This particular type of detector is used in a wide variety of industries to test hermetic seals, refrigeration, scientific and medical instrumentation, aerospace technologies, automotive and medical systems. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Spectronics Corporation
Westbury, NY | 800-274-8888Spectronics, the world leader in ultraviolet technology, is the manufacturer of the Spectroline® fluorescent leak detection products for refrigerant leak detection. Our AR-GLO® fluorescent dye is safe for AC&R systems, compressors and refrigerant appliances. In business since 1955.
Superior Signal Co., Inc.
Old Bridge, NJ | 800-945-8378We are a leader of leak detection technology and it has been our mission to manufacture the latest innovations in our industry. We offer a full line of leak detectors for HVAC/R leak detection, air leak detection, automotive leak detection and much more. If you would like more information about our company then please give us a call today!
UE Systems Inc.
Elmsford, NY | 800-223-1325UE Systems manufactures the most advanced ultrasonic leak detectors in the world. Our famous Ultraprobe series is the standard of portable airborne ultrasound instrumentation, detecting vacuum and pressure leaks, electrical discharges, faulty valves and steam traps, and trends in mechanical operations.
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!
RKI Instruments, Inc.
Union City, CA | 800-754-5165Intek, Inc. produces chemical-type pipeline leak detectors, ideal for leak testing systems under air or gas pressure, even for testing telephone cable. Our product is available in a spray bottle, a dauber bottle and by the gallon. Call us today or check out our website for more information.
Vacuum Leak Detectors - Furness ControlsVacuum leak detectors have become integral to the family of leak detector tools because they are a reliable, economic and not easily biased option for leak detection. A style of leak tester, it is able to locate where a leak is but not what the substance is called that is leaking. Like all other leak detecting mechanisms, it works as one part of a system with multiple elements.
That is why a leak tester, which is able to identify the gas or liquid in the atmosphere, is a good complimentary tool. The vacuum detector can be used as a way to ensure the quality of the pipes as well as being pulled out when there is a drop in productivity and a leak is for sure. As the uses of this particular detector vary, so do the types offered.
Popular vacuum leak detectors include the turbo-molecular, back scrolling, rotary and dry running options, which offer many different features such as degree of tightness, pumping speed range and resistance to corrosion.
Though the pumps, valves, gauges and readouts vary between types of detectors, the basic function is the same. The vacuum leak detector is applied to a closed system, producing a vacuum in the tested tube. Compressed air, known as a tracer, is pumped into the system and the pressure is monitored.
A falling reading on the gauge indicates a leak, while the rate of the fall shows the severity of the leak. Though others may be used, helium is the most popular tracer gas as it is cheap, non-hazardous and nondestructive. Because the presence of helium in the atmosphere is low, it also enables testing with little concern for background interference when searching for the location of a leak.
Vacuum leak detectors were once too large and difficult to maneuver, but as technologies improve portable devices are widely available and affordable.