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Operated by qualified thermographers, our chosen infrared camera does an effective job of identifying thermal variation within built elements. Floors, walls and concealed ceilings/voids are all prime phenomena for thermographic diagnostics. Non-invasive and non-contact, the IR camera really can paint a thousand words-in the correct conditions and application.

Many modern and existing mechanical installations operate under conditions of pressure. One of the first symptoms of a leak in any ‘sealed’ system is a recorded drop in system operating pressure. We have the means to create the conditions to exacerbate excess pressure, which can assist in amplifying (through the escape of air) the location of any leaks in the system pipework. Less impressive than IR perhaps, but nevertheless a very effective qualitative approach to leak detection.

Using an ultrasensitive, high-specification microscope, we are able to identify qualitative variations in system operating frequency. This is an impressive instrument to watch in use, as its acute sensitivity to all surrounding vibration requires a very skilled operator to produce meaningful data, that can be extrapolated from the practical application of this device. The Aquascope is the very bulwark of routing leak detection.

By compressing any pipe system with an inert gas and then deploying the analyser component of the instrument, we are able to identify submerged, deep located or otherwise hard to access leaks (used most often for internal heating circuits and water supplies). The gas trace/analysis method is particularly accurate and is an invaluable piece of equipment-especially when other leak detection approaches may have yielded poor quality evidence of a leak signature.