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Distance-to-leak reporting turns an alarm into an instruction.
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Water Leak Detection Systems
Find the leak while it is still litres — sensing cable that reports where water is escaping, not just that it is.
Overview
What Is Water Leak Detection?
Water rarely arrives in a critical room as a dramatic event. It arrives as a weeping joint on a chilled water line, a blocked condensate drain or a failed gland, somewhere under a raised floor. It runs for hours or days at a rate nobody notices, and it is found when something electrical finally stops working.
Leak detection cable addresses the geometry of that problem. A single spot sensor only knows about the point it occupies, and water does not travel to convenient points — it follows the fall of the slab. Sensing cable is laid along the risk instead, so the detection follows the same path the water will.
- Cable, not a spot sensor Detection follows the pipe run and the low line of the floor void.
- It reports where Measuring along the cable gives the approximate distance to the leak.
- Designed to the route Laid along the path water will actually take, not where it is convenient.
- Alarms locally and remotely So a weekend leak is not a Monday discovery.
Operation
How Leak Detection Works
01
Lay the cable
Sensing cable is routed along pipework, plant and the low points of the floor void.
02
Monitor continuously
The panel monitors the cable's electrical characteristics along its length.
03
Locate the leak
Water bridging the cable changes those characteristics, and the panel calculates the distance.
04
Alarm and isolate
The alarm is raised locally and remotely, and can drive valve isolation.
Benefits
Why Choose Leak Detection?
Follows the water
Cable is laid along the route water takes, not at arbitrary points.
Catches it early
Reports while the volume is still litres rather than after an outage.
Protects what matters
Raised floors, battery rooms, plant rooms and cable containment.
Remote alerting
Out-of-hours leaks are reported rather than discovered later.
Can isolate automatically
Interfaces to BMS and valve shut-off where the design calls for it.
Applications
Applications Across Critical Environments
The system costs a fraction of one flooded UPS room, which is why for most critical facilities it pays for itself the first time it catches something.
Data centres and server rooms
Raised floors, CRAC units and chilled water pipework.
Industry detailUPS and battery rooms
Where water reaching energised equipment causes an outage.
Industry detailLaboratories and clean areas
Process water and purified water distribution.
Industry detailArchives and storage
Irreplaceable records below pipework or plant.
Industry detailHotels and commercial plant
Riser and plant room pipework above occupied space.
Industry detailBasements and service voids
Low points where ingress collects unnoticed.
Industry detailAlso used for fuel and oil sensing where a non-conductive leak has to be detected. Whether a locating or a simple zone system suits depends on the length of the run and how costly it is to search, which the site assessment establishes.
Configuration
Inside a Leak Detection System
- Sensing cable water-sensing, or fuel and oil sensing where the leak is non-conductive.
- Locating panel or module which monitors the run and calculates distance to the detected point.
- Leader cable and connectors so the sensing run starts where the risk starts.
- Mounting clips and routing laid along pipework and the low line of the floor void.
- BMS and valve interface for remote alarm and automatic isolation where specified.
- Design, commissioning and maintenance including route survey and simulated leak testing at handover.
Products
Products We Supply
The leak detection ranges we are an authorised partner for.
Our services
End-to-End Leak Detection Solutions
- Site assessment and risk review walking the actual space before anything is specified.
- System selection and application engineering matching the technology to the environment and the risk.
- Route survey and cable routing design so the coverage you pay for is the coverage you get.
- Integration with existing fire alarm systems including the cause-and-effect for any linked response.
- Installation, testing and commissioning with the installed system proven on handover.
- Preventive maintenance and technical support under AMC, with a documented service record.
Compliance
System Integration and Compliance
Standards and approvals
Leak detection is normally specified as part of the critical-facility design rather than under fire legislation, and is commonly required by data-centre availability standards and by insurers for critical plant.
Where it interfaces with electrical isolation or valve control, that work follows the relevant IS and IEC practice for the installation.
We confirm product suitability against your consultant's specification and the conditions your insurer applies to the facility.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What facility and critical-environment teams usually ask about leak detection.
Still have a question?
Speak directly with one of our fire safety engineers.
Call +91 88795 33000How does it know where the leak is?
By measuring along the cable. Water bridging the conductors changes its electrical characteristics, and the panel converts that into a distance along the run.
Why not use spot sensors?
A spot sensor only knows about the point it occupies. Water follows the fall of the slab, which rarely passes through convenient points.
Is the cable reusable after a leak?
Water-sensing cable is generally serviceable once dried, subject to the manufacturer's guidance for the specific product, which we confirm.
Can it shut off the water automatically?
Where the design includes it, yes — the panel can drive valve isolation as well as raising local and remote alarms.
Will it false alarm on condensation?
Correct routing matters. The cable is laid clear of surfaces that routinely condense, which is part of the route survey.
Can it detect fuel or oil?
Yes, with the appropriate sensing cable for non-conductive liquids, which is a different product on the same style of system.
What do you need to quote a project?
A layout showing pipework and plant, floor void details and fall, the length of run involved, and whether remote alarm or isolation is wanted.
Engineered to your hazard class
Protect Critical Rooms from Water Damage
Talk to our team about leak detection routed to your pipework, your floor void and your alarm requirements.