Area covered
Slab Leaks in North Huntington Beach, ZIPs 92647 and 92649
Huntington Beach had about 11,500 residents in 1960 and nearly 116,000 by 1970, a tenfold jump in ten years (U.S. Census). Houses built that fast, in that era, are now well past the age when under-slab copper commonly starts to leak. This line covers the northern part of the city: ZIPs 92647 and 92649, along the Westminster and Fountain Valley borders.
- Place
- North Huntington Beach, CA
- ZIP
- 92647, 92649
- Water
- City of Huntington Beach Utilities
- Permits
- City of Huntington Beach
- Phone
- (657) 347-3584
Your call is transferred to a plumbing office that serves Westminster. The transfer can go quiet for a moment, so don't hang up until a person answers.
What a 1960s slab house tends to have
Houses from that building boom tend to share a few traits that matter for slab leaks:
- Copper supply lines under the slab, laid before the concrete was poured. Every branch to the kitchen, bathrooms and laundry runs under the floor.
- Single-story layouts in many tracts, with an open attic that makes a reroute straightforward.
- Original service lines under front yards and driveways, unless they've been replaced. See water line leak repair.
When one branch fails, the others are the same age. That's why repeat leaks lead people toward a whole-house repipe. Small leaks in copper above the slab can be a warning too: see pinhole leaks.
Near the water: 92649
ZIP 92649 takes in Huntington Harbour and the area near the Bolsa Chica wetlands, close to the coast. Near-coast homes can have damp ground under them, which can make a damp slab harder to read. Don't guess. The meter test separates a plumbing leak from ground moisture: the water meter leak test.
Water service in Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach's water comes from the City of Huntington Beach Utilities Division, a mix of imported water and groundwater from nine city wells. Meter-side questions go to the city. Everything on the house side of the meter is generally the owner's.
Covered and not covered
This line covers ZIPs 92647 and 92649. Other Huntington Beach ZIPs, including 92646 and 92648, aren't on this line.
Finding the leak
The search is the same as anywhere: confirm, split hot from cold, trace, listen and image, mark. Slab leak detection explains each step.
Nearby
North Huntington Beach borders Westminster, Midway City, Fountain Valley and, at Huntington Harbour, Seal Beach. Westminster is covered on the main slab leak repair page.
North Huntington Beach questions
Is all of Huntington Beach covered?
No. Only ZIPs 92647 and 92649 are covered by this line.
My house is from the 1960s. Should I worry?
Age alone isn't a leak. Know the signs, and run the water meter test a few times a year so a leak gets caught early.
Can the leak be under the garage?
Yes. Water lines run under garages and driveways too, especially the service line from the meter.
Slab leak in this part of town?
Call about a slab leak · (657) 347-3584Your call is transferred to a plumbing office that serves Westminster. The transfer can go quiet for a moment, so don't hang up until a person answers.