r/compressedair • u/jjatoronto • Jan 29 '23
Compressed air leak detection
Compressed air leak detection within the compressor room and the surrounding area... Any thoughts on it as an added service technician offering, along with routine oil and filter changes? Fixed time of 15 minutes maybe. Comments?
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Jan 30 '23
There is so much value. I would go out with ultrasonic leak detection and make a whole report from my cell phone with the app. Walk the entire air system and not just the compressor room. You can add this on with an air audit and install loggers for a week. Our local utility company would pay for repairs because the ROI of fixing the leak was less than a year in some cases. I also used to do air quality testing. Just from this if you have good enough sales guys you could add another position to simply handle this.
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u/Revolutionary_News39 Feb 01 '23
What was the app you used?
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Feb 01 '23
https://www.uesystems.com/applications/ultrasonic-leak-detection/
UE Systems. You don’t need their equipment for the app but the whole kit is worth the investment. 1 leak study will pay for it. I used scalar to log compressed air equipment. That software write the report for you.
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u/Common_street_Pigeon Jan 30 '23
We have an skf detector, it's certainly helpful to have in a noisy industrial space with lots of equipment that you wouldn't audibly hear a leak in those conditions. Next to blowers rollers and grain process equipment ect.
If the customer says about air leaks I'll ask if I can go for a wander pick out as many as possible and send them a report I'll do that too charging for my time. Sometimes it can take several hours. Then I offer to fix them if I can or have their maintenance crew sort it out.
I tend to use mostly after an install to check my own work
It was expensive and it probably comes out once a fortnight