Brett Steele
| Brett Steele | |
| Occupation | Leak detection engineer |
|---|---|
| Employer | ADI Leak Detection |
| Based in | Halifax, West Yorkshire |
| Regions covered | The Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and Wales |
| Counties covered | 16 |
| Specialisms | Plumbing and Heating; Water Mains |
| Plumbing and Heating | 25 years |
| Leak Detection | 10 years |
| Qualifications | City & Guilding Plumbing & Heating Level 3; Gas Safe Registered |
| Leak investigations completed | 1,153 (start year not published) |
Brett Steele is a leak detection engineer employed by ADI Leak Detection, the trading name of ADI Leak Solutions Ltd.[1][2] Based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Steele carries out leak investigations across the Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and Wales, covering 16 counties in total.[1] ADI describes his specialisms as plumbing and heating, and water mains, and records 25 years in plumbing and heating alongside his leak detection work.[1] ADI records 1,153 completed leak investigations for him, without giving a start year.[1] He is Gas Safe registered.[1]
Background and experience[edit]
ADI records Brett Steele as having 25 years in plumbing and heating and 10 years in leak detection.[1] The company attributes 1,153 completed leak detection jobs to him.[1] Unlike most engineer profiles on the site, his job total is published without a start year.[1] ADI states that his depth of trade experience allows him to read pipe systems quickly and understand how failures develop.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
ADI publishes the following qualifications for Brett Steele: City & Guilding Plumbing & Heating Level 3 and Gas Safe Registered.[1] The company states that it holds accreditation with the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering and membership of the Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme, and that its engineers work under £5 million of public liability insurance.[1][2]
Specialisms and methods[edit]
Steele works across central heating, underfloor heating, water mains, bathroom plumbing, drains and underground pipework, covering both pressurised supply systems and heating circuits.[1] ADI notes that drain leak investigation, including below-ground drainage as well as internal above-ground pipework, is within his scope, and that central heating and water mains jobs sit at the centre of his work.[1] His listed detection methods are tracer gas, acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging, borescope cameras and moisture meters.[1]
Areas covered[edit]
ADI lists Steele as covering 16 counties: Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Flintshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire and West Yorkshire.[1] The company groups these as the Midlands, North West, North East, Yorkshire and Wales.[1][2] Coverage is published at county level; the site does not state that he works every part of every county listed.
Documented case studies[edit]
ADI publishes nine leak investigations attributed to Brett Steele: five underground water mains leaks, two internal cold mains leaks, one central heating leak and one hot water system leak.[1] The locations given are Sheffield, Nottingham, Ingleby Greenhow, Baildon, Knaresborough, Chesterfield, Kingston upon Hull, Derby and Blackburn.[1] Recorded outcomes include "Two leaks found and repaired on external mains supply" at Sheffield, "Underground mains leak found beneath drain, pipe replaced" at Nottingham and "Leak found beneath kitchen unit, corroded pipe replaced" at Ingleby Greenhow.[1] The site publishes a summary of each investigation rather than a full report.
See also
- ADI Leak Detection
- Tracer gas leak detection
- Acoustic leak detection
- Thermal imaging
- Borescope inspection
- Trace and access
- Leak detection in West Yorkshire