labor. We bought copper pipe for them to do the job
@@conchim99 Wow. Is the pipe on top of the concrete or is it running overhead? Is it up to code?
@TomBVoxman idk, it hugged along the wall. It has been fine for three last 7 years
Hi - thanks for the fun vid. Shame that it didn't work. I'm curious whether you tried this system again on other leaks and what results you obtained.
Regards - from a fellow twin :-)
Many leaks have been repaired using the Aquapea in the USA
I think you guys shouldn't have kneaded the epoxy. The instructions don't say to do it. So the moisture cure epoxy will cure on it's own. But I'd bet that the epoxy ball is coated in an oil or some other non-stick coating, so that it doesn't get stuck to side of the pipes before getting to the leak!
Wouldn't the stopped pea cause turbulence and lead to another pinhole?
No turbulence has ever been reported so the answer is no. Flows and pressures remain the same. Thanks
How heat affect the epoxy? Could turn off the hot water and use cold water instead?
How do you know how big the hole is? How can you peck on the pipe when it’s under concrete?
We tried it a few years ago. The rep came out and it also didn’t work. We ended up having to make a slab repair.
Where can you buy such product?
We have 450' of buried 1.25" poly pipe (down about 6') and there is a significant leak out there somewhere. Nothing apparent on the surface. Any suggestions?
500 foot roll of Pex A for flexibility, maybe 3/4" with a plug in the end of Pex and vacuum at house. 1st pull a cord through using a sponge ball on the cord and the Vacuum, then drill a hole in a plug and attach cord, then do a proper fasten of plug into pex the night before. Use electrical wire lubricant on outside of pex, it is slipperier than soap, buy a gallon, as used to pull wires into conduit, one person continuously adding lubricant, another feeding Pex into poly pipe and a 3rd continuously pulling from house with continuous open communication on speaker phone. Unroll pex back to house the night before before starting so it is basically straight with only 1 large curve going into poly , when pulling in the Pex. If 3/4 proves to be too large try 1/2" and sell your 3/4". Only if needed add a large pressure storage tank at house to make up for the fact that you do not have a 1.25" line. Pex B should also work but you get restrictions at fittings and you are trying to keep full flow to minimize reduced size, also if the Poly has a flattened spot due to damage the extra flex of the Pex A might make a difference in pulling through. Note: I have never needed to do this so is at your own risk, precheck that 3/4" with fitting will fit the 1.25", if really careful get the cord through and just pull a foot of 3/4" through with a cord on both ends, if it can't because of a rock flattening the hose you can use the length in to calculate where to dig. Alternatively you could then try with a 1 foot piece of 1/2" pex a plug and 2 cords, one to pull and 1 to trail and pull back.
Where in Central Florida do they do this?
So many times there is a slab leak and customers expect you to fix the spot. Insurance companies pay for the spot not the necessary repipe. I have seen insurance companies only pay for the pipe repair and none of the damage from the leak. People just need to read their policies before diving in.
Nice try. Maybe the vibration help the ball get to the hole faster on the small leak. Definitely a good idea.
What a nightmare. Why put these pipes under a slab. What a nightmare. I'm going through this right now, except mine is a massive leak
You need water FLO to move that pea. Open a valve way down the line somewhere and see if it works.
our house is all cpvc, will this work on it ??
Hmm you found a leak in your pressure guage. hook it up to the hose bib, open up hose bib, build pressure turn hose nin off and watch pressure drop. you just discovered a leak in your guage. You should have connected to hose bib, open hose bib build pressure then turn water off at meter or at the main cut valve at the house. THen watch for pressure drop for a leak in piping some where between water valve and hose bib.
Hmmmmmmm
so where do you get these special balls?
I was waiting for a rat video but your guys always still get down gemelos
OK so I'm so confused. This is to fix a leak IN A SLAB.... in both cases you guys are tapping the pipe with a wrench.
The whole point is its under a slab. I can't just tap the copper pipe near leak with wrench... if so I'd just repair it normally.
Please explain.
Can this be purchased in the US?
