Irrigation zone fails to build pressure; water leaks underground without surfacing, making leak location impossible without digging up the entire yard.

Workarounds Described

• Marks rotor locations on a drawing
• Manually checks rotors for water output
• Plugs rotors to isolate leak

Implied Software Gaps

• Irrigation leak detection app that uses acoustic data to map underground pipe breaks

LeakLoc

A handheld acoustic leak detector for irrigation systems that pinpoints underground pipe breaks by listening for water flow noise. Paired with a smartphone app that guides the user to the leak location, reducing digging to a single spot.

Existing Solutions Mentioned