Leak detection
Ramadan Drain CleaningWater tank leaks in Hawalli Midan
Water tank leak detection in Hawalli Midan focuses on old buildings and busy roofs crammed with tanks and pipes. Hawalli Midan is an old area in Hawalli with shops below and flats above, where roofs are tight and tanks crowd together.
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
Hawalli Midan's old buildings mix commercial ground floors with flats above. Roofs are very tight, tanks are numerous and crowded, and main and individual pipes are tangled. Old buildings have weak steel frames, and tanks can shift slightly over time and loosen fittings. Sun beats on the roof all day, metal tanks expand and contract, and this movement can crack them. Valves and fittings here face extra stress from pressure and vibrations from vehicles on the street below.
Hawalli Midan sits in Hawalli governorate, an old commercial-residential area with multi-storey buildings and crowded roofs.
Hawalli Midan roofs are very tight with many tanks close together, and the pipes are complex and intertwined.
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 Hawalli Midan
We photograph from multiple angles and trace the pipe from tank to wall or riser. If the pipes are tangled with other tanks or electrical lines, we move carefully and tell the flat owner about the situation.
Yes, water can seep through the wall into the flat below. We must stop the leak fast before water penetrates the ceiling, and we can apply sealant or cover the tank with cloth.
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