Grant Corney
| Grant Corney | |
| Occupation | Leak detection engineer |
|---|---|
| Employer | ADI Leak Detection |
| Based in | Brentwood, Essex |
| Regions covered | Greater London, South East, East Anglia and the Midlands |
| Counties covered | 16 |
| Specialisms | Plumbing and Heating; Water Mains |
| Plumbing and Heating | 20 years |
| Leak Detection | 6 years |
| Water Mains Replacement | 7 years |
| Qualifications | NVQ Level 2 Plumbing & Heating; Thames Water Approved Plumber |
| Leak investigations completed | 2,238 (since 2016) |
Grant Corney is a leak detection engineer employed by ADI Leak Detection, the trading name of ADI Leak Solutions Ltd.[1][2] Based in Brentwood, Essex, Corney carries out leak investigations across Greater London, South East, East Anglia and the Midlands, covering 16 counties in total.[1] ADI describes his specialisms as plumbing and heating, and water mains, and records 20 years in plumbing and heating alongside his leak detection work.[1] ADI records 2,238 completed leak investigations for him since 2016.[1][2] He is a Thames Water Approved Plumber.[1]
Background and experience[edit]
ADI records Grant Corney as having 20 years in plumbing and heating, 7 years in water mains replacement and 6 years as a leak detection specialist with the company.[1] It attributes 2,238 completed leak detection jobs to him since 2016.[1][2] He is listed as a Thames Water Approved Plumber, one of two ADI engineers carrying that approval.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
ADI publishes the following qualifications for Grant Corney: NVQ Level 2 Plumbing & Heating and Thames Water Approved Plumber.[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]
Corney works on central heating and underfloor heating systems, water mains, bathroom plumbing, drains and underground pipework.[1] ADI states that his investigations range from pinpointing a slow leak within a pressurised heating circuit to tracing a fault along a buried mains supply pipe, and that drain leak investigation, including underground drainage runs, also falls within his scope.[1] His listed detection methods are tracer gas, acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging, borescope cameras, moisture meters and leak correlation.[1]
Areas covered[edit]
ADI lists Corney as covering 16 counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey and West Sussex.[1] The company groups these as Greater London, South East, East Anglia and the Midlands.[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 Grant Corney: three central heating leaks, three underground water mains leaks, one hot water system leak, one internal cold mains leak and one underfloor heating leak.[1] The locations given are Haverhill, Cambourne, Downham Market, Attleborough, Battle, Gravesend, Chelmsford, Burpham and Kensington.[1] Recorded outcomes include "Underground leak found and repaired beneath outbuilding floor" at Haverhill, "Two leaks found on allotment supply; one repaired" at Cambourne and "Underground mains leak found at failed reduction fitting, repaired" at Downham Market.[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 Essex