Leak detection
Ramadan Drain CleaningWater tank leaks in Salwa
Water tank leak detection in Salwa often finds the tank itself is not leaking at all, but the valve or pipes leaving the tank are. Salwa is a residential district in Hawalli with apartment blocks and older scattered villas, tanks sitting on roofs or in side rooms.
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
Salwa has dense apartment blocks squeezed alongside older villas, tanks varying between rooftop and ground-floor side rooms. Pipes descending from Salwa tanks usually run through narrow walls, so a slow pipe leak may not be obvious. We use water measurement and listening to pinpoint exactly where the leak is: tank wall, valve, or pipe before it enters the house.
Salwa is in Hawalli governorate and contains a dense mix of residential apartment buildings and older villas.
Many Salwa tanks are mounted on tight roofs, so the descending line curves back on itself in unusual ways.
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 Salwa
We inspect the tank exterior first and check for water around it, then trace all pipes below the waterline. If we find no water under the tank or on visible pipes, the leak may be inside the walls.
Yes, we can enter the room and access the water line and gauge. If the room is very tight and access is poor, we ask you to open it wider or we work from outside if there are visible pipes.
Other services
Other services in Salwa
Other work we do in the same area.