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Vacuum Equipment

Helium Leak Detector Refurbishment Procedures

Working & Warranted helium leak detectors sold by Capovani Brothers are refurbished and tested at our Scotia, New York facility according to the procedures below. 30-Day Return equipment is evaluated separately based on physical condition and, in some cases, powered on. Each product listing clearly identifies the condition and coverage that applies.

What We Check

Our Helium Leak Detector Refurbishment Process

Roughing Pump

  • Oil drained, flushed, and replaced with new; pump performance verified
  • If not operating to OEM specifications, vacuum pump is rebuilt

Dry Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Cleaned, performance verified; rebuilt if not operating to OEM specifications

Turbo Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Tested, performance verified, leak checked
  • Turbo pumps with noisy bearings or not performing to OEM specifications are rebuilt

Diffusion Vacuum Pump (if equipped)

  • Interior components removed and cleaned; pump body interior cleaned
  • Cooling circuit flushed and checked for leaks
  • Heater performance tested, verified, and replaced as needed
  • Over-temperature device on heater tested, verified, and replaced as needed
  • Note: If heaters are not supplied with the specified voltage, they will not perform as specified
  • Entire pump helium vacuum leak checked

Mass Spectrometer Tube

  • Tested, leak checked, performance verified; cleaned and serviced as necessary

Electronics

  • Cleaned, checked, verified, repaired, and replaced as necessary

Calibrated Leak (if installed)

  • Checked and verified; replaced as necessary

Final Verification

  • Full operation of leak detector tested over its entire range

Brands We Stock & Refurbish

Helium Leak Detector Manufacturers