Can someone recommend a good indoor thermometer?
Hi, I just want to be able to accurately measure the temperature in each area etc. What’s a good thermometer? For example, what kind do they use at hpd when they inspect apts to make sure the temps are 68 degrees? And do you know the price? I wouldn’t want some rolls royce one, just…
Hi, I just want to be able to accurately measure the temperature in each area etc. What’s a good thermometer? For example, what kind do they use at hpd when they inspect apts to make sure the temps are 68 degrees? And do you know the price? I wouldn’t want some rolls royce one, just something decent.
I’ve used the digital ones and the one from our old thermostat and an old school mercury one I got half off from the dollar store. They all get the same readings. I like that I can also get a humidity reading on the digital one, but old merc never runs out of batteries.
IMBY, I was going to follow up and say that a remote sensor with a digital readout can be used so you don’t have to go into each area. White Rodgers and Honeywell make these. Not sure if they make one that multiple sensors can go to one thermostat readout. Probably more than you want to spend…sorry.
Oregon Scientific makes an inexpensive small ( mobile phone size) digital thermometer, either C or F, that comes with an additional remote sensor. The “mother” unit stores highs and lows for both the here and there sensors, so you will be able to tell overnights while you are sleeping. Works great as I put it in my tenant’s apartment so I always know what’s what.
Model #RAR232 out of stock… Look for indoor outdoor wireless sensor models. Most under $30
HD might sell them in the garden section
I like the IR thermometers which can measure the surface temperature. harbor freight has some cheap models:
http://www.harborfreight.com/non-contact-laser-thermometer-96451.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/infrared-thermometer-93984.html
this way you can measure temperature in the room (by pointing on the furniture) or check radiators or even do “thermal inspection of the house” by pointing at different points and try to find the draftiest places which would have the lowest temperature.
So you recommend I get a digital one? Any idea what they run? I don’t need it permanent. What about a thermostat that hasn’t been installed? Those round ones. they are easy to read. So I walk in to Home Depot and ask them for what exactly? At what price range?
This is for the purposes of:
A) if I know which rooms and areas are what temps, I can get a better idea of what problems can be. There was a whole thread about my heating issue that’s still active. On heating rights for co-op owners etc. I want to be able to state that the temp is whatever, instead of just saying it’s too cold.
B)I have a building and I need to keep each apt. at 68 degrees from 6am to 10pm. Right now I just have a thermostat in the 2nd floor hallway to measure temp. I set it for 70. I can’t know if each apt is the right temp unless I go there and take readings every day and have people sign off on the fact that I have proven the temp. It has never mattered before for 7 years but now I have a problem tenant.
Our multi-meter electrical testers have terminals to plug in a thermometer type sensor which reads the temp on a digital screen. You don’t need something that fancy or expensive, but Home Depot will sell something similar for a lot less which can give you a pretty exact readout. If you want it to be permanent, you can easily pick up a wall mount digital thermometer at a discount store and they’ll be fairly accurate. What is happening that you need to account for temp. in different areas?