List of leak detector liquids

Made in Germany aus gutem Grund Banner

List of leak detector liquids

The DIBt Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik has issued a list of leak detector liquids for the monitoring areas of double-walled tanks in the December 2010 issue on its homepage.

The leak detector liquids were tested by the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) Berlin according to the DIBt approval principles for leak detectors for tanks (ZG-LAGB) and piping (ZG-LAGR).

The leak detector liquids meet the requirements for the storage and transport of

  • Fuel oil EL
  • Diesel fuel
  • Petrol
  • Super petrol
  • Fatty acid methyl ester (biodiesel/bio fuel oil)
  • Mixture of fuel oil EL or diesel fuel and fatty acid methyl ester
  • Ethanol
  • Mixtures of petrol and ethanol
  • Vegetable oils.

The listed leak detector liquids may be used in Germany for the type LAG 2000 GOK leak detector in:

  • tanks of newly installed systems for the storage, filling and handling of water-endangering materials except for fuel oils
  • operating systems for the storage, filling and handling of water-endangering materials including fuel oils

In other EU member states, the national certificates of suitability for intended use must be taken into consideration.