Buckets of soapy water and soft bush with plenty of helpers to go over every fitting, joint and weld.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Matt Grise <[email protected]> wrote: > There are leak detectors available that can detect the sound of air leaking > from pipes. They can often do better than ears. > > Matt Grisé PE*, LEED AP > Sales Engineer > Alliance Fire Protection > *Licensed in KS & MO > > 913.888.0647 ph > 913.888.0618 f > 913.927.0222 cell > www. AFPsprink.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of David Bitton > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 11:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Finding leaks in a dry pipe system > > Hello, > > > > I have a large cold storage freezer facility that is protected by several > dry pipe systems. The systems are currently shut off due to several leaks. > A contractor used compressed air to pressurize the piping and find leaks, > which he has repaired (mostly coming from the grooved connections). > However, there are additional leaks which has not been able to find. Is > anyone aware of other methods of finding the leaks (other than compressed > air)? > > > > Thanks, > > > > David Bitton, ing. > > Quest Loss Control Services Inc. > > Les services de prévention des sinistres Quest inc. > > 5100, rue de la Savane, bureau 200 > > Montréal, QC H4P 1T8 > > (514) 341-4545 > > www.questlosscontrol.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email > to:[email protected]<to%[email protected]> > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Tom Poisal, CET _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
