Ultrasonic leak detection only pays when every leak you find turns into a repair somebody actually completes. Oxmaint captures ultrasonic survey results across compressed air, steam and gas systems, puts a pound figure on each leak, ranks them by payback and raises the work order automatically, then verifies the saving after the fix. Start a free trial or book an energy-loss demo to see your own survey data costed.
Ultrasonic Leak Detection Software
Most UK plants already know they have leaks. What stops the repair programme is nobody can say what each one costs, so finance never approves the budget. This page shows how to close that gap and turn a survey into proven savings.
You cannot hear the leaks that cost you most
Loud leaks get fixed because somebody complains about the noise. The expensive ones make no sound a person can detect, which is why they run for years.
Compressed air accounts for around 10% of UK industrial electricity consumption, and roughly 30% of it escapes through leaks on a typical site with no leak management programme.
What a single leak actually costs
These are the figures that unlock a repair budget. A 1mm hole sounds trivial until it is priced over a year of running.
| Leak | Loss | Cost per year | Detectable by ear |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1mm hole at 7 bar | ~0.2 litres per second | ~£400 | No |
| Typical small fitting leak | Fine, continuous escape | Up to £700 | No |
| Average leak across UK surveys | Varies by pressure | ~£1,200 | Rarely |
| Large single leak recorded | Significant flow | ~£1,650 | Sometimes |
| 75 kW compressor at 30% leakage | ~22 kW wasted continuously | ~£16,000 | Partly |
Based on around 12p per kWh and typical UK running hours. Compressed air costs eight to ten times more per usable unit of power than the electricity that makes it, and only about 4% of the input energy ends up as usable air.
Why most leak programmes stall
The survey happens. The report arrives. Then nothing changes. Three failure points explain almost every stalled programme.
The closed loop Oxmaint builds around your survey
Detection is one step of five. The other four are where the money is actually recovered.
What UK surveys have actually found
Fixing only the largest ten leaks commonly recovers 50 to 70% of the waste within the first month, and structured leak programmes typically pay back in six to 24 months.
Three systems, one workflow
Surveys run while the system is pressurised and production continues. No shutdown required.
Questions we get asked
Turn your next survey into a costed repair plan
Bring your last leak report, or your compressor rating and tariff if you have not surveyed yet. In thirty minutes we will show you what the waste is worth and how the repair programme would be tracked. The free trial runs without a credit card.
