Leak testing tubes

[mister p]

What is the best method used for identifying leaks in sponsons? Is there one where there is a UV dye added to the pumped air?
I don't want to do it myself........just intrigued, as it may need to be farmed out soon.

[kubcat]

Originally Posted by mister p

What is the best method used for identifying leaks in sponsons? Is there one where there is a UV dye added to the pumped air?
I don't want to do it myself........just intrigued, as it may need to be farmed out soon.

Haven't heard of using a dye, but might be a great idea, after all other industries use it for leak detection.

[jezza2011]

Soapey water :-)

[mister p]

Leak's too slow for that...............but yes, thank you!

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by kubcat

Haven't heard of using a dye, but might be a great idea, after all other industries use it for leak detection.

Generally for liquid leak detection. Don't know of any gas leak detection that uses a dye. Then again, I don't know that much about gas leak detection, anyway.

jky

[9D280]

If you use a really soapy mix and spend ages being really thourough tiny bubbles will be there.

Boat sat outside in the rain on a calm dayworks wonders.

I have been chasing a tiny leak in my forward toob for over a year. Found it just before I launched on the shores of loch lomond last month as the rain soaked everything and a little bubbly wet hiss was heard. Also found two others in a similar way after having painted the toobs about three dozen times with the soapy water looking for them.

[chewy]

Originally Posted by mister p

Leak's too slow for that...............but yes, thank you!

You mean you can't find it.

[kubcat]

Originally Posted by jyasaki

Generally for liquid leak detection. Don't know of any gas leak detection that uses a dye. Then again, I don't know that much about gas leak detection, anyway.

jky

Refrigerant gases can have UV dyes added for leak detection.

Another interesting concept is http://www.cs-instruments.com/int/do.../page40-41.pdf It basically listens for the leak. This particular model will probably not work at the relatively low pressures we use but maybe there is something there.

There is probably a good reason the tube guys I know use soapy water.

[chewy]

The acoustic leak detectors need a leak of 6 bar.
Snoop is what we use for finding leaks and if we run out of that its soapy water.

[hadd]

Originally Posted by mister p

What is the best method used for identifying leaks in sponsons? Is there one where there is a UV dye added to the pumped air?
I don't want to do it myself........just intrigued, as it may need to be farmed out soon.

Try this its great Leak Detector Fluid, Allens Gas detection Products