Air leaks are a concern for anyone operating a compressed air system. The average plant with no formal leak management program will have air leaks that waste up to 30 percent of the total air capacity. These leaks are caused by pipe work connections, damaged or missing o-ring, leaking condensate drains, improperly connected hoses and many other factors.
The Locator is an ultrasonic leak detector and is a necessary part of a leak prevention program. When a gas passes through a restricted orifice under pressure, it is going from a pressurized laminar flow to low pressure turbulent flow. The turbulence generates a broad spectrum of sound. There are ultrasonic components in the sound and since the ultrasound will be the loudest by the leak site, the detection of these signals is usually quite simple. The Locator is easy to use and effective at finding compressed air leaks.
