Originally developed for the Air Force, QwikDectector-HE is the industry's easiest-to-use and cleanest furnace heat exchanger defect finder.
Rockledge, FL - Mainstream Engineering, a leading manufacturer of HVAC/R aftermarket service/maintenance products, introduces the industry’s most reliable and accurate furnace heat exchanger leak detection method, the QwikDetector-HE™ for all brands of high-efficiency gas-fired condensing furnaces.
Originally developed for cleaning Oxygen Systems on fighter jets, the QwikDetector-HE is a three-ounce aerosolized can with a four-inch-long nozzle extension and easy-to-follow, 12-step illustrated procedure guide.
The QwikDetector-HE has the potential to save lives by early detection of heat exchanger leaks due to defects caused by corrosion, expansion/contraction cracks, or manufacturer error, all which can expose house occupants to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. For service contractors, early detection can increase business with heat exchanger or furnace replacement.
The QwikDetector-HEs patented formula is designed to penetrate a heat exchanger fissure of 24/1000-inch and smaller after only one five-second spray into a drilled 1/8-inch furnace plenum hole. A conventional electronic refrigerant sniffer used at the furnace exhaust point will accurately determine whether the heat exchanger is breached by detecting the QwikDetector-HEs sensitive ether-based chemical blend. The process requires five minutes of preparation/execution time. Each can provides six applications.
The QwikDetector-HE is a cleaner, less-polluting heat exchanger leak detection method than smoke bomb methodology. The QwikDetector-HE is also more accurate than CO sniffers because it can pinpoint openings within a heat exchanger whether or not they are leaking at the time of the test. Pressure within the combustion chamber commonly causes openings to leak intermittently and can therefore fool CO sniffers. The QwikDetector-HE is available at all Johnstone Supply locations and Long Island Distributors (LID) group member locations.
About Mainstream Engineering: Mainstream Engineering is a solutions-oriented research and development company that markets its new product discoveries to the HVAC/R field. Mainstream is currently designing a Gravity Insensitive Heat Pump for the thermal control system of NASA's future Lunar Outpost and the next-generation crew exploration vehicle The Orion. Mainstream manufactured the first refrigeration compressor to fly in space on the International Space Station. For more information on Mainstream Engineering and its HVAC/R division products, please contact (321) 631-3550 or visit www.mainstream-engr.com.