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
Rai is a mixed commercial and residential zone near the shopping mall, with tall towers and apartment blocks fed by large roof tanks serving many units. Rai tanks are more protected than suburban blocks, but high-pressure supply hardens pipes and flanges, and even a small hole becomes a visible leak. We check the joint below the tank and every riser pipe down to the flats separately.
Rai is in Kuwait governorate, a mixed commercial and residential zone with high-rise apartment towers on roof tanks.
Mains pressure in Rai is very high, and pipes below the tank bear more stress than in other areas.
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 Rai
In Rai residential towers, the tank sits on the roof, and leaking water comes through the ceiling to the floor directly below. We need to check the ceiling inside the top residential floor and measure dampness.
Very high mains pressure pulls hard on pipes and flanges, and heat makes them expand and contract. After years the leak starts from the thread or rubber washer in the flange joint.
Other services
Other services in Rai
Other work we do in the same area.