In what units is draft measured and can you convert from meters/second to that unit?

[NH_Wood]

Hello all,

I'd like to get a true draft reading for my flue. I don't have a draft meter, but I do have a high end weather meter (Kestrel 4500) that measures wind speed (I measure wind speed in meters/second) quite accurately. Hoping I could get a m/s air movement reading from the flue and convert to whatever units are appropriate for draft. Thanks in advance!

 

[raybonz]

Hello all,

I'd like to get a true draft reading for my flue. I don't have a draft meter, but I do have a high end weather meter (Kestrel 4500) that measures wind speed (I measure wind speed in meters/second) quite accurately. Hoping I could get a m/s air movement reading from the flue and convert to whatever units are appropriate for draft. Thanks in advance!

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Ray

 

[NH_Wood]

For conversions - folks might also like to check out www.onlineconversion.com - it's excellent.

 

[NH_Wood]

For those interested I found the answer. Draft measure in w.c. is a measure of pressure, not velocity. W.C. stands for Inches of Water Column and I assume is similar to mm/Mg for a measure of pressure. So, although my weather meter measures pressure, it is very sensitive (e.g. elevation hard to get exact), so I don't believe it is useful to attempt a conversion. Oh well - learned something! Cheers!