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- Page 1 Testing Flat Roof Membranes Application Guide R1 English Version...
- Page 2 Buckleys (UVRAL) Ltd. Buckleys House, Unit G, Concept Court, Shearway Business Park, Shearway Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 4RG, UK Tel: +44 (0)1303 278888 Fax: +44 (0)1303 274331 Email: sales@buckleys.co.uk Website: www.buckleysinternational.com...
- Page 3 Detecting and repairing leaks in flat roofs at the earliest opportunity simply makes sense; especially as Buckleys’ range of flat roof leak detectors offer a simple and easy-to-use way of quickly locating leaks. Nowadays the vast majority of flat roofs are constructed from electrically conductive materials such as steel or concrete and many have a foil-faced insulation layer directly below the surface membrane.
- Page 4 The Wet Roof Pro’ has been designed to locate leaks on flat roofing systems which incorporate dielectric membrane overlays such as single-ply, asphalt, bitumen and liquid applied roofs. The Wet Roof Pro’ uses the conductive properties of water (from either rainfall or a hose) to pinpoint leaks. The kit comprises two main elements; a generator unit and a detector unit.
- Page 5 The search is continued in the direction of the pulse until the reading swings the opposite way. At this point, if the operator turns 90 degrees and repeats the procedure a crossover point can be reached to locate the source of the leak. Wet Roof Pro’ (Ref: WRP01) comprises: • Generator unit • Detector unit •...
- Page 6 Testing Dry Roof Surfaces Buckleys roofing test kits have been used for many years to locate leaks in roof membranes. The Dry Roof Pro’ leak detector kit can be used to find faults in non-conductive roof membranes with great success.
- Page 7 Testing Flat Roof Membranes Method of testing A suitable point on the structure should be identified as an earth connection for the earth lead of the Dry Roof Pro’. Following the instructions in the operating manual of the Dry Roof Pro’, the output voltage should be set according to the calculation made using the formula shown above.
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Page 8: Testing A Sample
Application Guide Criteria for successful testing There are a number of criteria that need to be met for successful detection of membrane faults: A The test can only be carried out on roof membranes which have a conductive substrate (aluminium foil, concrete, brick, steel or water etc). B The surface must be dry when the testing procedure is carried out. - Page 9 Testing Flat Roof Membranes Method of testing A suitable point on the structure should be identified as an earth connection for the earth lead of the Dry Roof Pro’. Following the instructions in the operating manual of the Dry Roof Pro’, the output voltage should be set according to the calculation made using the formula shown above.
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Page 10: Safety Notice
The equipment is robust and reliable and will give years of service if maintained in accordance with our instructions. Annual re-calibration is recommended for the Dry Roof Pro’. Buckleys can provide a full repair and calibration facilities, offering a fast turn-around service for customers’ equipment. - Page 12 R1 V.11/17...
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