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
Gharnata is a residential area on the suburbs of Kuwait, with most houses holding roof tanks on concrete decks or metal stands. Older tanks there sit under intense sun, so the plastic pipes running from the tank to the house age faster than in areas closer to the city centre. We first check the joint below the tank and the float valve, and see whether the leak is in the pipe itself or from the overflow opening.
Gharnata lies in Kuwait governorate, a residential suburb where most houses have roof-mounted tanks.
Roof tanks in Gharnata face very high temperatures, and plastic pipes degrade faster than in areas closer to the city.
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 Gharnata
If the tank itself leaks, water drips directly under it. If the pipe below leaks, water comes out farther away and may soak into the ground or the foundation.
Yes, if the float valve does not close properly, water runs out through the overflow all the time and you think the tank is losing level fast. We check it first before suspecting the tank.
Other services
Other services in Gharnata
Other work we do in the same area.