Scott Hardcastle
| Scott Hardcastle | |
| Occupation | Leak detection engineer |
|---|---|
| Employer | ADI Leak Detection |
| Based in | Terrington St Clement, Norfolk |
| Regions covered | South East, East Anglia and the Midlands |
| Counties covered | 11 |
| Specialisms | Plumbing and Heating; Water Mains |
| Plumbing and Heating | 20 years |
| Leak Detection | 2 years |
| Qualifications | Gas Safe Registered Plumber; Accredited Certification Scheme Registered; Air Source Heat Pump Qualified; Oil Boiler Qualified |
| Leak investigations completed | 308 (since 2024) |
Scott Hardcastle is a leak detection engineer employed by ADI Leak Detection, the trading name of ADI Leak Solutions Ltd.[1][2] Based in Terrington St Clement, Norfolk, Hardcastle carries out leak investigations across South East, East Anglia and the Midlands, covering eleven 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 308 completed leak investigations for him since 2024.[1][2] He is qualified on air source heat pumps and oil boilers as well as gas.[1]
Background and experience[edit]
ADI records Scott Hardcastle as having 20 years in plumbing and heating and 2 years in specialist leak detection.[1] It attributes 308 completed leak detection jobs to him since 2024.[1] He is a Gas Safe registered plumber and is registered under the Accredited Certification Scheme, and holds air source heat pump and oil boiler qualifications.[1] ADI states that he carries tracer gas detection equipment, thermal imaging cameras and acoustic listening devices to every job.[1]
Qualifications[edit]
ADI publishes the following qualifications for Scott Hardcastle: Gas Safe Registered Plumber, Accredited Certification Scheme Registered, Air Source Heat Pump Qualified and Oil Boiler 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]
Hardcastle works across central heating, underfloor heating, water mains, bathroom plumbing and drains, and his profile also lists underground leak detection.[1] ADI describes his work as covering internal leaks through to underground supply pipe faults and concealed leaks within bathroom structures, on residential properties from terraced houses to larger homes with more complex heating or buried supply pipework.[1] His listed detection methods are tracer gas, acoustic listening equipment, thermal imaging, borescope cameras and moisture meters.[1]
Areas covered[edit]
ADI lists Hardcastle as covering eleven counties: Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk.[1] The company groups these as 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 Scott Hardcastle: three internal cold mains leaks, two central heating leaks, two hot water system leaks and two underground water mains leaks.[1] The locations given are Great Coates, Boston, Holbeach, Fakenham, Chatteris, Market Deeping, Northampton and Mablethorpe.[1] Recorded outcomes include "Split copper pipe at external wall located and replaced" at Great Coates, "Hot water leak found under kitchen floor, pipe rerouted" at Boston and "Split 15mm pipe located and replaced beneath kitchen floor" at Holbeach.[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 Norfolk