For months, leaks have been springing in the pipes under homes in Folsom, causing costly repairs for hundreds of homeowners. City officials think they may have finally found a culprit: Folsom’s water ...

Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. Expensive repairs? Find a warranty to cover future costs. If you live in an area with cold winters, you know that forgetting to turn off your ...

Micro-robots that can inspect water pipes, diagnose cracks and fix them autonomously – reducing leaks and avoiding expensive excavation work – have been developed by a team of engineers led by the ...

With a length of around 350,000km, the UK’s water network dates back to the Victorian era. As the underground infrastructure is ageing, cracks and faults are causing water to be continuously leaked.

Pipebots are laden with sensors and designed to be small enough to patrol water pipes without blocking them Around three billion litres of water are lost through leaks across hundreds of thousands of ...

Leaking water pipes can allow potentially harmful contaminants into our drinking water, new research has shown. The pressure in mains water pipes usually forces water out through leaks, preventing ...

A technician in Halifax uses a listening device to check a fire hydrant for water leaks. In 2005, the city of Ottawa lost more than 26 billion litres of drinking water. This was water that had already ...