Everything You Need to Know About Supply and Installation of an AquaTrip Water Leak Detection System Today

Why Installing an AquaTrip Water Leak Detection System Is Crucial for Your Home To Prevent a Costly Water Leak Disaster

An AquaTrip water leak detection system is a one-time insurance policy that is simple to install and guaranteed to perform, as you can see in the short video to the right.

Water leaks can ruin your home or business fast. The disruption to your life or business from a water leak is traumatic.

We know how traumatic it is to see your home flooded when it could have been prevented. Preventing water damage with the installation of an AquaTrip water leak detection system should be compulsory in every home. Unfortunately, many insurance companies now require them installed before giving you insurance coverage for a water leak.

Every year, it is distressing to see thousands of damaged homes due to internal flooding caused by burst flexihoses, burst pipes and fittings that could have been prevented.

You will still have to pay for 15% – 50% of the water lost through a water leak

Gold Coast water is expensive if wasted through leaking pipes. For example, a burst flexible hose tap connector under your kitchen sink will not only flood into your house at 1.5 kilolitres or 1500 litres per hour but will also cost you $4.49 per kilolitre every hour that it flows.

City of Gold Coast water leakage relief policy

If you think the City of Gold Coast will reimburse you for water leakage from leaking pipes or fixtures, think again. There are strict council policies on reimbursement, and even if you meet all the criteria, you need to be aware that:

You will be restricted to one claim for relief from payment every three years only on residential properties

To be eligible for leakage relief from the City of Gold Coast, the following requirements must be met, but be aware that pool leaks, tap leaks, toilet leaks, leaks in the irrigation system, and plumbing fixtures are NOT ELIGIBLE

• the concealed leak was repaired in the main water supply pipe from which water enters the property from the council water meter
• The leak must have been repaired within one month of identification or notification of a potential leak (whichever is sooner) by a licensed plumber
• the application is made within a term equivalent to one billing period, which is within three months of identification or notification of a potential leak (whichever is sooner)
• All applications must include a completed “Concealed Leak Remission Application”, which must be accompanied by an invoice prepared by the licensed plumber who repaired the concealed leak. However, if Council has evidence that a Council Officer or a Council contractor has repaired the concealed leak, submission of a licensed plumber’s invoice is not required.

You will receive NO LEAKAGE RELIEF COMPENSATION from the City of Gold Coast for any water leak that does not fit these criteria in their policy.

Where a Concealed Leak has occurred, and all the eligibility criteria have been met, Council, at its discretion, may provide the following relief from payment:

• Owner Occupied Residential Properties and Small Business Properties, an adjustment of 100% of Council charges and a percentage of the Queensland Government bulk water charges such that the combined remission is 50% of the cost of the leakage, which means relief from payment of $2.241 per kilolitre of the water loss through the council meter.
• For eligible Pensioners, an adjustment of 100% of Council charges and a percentage of the Queensland Government bulk water charges such that the combined remission is 85% of the leakage cost, which means relief from payment of $3.8097 per kilolitre of the water loss through the council meter.