CONCLUSION

Leakage occurs in different components of the distribution

system; transmission pipes, distribution pipes, service connection
pipes, joints, valves, and fire hydrants. Leaks waste both money
and a precious natural resource, and they create a public health
risk. The primary economic loss is the cost of raw water, its
treatment, and its transportation. Leakage leads to additional
economic loss in the form of damage to the pipe network itself.
For examples , erosion of pipe bedding and pipe break, and to the
foundation of roads and buildings. Risk to public health can be
caused by contaminants entering the pipe through leak openings
if water pressure in the distribution lost.
There are three methods to trace the pipes leakage:
1. Tracing pipe leakage with visual method.
2. The using of Leak Noise sounding Corelator.
3. Tracing pipe with the gas method.

OBJECTIVES

To study the method of detecting leakage in the water pipe.

Enable to identify the detector method function pipe
leakage.
To determine this tool location used.
Enable to see with more detailed steps to use equipments.

Tracer Gas Technique

This method takes a lot of costs. It carried out in pipe condition

that is no water in pipe flow. Therefore it needs time to evacuate
the pipe. With this technique, a non-toxic, water-insoluble and
lighter-than-air gas, such as helium or hydrogen, is injected into
an isolated segment of a water pipe. The gas escapes at a leak
opening and then, being lighter than air, permeates to the surface
through the soil and pavement. The leak is located by scanning
the ground surface directly above the pipe with a highly sensitive
gas detector. The equipment will be analyzing leak distance which
occurred from station point. usually it seldom been used because
it should make sure all valve closed securely so that gas put
inside pipe do not go out through it.

Leak Detection Equipment Product.