Method for locating leaks in normally dry portions of fire sprin

Details Method for locating leaks in normally dry portions of fire sprin Method for locating leaks in normally dry portions of fire sprin

1984-11-01

1986-04-08

Levy, Stewart J.

Measuring and testing

With fluid pressure

Leakage

73 40, G01M 320

Patent

active

045804427

ABSTRACT:
A method for locating points of leakage of air from a normally air-filled portion of the piping of a fire sprinkling system by filling the normally air-filled portion of the system with an aqueous solution of an efficient wetting agent, together with a water soluble dye, and applying pressure for a sufficient time to force dye through any leaking portions of the normally dry portion of the sprinkler system, and locating the leaks by visually observing leakage of the dye and wetting agent.

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