Ep. 198 | Ferd Niemann on the Strategies for Finding and Fixing Pesky Water Leaks

Welcome back to the Mobile Home Park Lawyer Podcast! In this solo episode, we dive deep into tackling one of the most persistent challenges for mobile home park owners: finding and fixing water leaks. Drawing on personal experiences and input from industry experts, Ferd shares actionable strategies and lessons learned when dealing with water loss, inaccurate billing, and maintenance inefficiencies in mobile home parks.

Explore practical solutions like using submeters, isolating leaks with zone valves, and leveraging new technologies like thermal drones. You’ll also hear stories from the trenches, including creative (and sometimes unconventional) methods like witching sticks and sonar leak detection. Whether you’re a park owner or operator, this episode is packed with tips and advice to help you save money, conserve water, and better manage your properties.

If you’re dealing with water loss in your park or looking to improve operational efficiency, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in now for insightful stories and practical advice!

 

Highlights of the episode:

01:19 - Basic water loss solutions: Master meters and submeters

03:00 - Leak detection machines and witching sticks

05:15 - Sectioning parks with additional shut-off valves

07:01 - Costly lessons from draining fire hydrants

09:02 - Identifying leaks through historical property data

11:00 - Underground clay tiles and misidentified leak locations

12:45 - Risky but effective over-pressurizing techniques to find leaks

15:50 - Ensuring accurate city billing

18:12 - Hidden leaks from poorly capped lines and infrastructure

21:20 - Practice tips for maintaining property maps and anticipating future leaks

22:45 - Closing remarks and thanks to contributors

 

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