Technical & MEP
Water Leak Detection in Dubai
Finding it is the skilled part. Fixing it is usually the easy part.
Water leak detection near you in Dubai. Concealed leaks in slabs, walls, ceiling voids, chilled water lines and pool circuits located by acoustic, thermal and tracer gas methods before anything is opened.
About this service
What water leak detection involves
The wet patch is where the water arrived. It is almost never where the water left the pipe.
Water in a building runs downhill along whatever it finds first: a conduit, a joist, the back of a skirting, the underside of a slab. By the time it emerges through a ceiling or a wall it can be metres from the failure, in a different room and on a different floor.
This is why exploratory opening is such an expensive way to find a leak. Three holes in and you have destroyed a finish, learned nothing, and still have to keep going.
We start with the meter. An isolation test tells us within twenty minutes whether the loss is on the incoming main, the hot circuit, the cold circuit, the tank, the pool, or the irrigation, which eliminates most of the property before anyone touches a wall.
Then acoustic correlation to narrow it to a run, thermal imaging to see the temperature signature through a finish, and where the answer is still ambiguous, tracer gas: a hydrogen and nitrogen mixture introduced into the isolated line, detected at the surface where it escapes. That combination locates most concealed leaks to within a few centimetres.
You get a report with the location marked and photographed, so whoever carries out the repair, us or anyone else, is cutting in one place.
Where a bad decision stays hidden longest
Plumbing, electrical and mechanical work is where an owner is least equipped to judge what they are being told, and where the wrong call stays buried in a wall for years. We show you the fault, explain the options, and quote before we touch it.
- You see the fault before you approve the fix
- Written quote, no parts added afterwards
- One team, so no trade blames another
Diagnosed before anything is replaced
Replacing a part that was not the fault is the most expensive outcome in this trade, and the most common one.
- Cause established before parts are ordered
- Photographs of the fault, shared with you
- Second opinion welcomed, not resisted
One contract instead of six
Most villas are running separate contractors for AC, plumbing, electrical and general maintenance, all blaming each other. One team removes that entirely.
- Single point of contact for the property
- One schedule, one invoice, one accountability
- Records kept so history is not lost
What is included
- Meter isolation testing to identify which circuit is losing water
- Acoustic listening and correlation on pressurised lines
- Thermal imaging of walls, floors and ceiling voids
- Tracer gas detection where acoustic and thermal are inconclusive
- Moisture mapping with pin and pinless meters to map the spread
- Slab and under-tile leak location without lifting the floor
- Chilled water and AC condensate line leaks
- Swimming pool, balance tank and pool pipework pressure testing
- Irrigation and external line losses
- A written report with the location marked and photographed
- Repair quoted separately, so detection is not a sales route
- Making good after repair, in house
Before anything is quoted
We look at the property before we put a number on it
A price list cannot see your marble, your ducts, or the wall the afternoon sun hits. So we come and look. A senior member of the team surveys the property, and you receive a written quotation the same day, itemised, with what is included and what is not.
No obligation. If we are not the right company for the job we will say so, and tell you who is.
- 01The survey
We look at the property, not a price list. Usually the same day you ask.
- 02The written quote
Fixed, itemised, and sent the same day. What is included, and what is not.
- 03The work
A named supervisor and a crew you will see again. Our own equipment and materials.
- 04The walkthrough
We walk the property with you before the team leaves. Anything not right is dealt with then.
Frequently asked questions
Who does water leak detection near me in Dubai?
MELLS covers ninety communities across Dubai and works across Abu Dhabi and Sharjah for commercial premises. Send us the community and the symptom and we will confirm availability.
Can you find a leak without breaking anything?
In the great majority of cases, yes. Acoustic, thermal and tracer gas methods are all non invasive. Opening up is the last resort, in one place, once we know where.
How long does a leak detection survey take?
Two to four hours for a typical villa, less for an apartment. Slab leaks and pool circuits sometimes need a return visit for a pressure test to hold overnight.
Do you fix the leak as well?
Yes, but it is quoted separately and deliberately so. Detection paid for on its own means we have no reason to find a leak that is not there.
My water bill has doubled. Is that always a leak?
Not always. Irrigation timers, a failed float valve on a roof tank and a leaking toilet flush valve account for a large share of unexplained consumption, and all three are cheap to fix once identified.
Can you detect a leak under the floor tiles?
Yes. Slab and under tile leaks are the most common thing we are called to, and thermal imaging reads them well because the water is at a different temperature from the screed.
How do I get a quote from MELLS?
Message us on WhatsApp on +971 58 656 3001 or call the same number. A senior member of the team surveys the property and you receive a written itemised quotation the same day.
Which areas of the UAE does MELLS cover?
Ninety communities across Dubai for residential work, and Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah for commercial premises.
Do you bring your own equipment and materials?
Yes. Our teams arrive fully equipped with professional grade machinery, products and materials. Nothing of yours is used.
Book water leak detection in Dubai
Tell us where the water is showing and whether the meter moves with everything off. That alone usually narrows it to one circuit.
The difference
Why a cheap water leak detection job is expensive
The gap is not the price. It is what is actually reached, and whether anyone can show you it was.
The low cost visit
- A guess at the likely location based on where the stain is
- Walls opened one at a time until the pipe turns up
- No meter isolation, so the whole property stays in scope
- Detection bundled into the repair, so finding nothing is not an option
- No report, so a second contractor starts the search again
- The finish destroyed and rebuilt around a repair that took an hour
The MELLS method
- The circuit narrowed by measurement before any wall is touched
- Acoustic, thermal and tracer gas, not one method and hope
- The location marked on the surface and photographed
- Detection quoted separately from repair, so the answer is honest
- A written report you own and can take anywhere
- One access hole instead of an exploratory row of them
Worth a look
Signs you need water leak detection
No surprises, at any point
How the process works
Tell us the symptom
Where the water is showing, when it started, and whether the meter moves with everything off. That alone often narrows it.
Meter isolation test
We shut circuits one at a time and watch the meter. Twenty minutes usually eliminates most of the property.
Acoustic survey
Listening and correlation along the suspect run. Pressurised water leaving a pipe makes a specific, findable noise.
Thermal and moisture mapping
Infrared imaging reads the temperature signature through the finish, and moisture meters map how far it has travelled.
Tracer gas if needed
Where the first three are ambiguous, hydrogen and nitrogen in the isolated line escapes at the failure and is detected at the surface.
Report and quote
The location is marked, photographed and written up. Repair is quoted separately, and you are free to use it elsewhere.
Ready to book water leak detection?
Quick response, a trained team you will see again, and a price agreed in writing before we start.