So for the leak how do you know how big the hole is so you know how much product to use
awesome idea thumbs up
Slab leak, how would one determine size of hole? Where is the Aqua Pea available?
0:55 Shouldn't you have left the faucet on for that pressure loss test?
Try it with a cut instead of a hole. How about introducing air into the water line with the water to get the pea to the leak.
My question is how do you know the size of hole in slab
i ran 1/2 inch pex through 3/4 copper. only had about 12 feet to run.
Can this epoxy work an pvc pipe
How any leaks are perfectly round holes? What if the pipe leak has a 1” slit or crack?
Re route the line overhead
Eliminate line under slab
The flow through the leak brings the pea to the leak. Experiment with hole size to find the optimum. On the job, enlarge the hole if you can get to it. Only a suggestio. You're the experts.
the whole issue is they cant get to it hahaha, if you could youd just repair it
Those are pretty big holes... Wouldn't call those pin holes... Just holes. A leak has to have significant flow to be able to push the epoxy up a pipe to the leak... If there is actually a pinhole.. let's say .010 inch, could that be plugged? Probably not. The video is sensational, but in reality if you have a 5/64 hole (.078), that is a real serious leak and I would think that would only be a minority of leaks and "aggressive" as the Twins explain towards the end. I appreciate the twins did explain that at the end.
You would be very surprised how many leaks there are that the Aquapea can be used on
I have a leak and we haven't found it I dug the pipes up in yard and several plumers has come out and checked it and I had a leak at the meter and it was on city and thankfully they repaired it now month later now this I was thankful when I saw you flim and wish you could try and help in concord nc an im 71 and I had to dig down to follow the pipe in yard now I had a kind plummer to come out and he said it was under slap possible what is the name of the clue you put in their and im hoping this is simple fix because I don't have money to fix it im a widower and 71 years old and no funds tried to find help so I'm thankful to all users out their and I respect this a lot more you don't know till it happens to you by the way my water is real hot should it be like that or do I do anything about that? If you know anything any one please let me know.
Can you use this for a leak in a radiant heat pex pipe.
Those missed ones will jam a fixture .. would never use this ever in a client's home
Was cold water a faster fix than hot water?
how much do you for this job?
Bring that to north Texas because of being on clay all houses are slab even old ones
What an awesome product. All though I would only use it as a temporary repair
I would think that banging on the pipes like that is unrealistic - as you would not be able to that in the field. Also, what about the exterior of the pinhole - and the material protruding through it? Below a slab, I'm guessing that you assume a void has been created by the leak, enabling the material to protrude like that?
So what happend did you fix it
Hey guys, this video popped up in my UA-cam list, I thought you guys were into rats only. LOL.
Even if you gotta send a dozen down there they can easily be flushed out.
Hey Guys, I live in Seattle Wa, couple of questions please. Are you still using Aquapea? Can this be purchased and used by a homeowner? I'm trying to find a plumber online that uses the product but not having any luck. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Lack of followup says it all. The manufacturers website has zero practical info. Looks like the product is a dud.
@@malanalan1 It's a new product and takes time to get out there. We're talking to Fergusons and Home Depo Pro in the USA plus some National Companies. We're also working with several UK water companies in the UK, South Africa, Australia, Israel, Chile, Columbia.... shall I go on ?
Well we can’t shake the pipe when is a slab leak
What is name and link to pressure reading tool you screwed on to main water Pipe
where we can buy these pipes leaks detector..mind to help, is their a shop here in Perth area.?
I just wondering if at the first try you have no success where that little ball go ? That little ball is going to come out somewhere I just hope not in a shower valve, otherwise you have to replace that valve
Is this a temporary fix? I've heard that even minor obstructions in the flow of water (such as not taking out the burr after cutting the pipe) creates local turbulence which creates corrosion and eventually another pin hole leak.
yes that is the case, this is likely not a great way to fix it long term
These guys probably fed on the teet at the same time!😂
How did you get Al Buddy to advertise for you?
How you drop the Aqua pea in the pipe?...............
What happens if the pea doesn’t catch though? You have 3 loose peas in your system🤔
It worked great on the back bigger hole
so you have a Websight to go to,to order Aqua Pea?