Slab leak or not?

[loveyolife]

I just recently had a slab leak, and the plumbers jack hammered a hole in the slab and fixed the T joint that had a hole in it. That was 3 weeks ago. Now I know that once you find 1 leak there's a good chance that more leaks are to come.

I know where the hot water line runs under my slab and along the entire line I can feel the carpet/tile warm. The warm "spot" is not exactly a spot. It is a straight line about 3ft in width that runs exactly above the hot water line, which is about a foot under the slab.

I find it hard to believe that a slab leak would warm the slab in a straight line like that, but I am also not sure if the hot water pipe would warm the slab when its not even in the concrete. It's in dirt underneath the slab. What are you thoughts?

Thanks.

 

[loveyolife]

Also, I live in a condo building with 8 shared units. The hot water lines are all connected so I can't use just shut off all the water and check the meter. Unless no one else is using water. The line is made out of copper and is buried about a foot deep in dirt under a 3inch slab.

 

[johnjh2o]

It sure sounds like you have a slab leak. If it's your 2nd one it may be time for a re-pipe.

John