Leak detection in Edinburgh
Water leak detection across Edinburgh heritage.
Edinburgh holds listed Georgian New Town and Old Town fabric, shared tenements and a heavy tourism trade that fills its hotels. AQUAIOT senses moisture and abnormal flow across your Edinburgh buildings, then isolates the supply automatically before a leak harms listed fabric or closes hotel rooms in peak season.
Live monitoring. Automatic shut-off.
38Sensors OK
2Caution
1Isolated
Live zones
Plant room – moistureDryOK
Riser 3 – flow14.8 L/minIsolated
Roof tank – temp4.2°CFreeze risk
Incoming main – flowNormalOK
Listed Georgian fabric is unforgiving.Water in Edinburgh New Town or Old Town heritage does not allow a quick strip-out, and reinstating original plaster and joinery can dwarf the plumbing repair.
Hotel leaks cost rooms in peak season.A leak that takes rooms out of service during festival or tourist peaks costs an Edinburgh hotel far more in lost nights than the repair itself.
Tenements share the risk between homes.Shared Edinburgh tenement pipework carries a leak from one flat into the next, so a single failure can become several claims down the stair.
It is the costliest claim on the book.Insurers pay around one point eight million pounds per day in escape-of-water claims according to the ABI, and underwriters expect active monitoring on the buildings most at risk.
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Detection built for Edinburgh heritage and hotels
A listed Georgian building cannot simply be stripped out when water gets into it, and a busy Edinburgh hotel cannot afford to lose rooms during festival season. Tenements share pipework that carries a leak between homes, and Old Town fabric is unforgiving once it is wet. AQUAIOT puts moisture sensors where water gathers, reads flow on the incoming main across the Scottish Water region for the slow leak that runs through a quiet corridor, and closes an auto-isolation valve the moment a threshold is crossed, with a logged record for the conservation officer and the insurer.
Sensing that respects listed fabric. Point and rope moisture sensors in risers, plant rooms and heritage spaces, plus inline flow analytics on the main, all retrofit and non-invasive in Georgian and Old Town buildings.
Isolation that keeps hotel rooms open. Auto-isolation valves close the supply on a moisture or abnormal-flow trigger on the affected branch, so an Edinburgh hotel loses one room rather than a floor.
A record for conservation and cover. Every alert, reading and shut-off event is timestamped and exportable, giving Edinburgh conservation officers and insurers a defensible record of active water management.
Live leak status
Auto-isolation valve closed – Riser 3
Abnormal flow detected 03:14. Supply isolated, team notified.
Abnormal flow detected 03:14. Supply isolated, team notified.
How It Works
Three steps from first drop to evidence
Step 01
Detect
AQUAIOT moisture, flow and freeze sensors are deployed at the points water escapes. Every reading is timestamped and logged to the cloud over secure cellular or LoRaWAN telemetry.
Step 02
Alert and isolate
When moisture is sensed or flow goes abnormal, AQUAIOT raises an immediate alert by SMS, email and app, and closes the auto-isolation valve so water is stopped before damage spreads.
Step 03
Record
Every reading, alert and isolation event is captured in exportable, timestamped logs that integrate with CAFM and BMS, so evidence for insurers is ready on demand.
Capabilities
Everything a leak detection programme needs
Purpose-built for estates, facilities and risk teams protecting buildings against escape of water across single or multiple sites.
Moisture sensing at the risk points
Point, rope and tray sensors detect water at first contact under appliances, in plant rooms, risers and tank rooms, before it spreads.
Inline flow analytics
Continuous flow monitoring on the incoming main learns normal use and flags the slow weep or continuous draw a manual check never sees.
Freeze protection
Temperature monitoring on exposed and loft pipework warns before a freeze leads to a burst, so action can be taken in time.
Automatic shut-off
Auto-isolation valves close the supply the moment a moisture or abnormal-flow threshold is crossed, with manual remote override for the duty holder.
Multi-channel alerts with escalation
SMS, email and app alerts with role-based routing, so the right person responds day or night, on a single site or across a portfolio.
Open integration, no lock-in
Connects to BMS, CAFM and SCADA via RS485/Modbus or REST API, with audit-ready exportable records for insurers and owners.
Evidence & Assurance
Evidence your insurers and auditors expect.
Audit-ready event logs Insurer-recognised auto shut-off Role-based escalation Secure cellular and LoRaWAN telemetry
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Questions & Answers
Common questions
Can AQUAIOT protect a listed Edinburgh building?
Yes. Sensing and clamp-on ultrasonic flow monitoring are non-invasive and retrofit-friendly, so a listed Georgian or Old Town building gains detection and shut-off without cutting into pipes or fabric.
How does it help an Edinburgh hotel in peak season?
Auto-isolation valves can close only the affected branch, so a leak costs one room rather than a floor, with a real-time alert to the duty team by SMS, email and app.
Does it cover shared tenement stock?
Yes. Moisture and flow sensing catch a leak in one flat early, and automatic isolation stops the water before it carries through the shared pipework into the next Edinburgh home.
Does it work in the Scottish Water region?
Yes. The system reads flow on the incoming main whatever the Edinburgh supplier, sending real-time alerts the moment a moisture or flow threshold is crossed.
Will it give evidence for conservation and insurance?
Every event is timestamped and exportable, giving Edinburgh conservation officers and insurers a defensible record, with up to around eight percent premium reduction potential set by your insurer.
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