Water penetration a major threat to treasures in museum basements
TraceTek detection system gives early alert of water leaks
CASE STUDY : National Museum of Korea, Seoul
The Risk
Large museums will often be displaying only a fraction of their exhibits at any one time with the remainder held in temporary or permanent archive storage. At the National Museum of Korea they are stored in 20 basement vaults safe from fire and theft. Here, the biggest risk of damage to stored exhibits is water ingress. Whether the water originates from leaks in plumbing systems or enters through structural walls and foundation seepage, the result is always the same: water finds its way to low spots and that is exactly where the priceless treasures, dating back over 1500 years, are stored. The Museum sought a means of detecting any water leaks quickly enough to take remedial action before irreparable damage can occur.
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The Solution
Tyco Thermal Controls provided the solution with its TraceTek water leak detection system. At the heart of this system is the TT1000 water sensing cable which will quickly react to the presence of water and trigger an alarm. This is supported with Sensor Interface Modules and a remote control panel to alert building management staff in the security office and central control room.
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The Application
At National Museum of Korea, TraceTek TT1000 water detection cable and TTSIM Sensor Interface Modules have been installed to continuously monitor all 20 of the archive vaults individually. Together with additional TraceTek systems for the building control room and computer centre more than 6km of sensing cable and 23 TraceTek instruments are networked into the water detection systems ready to alert building management staff to the presence of water in sensitive areas.
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