You could try introducing refrigerant gas into the system and using an electronic detector Worked for me years ago John Powell
Sent from my iPad > On 13/02/2014, at 11:06 am, Douglas Hicks <[email protected]> wrote: > > Tell us more about the colored smoke. I have not heard of that before. > > -----Original Message----- From: rongreenman . > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2014 11:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Testing for Air Leaks in Dry Fire Sprinkler System > > Drop the air and pump in colored smoke and you can see the leaks. > > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 11:21 AM, James McHugh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi All, >> A friend of mine has a busy (loud) automobile bay with a dry fire >> sprinkler system which is located near a highway. He has complained that >> the compressor is running too often. I explained that usually means air >> leaks. He posed the question of what various ways can they detect air >> leaks. Can members of the forum reply with as many ways as possible? >> Thanks >> Jim McHugh >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering Technology > Bates Technical College > 1101 So. Yakima Ave. > Tacoma, WA 98405 > > [email protected] > > http://www.bates.ctc.edu/fireprotection/ > > 253.680.7346 > 253.576.9700 (cell) > > Member: > ASEE, SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA, AFAA, NIBS, WSAFM, WFC, WFSC > > They are happy men whose natures sort with their vocations. -Francis Bacon, > essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) > > A problem well stated is a problem half solved. -Charles F. Kettering, > inventor and engineer (1876-1958) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list [email protected] http://lists.firesprinkler.org/listinfo.cgi/sprinklerforum-firesprinkler.org
