Ttk1D Leak Detection

1. LEAK DETECTION
METHODS
 VISUAL
 DYE
 HALIDE METHOD (OLD TECHNOLOGY)
 ELECTRONIC (HALOGEN GAS)
 SOAPY WATER

2. VISUAL
IDENTIFICATION
OF LEAKS
LOOK FOR OIL

3. LOOK FOR OIL
RESIDUE

4. USING DYE TO IDENTIFY
LEAKS

5. FLUORESCENT DYE UNDER BLACK
LIGHT

6. HALIDE LEAK
DETECTOR
PROPANEPROPANE
FLAMEFLAME

7. USING FLAME
METHOD
TO FIND LEAKS
FLAME

8. ELECTRONIC
LEAK DETECTORS

9. MOVE SLOWLY
AROUND FITTING

10. USING SOAP TO FIND
LEAKS

11. WHAT LEAK DETECTION
METHOD
IS MOST POPULAR?
??

12. ANSWER: ELECTRONIC
WHAT LEAK DETECTIONWHAT LEAK DETECTION
METHODMETHOD
ISIS MOST POPULARMOST POPULAR??

13. WHAT LEAK DETECTIONWHAT LEAK DETECTION
METHOD ISMETHOD IS MOST SENSITIVEMOST SENSITIVE??
??

14. WHAT LEAK DETECTION
METHOD IS MOST SENSITIVE?
ONE POUND IN 40
YEARS
ANSWER:
ELECTRONIC
HOW
SENSITIVE?

15. ZX-1 IS THE MOST ACCURATE ON
THE MARKET!!!!
•Heated Pentode Refrigerant Leak
Detector
•Sensor can not be "poisoned" by
excessive refrigerant
•SENSITIVITY= 0.1 oz./yr

16. •Infrared Optics Refrigerant Leak
Detector
•Sensor can not be "poisoned" by
excessive refrigerant
•SENSITIVITY= 0.15 oz./yr
WRONG!!! THE ROBIN AIR 22791
MOST ACCURATE ON THE
MARKET!!!!

17. ??
WHAT LEAK METHOD IS
THE MOST ACCURATE TO
PINPOINT A LEAK?

18. WHAT LEAK METHOD ISWHAT LEAK METHOD IS
THE MOST ACCURATE TOTHE MOST ACCURATE TO
PINPOINT A LEAK?PINPOINT A LEAK?
• ANSWER: SOAP

19. YOU SHOULD USE AT LEAST
50 PSI WHEN LEAK TESTING.

20. ?

21. How is soap solution added to the
system for leak detection?
 a. Through the low side.
 b. Through the high side.
 c. Through either low or high side.
 d. Soap solution is not added to the
system.

22. ?

23. What method of leak detection is most
popular?
 a. Flame
 b. Electronic
 c. Soap solution
 d. Dye
 e. none of the above are correct