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how to check leak?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:42 pm
by xxw589
How do you guys check the leakage in your flow bench? bubble solution？
How to measure the amount of leakage?
Thanks
Re: how to check leak?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:41 pm
by Flash
xxw589 wrote:How do you guys check the leakage in your flow bench? bubble solution？
How to measure the amount of leakage?
Thanks
Are you looking for an exact persentage of leak?????????
More info:
what material is it made of.
if wood, is it sealed aka painted.
Who make this bench.
How many inches of vac, are you trying to pull/push through this bench
Re: how to check leak?
Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:45 pm
by jfholm
One way is to have your bench on intake mode and then seal off the hole where you mount your head you are testing. Slowly turn up your vacuum source and check your flow meter. If it shows zero flow on your flow meter then it probably has no leaks. If you show air flow even if you have the hole blocked then you have a leak someplace.
On the exhaust direction you can once again block off the hole, put something heavy on it so is stays put, and then again turn up the vacuum source and check your flow meter. Then you can also spray a soapy water solution around and see if there are bubbles.
John
Re: how to check leak?
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 10:05 am
by xxw589
jfholm wrote:One way is to have your bench on intake mode and then seal off the hole where you mount your head you are testing. Slowly turn up your vacuum source and check your flow meter. If it shows zero flow on your flow meter then it probably has no leaks. If you show air flow even if you have the hole blocked then you have a leak someplace.
On the exhaust direction you can once again block off the hole, put something heavy on it so is stays put, and then again turn up the vacuum source and check your flow meter. Then you can also spray a soapy water solution around and see if there are bubbles.
John
thanks, that is the way I am using.