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Water Leak Detection
Identifying Water Leaks
Achieving maximum savings and cutting costs from your water supply is not a one-off event. But more sustained analysis and action over a period of time. Real time water monitoring to continuously measure water usage in a school campus is a powerful tool to identify water leaks quickly in order to action water
saving remedies as and when they arise. Using smart meter technology, which can be set to report at hourly intervals by measuring water flow rates. If a sudden spike in water flow is identified an alert system allows the facilities team to investigate and isolate the water leak in a matter of hours.
Detailed analysis of water usage can be broken down by location or building. Real time monitoring determines usage over time, identifies peaks, compares sites and correlates use with equipment and personnel. This provides full visibility of who is using water, for what purpose, where and when. Additionally, this provides insurance against unforeseen future water leaks which left unchecked can dramatically increase wasted water consumption
and costs. Applying a campus wide smart water flow meter system which measures basic data for flow of water by volume into a building or location. Instead of simply totting up these figures over time, a smart meter feeds the data back into a reporting platform. By providing clear statistical evidence of water flow in close to real time, a data logger gives unparalleled insight into water use across a school campus.
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The Costs of Water Leaks $$$$
By comparing flow volumes against benchmarked levels, a potential leak can be spotted in near real time, prompting further investigation days, weeks or even months earlier than it would otherwise have been picked up. The potential cost and water savings this system provides are often huge.
With a leak detection technology, you do not have to wait for physical signs of a leak to become noticeable before you take action. By setting a benchmark for expected water flow – based on size of the building, location, known uses, number of people etc, signs of a leak from a sudden spike in the data can be detected immediately. Programable automated email and text message alerts can also be incorporated into the system alerting key personnel if water flow increases by a certain percentage above average.
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