The invention comprises a method for controlling quality in a piping
system, including a valve and a piping structure coupled to the valve.
The method comprises the following: pressurize the piping structure with
a gas at greater than sea-level pressure; seal the gas in the piping
structure with the valve; determine whether the gas stays within the
piping structure; determine that gas leaks from the piping structure; and
identify the location of a leak from the piping structure. The invention
further comprises a method for identifying a component. The method
comprises the following: indicate identification information on a tag
regarding the piping structure; and attach the tag to the piping
structure.