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CANADIAN LEAK Betection’s Chris Dutton goes hi-tech in locating thase hard to find leaks. The
owner of the North Vancouver business uses a combination of seund, radio and sonar technolo-
gy to find leaks as small as a pinhead.

NEWS photo Mike Watettetd

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/ Who you gonna call?

ALTHOUGH HIE uses sonar,
radio and a helium detector,
Chris Dutton is not involved in
a high-stakes game of post
cold war espionage.

By Robert Galster
Contributing Writer

The Carson Graham grad uses
the technology to locate leaks — of
the pipe rather

fact. he is part of a worldwide 230- .

franchise team Operating in places
as diverse as the United Arab
Emirates and Brazil.

“It's surprising how supportful
the other franchises are,” said
Dutton whose territory covers the
Lower Mainland and Vancouver
Island.

However, coming on board with -
CLD didn’t come cheaply.

“I cashed in a lot of chips for

this onc,” said’

than the securily _———_cuEeceees §=Duiton. “Most of:.

— variety. .
“The whole
idea is ... being
able to detect a
leak before
doing any dig-
ging in one
spot.” says
Dutton. He adds
that with the
high tech equip-
ment he’s usual-
ly able to pin-
point a leak to
within 12 inches.
This is great
news to anyone who has had the
“pleasure” of having a yard dug up
in search of a pesky leak “some-

-where along a buried pipe.”

Dutton has owned Canadian
Leak Detection (CLD) or
Leakbusters of North Vancouver for
the past 6 months. As the third fran-
chisee to open in Canada, he has
confidence in the Palm Springs-
based company's technology. In

66 You gotta go
for the gusto.
You can’t sit back
and wait for the
phone to ring. 99

the chips, | in’
fact.” ;

To date, the .
majority of ©
Dutton’s — busi-
ness has come in
the form. of.
locating . plumb- :
ing leaks. .

“So far it has °
been plumbing
leaks in build-
ings and hous-
es,” said Dutton. ©
“That’s because .
I’ve missed the
pool season.” He adds that with the
warmer weather approaching he”:
plans to aggressively pursue the
pool and spa market. This includes
an add in the next edition of the rel-
atively expensive Yellow Pages. .
which lhe missed when he initially.
started out.

“You gotta. go for. the gusto,”
said Dutton. “You can’t sit mee and”
wait for the phone to ring.”

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