Paul Hope
| Paul Hope | |
| Occupation | Leak detection engineer |
|---|---|
| Employer | ADI Leak Detection |
| Based in | Swinton, Greater Manchester |
| Regions covered | The Midlands, North West, Yorkshire and Wales |
| Counties covered | 20 |
| Specialisms | Plumbing and Heating; Water Mains |
| Plumbing and Heating | 17 years |
| Leak Detection | 6 years |
| Qualifications | City and Guilds Level 3 Plumbing and heating; Gas Safe Registered |
| Leak investigations completed | 920 (since 2021) |
Paul Hope is a leak detection engineer employed by ADI Leak Detection, the trading name of ADI Leak Solutions Ltd.[1][2] Based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, Hope carries out leak investigations across the Midlands, North West, Yorkshire and Wales, covering 20 counties in total.[1] ADI describes his specialisms as plumbing and heating, and water mains, and records 17 years in plumbing and heating alongside his leak detection work.[1] ADI records 920 completed leak investigations for him since 2021.[1][2] He is Gas Safe registered.[1]
Background and experience[edit]
ADI records Paul Hope as having 17 years in plumbing and heating and 6 years specialising in leak detection.[1] It attributes 920 completed leak detection jobs to him since 2021.[1] He is Gas Safe registered and holds a City and Guilds Level 3 qualification in plumbing and heating.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
ADI publishes the following qualifications for Paul Hope: City and Guilds Level 3 Plumbing and heating 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]
Hope works across central heating, underfloor heating, water mains, bathroom plumbing, drains, underground pipework and structural leak scenarios.[1] ADI states that properties with underfloor heating or long external supply runs are typical of the more involved work he takes on.[1] Unlike most profiles on the site, his does not list individual detection instruments, giving instead the leak types he covers; the page's headline text records him as working with acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging cameras and tracer gas.[1]
Areas covered[edit]
ADI lists Hope as covering 20 counties: Cheshire, Conwy, Cumbria, Denbighshire, Derbyshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, Flintshire, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Powys, Shropshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, West Yorkshire and Wrexham.[1] The company groups these as the Midlands, North West, 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 Paul Hope: four internal cold mains leaks, two central heating leaks, two underground mains leaks and one hot water system leak.[1] The locations given are Bollington, Derby, Wallasey, Warwick, Stockport, Oldham, Cockermouth, Northallerton and Liverpool.[1] Recorded outcomes include "Leak found at tee joint beneath kitchen floor, repaired with press fittings" at Bollington, "Continuous water loss traced to failed urinal cistermiser, no pipe leak found" at Derby and "Underground mains leak located in back garden, excavated and repaired" at Wallasey.[1] The site publishes a summary of each investigation rather than a full report.
See also
- ADI Leak Detection
- Acoustic leak detection
- Thermal imaging
- Tracer gas leak detection
- Trace and access
- Leak detection in Greater Manchester
- Leak detection in Cheshire