How Pipe Leak Detection Equipment Can Help You Save Water
Posted by Avin Gidwani on February 16th, 2016
Detecting and repairing leaks is an important component of water conservation, particularly in water utilities. Deteriorating infrastructure, soil movement, fluctuating water temperatures, pressure changes, and vibrations are only some of the main factors that contribute to water leakage. Not only do leaks cause water loss and wastage, they can also permit contaminants into the piping system, thus endangering public health.
To combat water leakage that leads to water loss and other damages, utilities and municipalities adopt various technologies and implement different systems in order to manage and conserve water supplies more effectively. They develop methods to more efficiently detect, locate, manage, and address/stop leaks. Today, leak detection systems and equipment are highly proactive, allowing utilities providers to automate their water systems, detect problem areas early on, and give consumers proper tools that can help them monitor their water use.
More than utilities providers and the authorities, water utility consumers play an important role in water leakage control, especially when it comes to detecting the source of the problem, thus helping service providers address damages from their root.
Leak detection and monitoring is not only advantageous in terms of helping save water resources. Minimizing leakage in different types of water systems can also extend the life of pipes and facilities, improve operational efficiency of water distribution systems, minimize disruptions for highways and businesses, lower operational costs, reduce risks of contamination, and avert potential property damage.
Leak detection helps ensure that water can be made available for generations to come and different types of leak control technologies exist in the market today, including but not limited to:
• Automatic meter reading – Advanced water meter technologies can now automatically record and report leakage in customer-owned portions of plumbing by monitoring constant water flow.
• Continuous acoustic monitoring – Water mains can be monitored via leak detecting sensors that detect and record sound vibrations for regular examination and analysis for the sound of leaks.
• GIS analysis – GIS mapping helps identify leak prone areas for old, small-diameter pipes installed decades ago.
• Improved pressure control – There are also systems that help reduce and modulate water pressure to reduce the amount of water leaking out of pipes and at the same time reduce the stress that systems experience.
About the Author:
Perma-Pipe Inc. is well known largest manufacturer of pre-insulated piping systems for District Heating and Cooling in North America, and a Global Leader of Piping equipments. They provide services for District Heating and Cooling, Oil and Gas and leak detection systems. Visit their website to get more details.
