I've used my IR thermometer on various tasks and wondered how others might have used theirs.
So far I've used mine for:
- The wood stove, obviously
- Checking how well my water heater is insulated by comparing the outer shell temp to other objects in the room (I'm not sure how to quantify the heat loss once I know the temp difference...yet)
- Identifying a misfiring cylinder on internal combustion engines
- Diagnosing a bad thermostat on a car
- Gauging the effect of various window treatments (comparing window temp with treatment temp)
- Identifying cold spots from drafts in my house
- Identifying heat flow patterns in our house while using the wood stove
- Monitoring the inlet/outlet temps on my open loop geothermal system, making loop changes, checking the effect
So far I've used mine for:
- The wood stove, obviously
- Checking how well my water heater is insulated by comparing the outer shell temp to other objects in the room (I'm not sure how to quantify the heat loss once I know the temp difference...yet)
- Identifying a misfiring cylinder on internal combustion engines
- Diagnosing a bad thermostat on a car
- Gauging the effect of various window treatments (comparing window temp with treatment temp)
- Identifying cold spots from drafts in my house
- Identifying heat flow patterns in our house while using the wood stove
- Monitoring the inlet/outlet temps on my open loop geothermal system, making loop changes, checking the effect