Patent ID: 7604017

Claim:
A water ingress detection system suitable for use in indicating the ingress of water onto a pipe or vessel inside a casing, from outside said casing, said water ingress detection system comprising: at least one deflector securable to the underside of said vessel inside said casing; a tie device adapted to be clamped against said vessel, and be engagable to a base portion of said deflector; at least one conduit coupled to said deflector for leading water away from said vessel; and at least one water-sensing indicator device attachable to said conduit and adapted to receive water from said conduit, said water-sensing indicator device having at least one signal output portion disposed externally of said casing for signaling the presence of water; wherein said deflector being formed and arranged for intercepting water running along the exterior of said vessel inside said casing and diverting said water into said conduit; wherein said conduit and water-sensing indicator device being formed and arranged so that said water-sensing indicator device can sense substantially only water intercepted by said deflector.