The Steelhead sniffer is designed to sample air from bottled water containers using a patented electronic sensor technology and return a pass or fail decision for chemical vapor contaminants. Integrated into a water bottling machine, the sniffer may function with our leak detector system or as a stand-alone testing device, depending on the customer’s requirements. This bottling equipment, perfect for those seeking a bottling machine for sale, can be operated with HOD bottles typically in the 3 to 5 gallon range made from glass, PET, or polycarbonate. The sniffer is located in-line and upstream from the bottle washer to detect and reject contaminated bottles before their contents can enter the washer system. This protects against costly line shutdowns to clean the washer, preventing contamination in one bottle from affecting many others. The sniffer draws air from each bottle passing through the leak detector. It is presented with a 2-second flow of air drawn from the bottle and will indicate via an audio alarm and setting of an alarm status if the bottle has failed for contaminants. Failed bottles are rejected and automatically removed from the line. Unlike other bottling equipment systems on the market, Steelhead’s sniffer is designed to provide a very broad-based sensing capability that is not limited to a short list of a few specific chemicals. In fact, during operation, it can detect and reject new sources of contamination, including chemicals it may not have been tested with previously. In this way, our sniffer adapts in real-time to detect new compounds and protect washing systems against a much wider range of contaminants.