James Hunter
| James Hunter | |
| Occupation | Leak detection engineer |
|---|---|
| Employer | ADI Leak Detection |
| Based in | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Regions covered | Greater London, South East, East Anglia, South West and the Midlands |
| Counties covered | 20 |
| Specialisms | Plumbing and Heating; Swimming Pool; Water Mains |
| Plumbing and Heating | 21 years |
| Leak Detection | 4 years |
| Swimming Pool Leak Detection | 2 years |
| New Build Plumbing | 15 years |
| Commercial Plumbing | 1 years |
| Qualifications | NVQ plumbing & heating level 2.; PADI Qualified Diver; Dry Suit Qualified |
| Leak investigations completed | 554 (since 2022) |
James Hunter is a leak detection engineer employed by ADI Leak Detection, the trading name of ADI Leak Solutions Ltd.[1][2] Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Hunter carries out leak investigations across Greater London, South East, East Anglia, South West and the Midlands, covering 20 counties in total.[1] ADI describes his specialisms as plumbing and heating, swimming pool, and water mains, and records 21 years in plumbing and heating alongside his leak detection work.[1] ADI records 554 completed leak investigations for him since 2022.[1][2] Fifteen of his 21 years in the trade were spent in new build plumbing.[1]
Background and experience[edit]
ADI records James Hunter as having 21 years in plumbing and heating, 15 years in new build plumbing, 4 years in leak detection, 2 years in swimming pool leak detection and 1 year in commercial plumbing.[1] It attributes 554 completed leak detection jobs to him since 2022.[1] He holds PADI diver and dry suit qualifications, which support his swimming pool work.[1] ADI states that his new build background makes him familiar with how modern pipework is laid out, which it describes as significant when tracing a fault in a property built in the last two decades.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
ADI publishes the following qualifications for James Hunter: NVQ plumbing & heating level 2., PADI Qualified Diver and Dry Suit Qualified.[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]
Hunter works across central heating, underfloor heating, water mains, bathroom plumbing, drains, underground pipework and swimming pools.[1] His listed detection methods are tracer gas, acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging, borescope cameras and moisture meters.[1]
Areas covered[edit]
ADI lists Hunter as covering 20 counties: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire and Worcestershire.[1] The company groups these as Greater London, South East, East Anglia, South West 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 eight leak investigations attributed to James Hunter: two central heating leaks, two hot water system leaks, two internal cold mains leaks and two underground water mains leaks.[1] The locations given are Wandsworth, Bourne End, Gloucester, Hove, Nottingham, Farnham, West Byfleet and Portsmouth.[1] Recorded outcomes include "Hot pipe leak found and repaired beneath kitchen floor screed" at Wandsworth, "Two leaks found and repaired beneath kitchen floor" at Bourne End and "Underground mains leak located at front of property, excavated and repaired" at Gloucester.[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 Buckinghamshire