Buckleys Wet Roof Pro’ Wet Roof Leak Detector Kit

Flat roof membranes can fail in small areas that are difficult to locate by visual inspection alone. This method applies a pulsed electrical field across a wet roof surface and follows the resulting voltage gradient to the point where moisture is penetrating the membrane. The Buckleys Wet Roof Pro’ is a roof leak detector system built for that task.

The system uses a generator unit, a detector unit, perimeter trace wire, and survey probes. The generator applies a stabilised low-frequency pulse to the test area, while the detector measures voltage differential at the roof surface and guides the operator toward the leak origin.

• Locates leaks on flat roofing systems with dielectric membrane overlays such as single-ply, asphalt, bitumen, and liquid applied roofs.
• Uses the conductive properties of water on the roof surface to establish a measurable voltage gradient.
• Applies a pulsed 32 V DC output through a perimeter trace wire and building substrate connection.
• Uses a detector with left and right directional indication to track current flow toward the leak origin.
• Operates with a 200 m stainless steel trace wire and two survey probes assembled from three sections each.

The Buckleys Wet Roof Pro’ is prepared by laying trace wire around the test area, connecting the generator to the trace wire and a suitable building earth point, and surveying the wet membrane with two poles connected to the detector. The generator provides selectable pulse settings, and the detector provides directional response based on the measured potential difference between the two survey points. The operator follows direction change until the source point is isolated.