My go-to for finding leaks is still soapy water, not fancy detectors

Most shops have moved on to electronic leak detectors for speed. I keep a spray bottle of soap mix from my early days on the bench. Watching bubbles form shows the exact spot and size of a leak clearly. That simple trick found a slow evap leak last Tuesday that a digital unit missed.

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baker.riley7mo ago

Soap can get messy in tight spots though.

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willowthomas7mo ago

Depends on your definition of messy.

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walker.robert7mo ago

Nah, you just gotta lather it up more! That extra slickness helps it slide right into tricky spots lol. Plus any mess just washes off with water anyway.

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