Leak detection
Ramadan Drain CleaningWater tank leaks in Fahad Al-Ahmad
Water tank leak detection in Fahad Al-Ahmad starts with reading the meter and watching the water drop when nothing is running. The steel or concrete tank sits in the yard or on the roof in this area, and any water escaping either soaks into the ground or leaks from distribution pipes before reaching the house.
Where to start
Where the levelis going.
Four signs that separate a leaking tank from the rest.
01
It drops with nobody using it
Mark the level at night and look at it in the morning before anyone uses water. A clear drop with no use means water is leaving the tank or a pipe off it, not being consumed.
02
Damp on the wall below
A line of damp or white salt running down the roof wall under the tank says water is leaving the tank or a fitting on it. A ground tank shows the same trace on the paving around it.
03
The overflow runs all day
If the overflow pipe is running while you are not filling, the float valve is not closing and the tank keeps filling and throwing it away. That is a real loss on the bill, but it is not a hole in the tank.
04
The pump fills more than usual
A pump that runs more often than it used to on the same usage says water is going missing between filling and using it, either in the tank or on the line after it.
This area
What setsthis area apart
Fahad Al-Ahmad has villas and flats spread across level ground, and tanks here sit either high on the roof in a metal cage or at ground level in the back yard. Pipes leaving the tank run at or just below ground, and summer heat damages plastic over time. Our check starts with testing the whole distribution line from tank to the first tap, and if pressure drops at one spot we know that is where it leaks.
Fahad Al-Ahmad sits in Ahmadi governorate, a residential family area with both roof-mounted and ground-level storage tanks.
Fahad Al-Ahmad tanks are mostly steel rather than concrete, and rust from moisture starts inside before showing on the outside.
The service
On the tank,in detail.
Service
Leak detection on water tanks and their outlets
Tank types
Plastic roof tanks and concrete ground tanks
We also check
The float valve, the overflow, outlet fittings and the pump valve
Method
A level test with the outlets isolated, then fittings and body
Coverage
Houses, chalets, blocks and complexes, across Kuwait
Hours
Daily, 6:00 in the morning to 12:00 midnight
How we check
From the mark tothe cause.
Four steps, each one taking a possible cause off the list.
We mark the level and close the outlets
We mark the water level on the tank body and close the inlet and outlet valves, so the tank is shut and nothing can enter or leave it.
We read the level again
If the level drops while the tank is closed on both sides, the loss is in the tank body itself or in a fitting below the water line.
We open the outlets one at a time
If the level held while it was closed and dropped once the outlet was opened, the tank is sound and the loss is on the line after it, which is a pipework job.
We check the body and fittings
We go over the seams, the corners, the area round the outlet boss and the base, then the float valve and the overflow, and tell you the cause and what it needs.
Common questions
Questions about Water tank leaks in Fahad Al-Ahmad
A leaking tank runs water constantly even when nothing is being used. A broken float valve lets it overflow into the overflow line all the time. We check the valve first before blaming the tank.
Look around the yard and walkways for wet patches, soft soil or greener grass than the rest. The water seeping from a pipe soaks the soil directly above it, and you might spot the signs even if the pipe sits just centimetres below the surface.
Other services
Other services in Fahad Al-Ahmad
Other work we do in the same area.