How do Leakbots work ?

Never mind water, can it detect a leak of snake oil?

I presume it looks for hours long water usage, rather than a few seconds when you have a piss?

A few weeks ago, two blokes wearing Souther Water fluorescent jackets were lifting a selection of water meter covers where I live and dropped little metal capsules into them on top of the meter. Being nosy I went out to find out what they were doing. The little capsules were for detecting leaks apparently, which they checked after retrieving them a few days later.

Andrew explained :

They probably listen to the noise from flowing water, the flow will not normally be continuous, unless there is a continuous leakage. Another way would be to listen to the tick of a water meter, which should stop completely for long periods of no water use.

I would imagine it just ?listens? to the pipes and picks up continuous flow through the night say.

Tim

From the horse's mouth:

: How does LeakBot work? : : It?s not magic, it?s science. LeakBot?s patented Thermi-Q technology : accurately measures both the air and water temperatures in your home. If you : have a leak it will continually draw colder water from outside into your : home, creating a consistent drop in temperature. LeakBot can sense the : prolonged and consistent drop in temperature and alerts you to the problem.

Theo

I have never heard of one before. I guess they would only be able to do so if all taps are off. Brian

You need to ask Russ Andrews for one of his for that. Brian

It probably works as well as those magnetic scale removers that you attach to the incoming water pipe,

Utility companies do that.