Pipetek SL

Are you one of the thousands of Spanish property owners who has received a massively high water bill? If it seems unusually high, it could be due to a leak, but it could also be due to an error on the part of the local water authority, either in calculation or in meter installation. Either way,  the detection services of a company like Pipetek  (www.pipetek.net),  which specialise in drainage and water leaks in Spain,  can help address and solve the issue,  potentially saving owners hundreds of euros.

Pipetek, the experts in everything to do with pipes, leaks and drains in Spain, have been called to a good number of Spanish properties over the years where a surprisingly high water bill is the cause of some concern. Certain that the bill far outweighs the water usage, a property owner will call on the diagnostic expertise of the professionals at Pipetek, who use all manner of tests and analyses, including CCTV surveying, to find the source of the problem.

Pipetek’s Managing Director, Jim Fraser explains: “We regularly carry out surveys on properties where the water bill simply has no relation to the amount used. While a water leak may seem the obvious cause, we never make presumptions and always carry out full diagnostic procedures. One recent case involved a one-bedroom, one occupier property which, according to the bill, had used the equivalent of three swimming pools of water in a short period. Common sense dictated that there was a problem, but two separate visits from the water authority could not shed light on it. Our extensive investigations revealed that the water meter had been incorrectly installed and water was being circulated from the meter through the apartment and back to the meter, before being recirculated through the meter, causing it to incorrectly register usage where there was none.”

This is not an isolated instance; there is evidence that supports similar problems with installation and calculations of water meter usage by authorities all over Spain. Advice from Pipetek is that an irregular water bill should always be investigated. While water leaks in Spain are common and can be the underlying issue, the authorities can also be culpable in some respect. It pays to consider your next water bill and call in the experts to investigate any irregularity.

Pipetek’s services range from water leak detection to drain clearing on the Costa del Sol. Pipetek work on pipes and drains Andalucia-wide and bring years of experience and skill to the trickiest of jobs. If you’d like to find out more, visit www.pipetek.net.