Leader, 4.6 m
Reaches the controller.
Leak detection · four families, 31 codes
Liquid cooling leak detection
The instrument line for the loop: no coolant distribution units, no cold plates.
Position resolution 0.1 m · 1 to 500 m · 1 to 16 channels
Sites
1in 7
Outage
$485,000average
Downtime
$8,000per minute
01 / Market
Market size
Detection became a budget line
2025
400USD m
2032
1,300USD m
CAGR
18%
Asia Pacific
21.2%
| Largest region | North America, 17.7 % |
|---|---|
| Fastest fluid, mode | coolant / glycol; retrofit |
Detection has moved into underwriting requirements, so the specification is signed by facilities, risk and engineering.
02 / Four families
Route by your question
Locating rope
A distance along the run? 1–500 m.
Point probes
The points countable? 0–4.8 mm.
Controllers
How many runs? 1–16 channels.
Cables and accessories
What completes a supervised loop? Leader and terminator per controller.
| Locating rope | Point probes | Controllers | Cables, accessories |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMS-LD-R1 | EMS-LD-P1 | EMS-LD-C1 | EMS-LD-X1 |
| EMS-LD-R5 | EMS-LD-P2 | EMS-LD-C2 | EMS-LD-X3 |
| EMS-LD-R15 | EMS-LD-P3 | EMS-LD-C4 | EMS-LD-X4 |
| EMS-LD-R25 | EMS-LD-P4 | EMS-LD-C8 | EMS-LD-X15 |
| EMS-LD-R50 | EMS-LD-P5 | EMS-LD-C16 | EMS-LD-X30 |
| EMS-LD-R100 | 5 codes | 5 codes | EMS-LD-T1 |
| EMS-LD-R250 | EMS-LD-T2 | EMS-LD-T3 | EMS-LD-T4 |
| EMS-LD-R500 | EMS-LD-T5 | EMS-LD-T6 | EMS-LD-T7 |
| 8 codes · locating-rope | 1 to 500 m point-probes | 1 to 16 ch controllers | EMS-LD-T8 · cables and accessories |
03 / Resolution vs accuracy
Accuracy band
Three parameters, three rows
| Parameter | Published value |
|---|---|
| 0.1 m, the step the reported distance moves in | |
| ±0.6 m plus 0.5 % of cable length | |
| ±0.6 m plus 0.25 % of cable length | |
| Worked at 100 / 250 / 500 m, accuracy · repeatability | ±1.1 and ±0.85 m · ±1.85 and ±1.23 m · ±3.1 and ±1.85 m |
No datasheet here publishes a locating accuracy at that granularity. The tolerance decides how much capacity is isolated to chase one drip.
04 / False alarms
Siting and contamination, not electronics
| CRAC clearance | 1.8 m (6 ft) |
|---|---|
| Alarms when breached | twice a day, or weekly |
| Contamination current | 1–300 µA |
| Leak setpoint | 150 µA |
A contaminated cable crosses the leak threshold with no water.
05 / Limits
Detected and blind bands
The limits, up front
| Row | Value |
|---|---|
| Design basis | PG25, 25 % propylene glycol; ASHRAE TC 9.9 bulletin |
| Detection floor | 15 % by weight and above, PG15 / PG25 / PG35 |
| Wider envelope in the trade | 10 % to 55 % propylene glycol |
| Blind spot | near-DI water, pure dielectric fluids |
| Complementary | pressure-decay or flow-balance; no distance |
| Early indicators | extra top-up, loop-pressure variation |
ASHRAE TC 9.9 warns that direct-to-chip warranty requirements are easy to violate, with failures invisible at commissioning.
06 / Standards
What the installation has to satisfy
UL 61010-1
EN 61010-1, IEC 61010-1, CSA C22.2 No. 61010-1.
Controllers
CE
Declaration of conformity.
Controllers, power supplies
UL CL2P
Meets NFPA 262.
Underfloor cable
Also carried: UL 719 (jacket abrasion, 60 to 65+ cycles), IEC 60730-2-23:2025 (sensing elements), IEC 62368-1 (loop proof at 1.5×). Ingress protection is not specified in this product class; the ratings carried are NEMA Type 1 and UL CL2P plenum. Certification names are published on the badge cards; approval documents are shown on request.
07 / Accessories
Rules that keep a loop supervised
Terminator
A cut cable reads as normal without one.
Clips and tags
Clips 0.9–1.2 m, tags 3 m.
Jumper per crossing
Two wet points average into one.
08 / Datasheet
Send the model code and the loop fluid
Returns the specification sheet, the dimensional drawing and the lead time. One working day.