Leak detection
Ramadan Drain CleaningWater tank leaks in South Surra
Water tank leak detection in South Surra starts when the level drops fast at the villas and apartment blocks spread across the area. South Surra is a sprawling residential suburb in Hawalli, with mostly older villas and mid-range flats, and tanks sitting on aging roofs.
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
South Surra homes are relatively old, and tanks and roofs need ongoing upkeep. Villas built in the 1980s and 1990s have metal tanks that rust inside and out, and their roofs leak underneath. Flats in the middle of South Surra's residential strip have newer tanks, but their outlet pipes are often metal and old. The float valve and the pump's electrical connections on old tanks can fail, so we always start with an electrical check.
South Surra sits in Hawalli governorate, a sprawling residential area with older villas and apartment blocks, each with roof tanks.
Most South Surra tanks are old metal, and their roofs are weathered from sun, moisture and cracks.
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 South Surra
A slow leak from internal rust we can seal with a protective coating, but if rust is deep and holes are large, replacement is safer and cheaper than constant patching.
No, that is a roof leak, not a tank leak. But roof water can pool under the tank and hide an actual leak, so we clear the roof first and lift the tank slightly to see if water collects underneath.
Nearby areas
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Same service, in nearby areas.
Other services
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Other work we do in the same area.