Refrigerant leak detectors contain a halide torch that uses a flame to detect refrigerants. If halogenated refrigerant vapors are present, the flame changes from blue to a blue-green color. Read More…
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Thomas C. Wilson, LLC
Long Island City, NY | 800-230-2636Thomas C. Wilson is a global manufacturer of industrial tools and solutions for manufacturing, servicing and cleaning tubes in the full range of commercial and industrial HVAC equipment. We’re your source for heat exchanger tools, boiler tube cleaners, HVAC system cleaners, vacuum leak detectors, chiller tube cleaners, tube expanders, tube brushes, tube plugs, tube pullers and more.
ATC, Inc.
Indianapolis, IN | 866-282-4621Welcome to ATC, Inc. where leak testing is done with micro-flow technology. ATC was established in 1987 & has since serviced automotive, HVAC, fuel & oil, electronics, medical, pharmaceutical, packaging & other industries with leak detectors & related instruments & systems. We also offer gas flow calibration systems & all our operations are ISO/IEC 17025:2005 certified & A2LA accredited.
DOD Technologies
Cary, IL | 815-680-6086DOD Technologies is committed to providing great service and customer care. From inquiry to delivery, our highly skilled team provides exceptional support and accountability to our customers. We offer Service Contracts, Calibration Services, Start Up Services, Field Service & Training and Installation & Design.
SENSIT Technologies
Valparaiso, IN | 219-759-1142We offer a wide variety of products to our customers, ranging from electronic leak detectors to helium detectors. We are proud supporters of our customers, and we offer many services including problem assessment and system installation. We work hard to satisfy the needs of all customers. Contact us for more info today!
TM Electronics, Inc.
Devens, MA | 978-772-0970TM Electronics provides leak detectors, gas leak detectors, leak testing, helium leak detectors, flow product testers and package test equipment for seal strength and package integrity (leak) tests. All feature SQC analysis for proactive process control. We feature custom fixturing for your testing needs.
Refrigerant Leak Detectors - Furness ControlsA refrigerant leak is very difficult to detect. It could be a pinprick amongst five hundred feet of tubing, in an operating or safety control box or in an inaccessible area. The proper test equipment and the method of leak detection are very important factors when attempting to find a refrigerant leak.
Refrigerant leak detectors can be used to monitor joints, valves, pipes and other parts used in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems in commercial, industrial and domestic buildings. These detectors can be stand-alone or alternately integrated into other sensor networks or leak detection systems. Often when they are stand alone detectors they are manufactured small enough to fit in a hand.
This makes the gas leak search much more manageable. Identifying and addressing a refrigerant leak immediately is important because it does so much damage to the health of individuals in the area as well as equipment and the environment.
Refrigerants are liquid to gas substances that remove the heat from specific areas, making that area cool instead of hot. Regardless of if the chemical substance being leaked is old or new, scientists have yet to find one that doesn't do some harm, so knowing about and stopping the leak is always vital. Even though refrigeration manufacturers stopped using Freon in the seventies, there are still enough old systems around that Freon leak detectors are still available.
There are many methods used in refrigerant leak detection, including bubble test, water immersion test, dye interception method, halide torch, electronic leak detectors, isolation of the sealed system and ultrasonic leak detection. The bubble test, which is one method employed by a leak tester, is used when the approximate area of the leaks location is known.
During the water immersion test, on the other hand, the system is submerged into a tank of water. In the dye interception method, a dye is inserted into the system. Usually the quickest way to find a leak is by using the electronic leak detector method. However, the best method of refrigerant leak detection depends primarily on the application.