Lets ask Leo!

ScottMP

about this. We want to get a new kit and are talking which way to go ?

Whats the word on the Wohler(sp) equipment ?

Scott

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Leo,

I started this post for you!
Your an "oil-man", in your "opinion" what do you think are the best instruments to set up equipment?, digital, or "wet-kits".
Putting you on the "spot" here!

Dave

Leo

Test Equipment

That's easy, a wet kit. I longed for the time I could get an electronic tester. Bought my own, an O2 and CO sensor cost about a third of the cost of the unit. Add calibration and almost up to half the cost of the unit just to maintain it. It doesn't do over fire draft or smoke hence the printer doesn't print them. The wet kit does it all and the systems I tune generally last at least a year without needing service. If I had it to do over again I would buy a CO detector to use in conjunction with the wet kit.

Now I'm sure I have started a controversy but this is my opinion.

Leo

lee_7

wet kits

Wet kits are great, if like everything else in this business, if you maintain them. I have seen techs using wet kits with what was supposed to be th red liquid, but the liquid looked more like pink lemonade. The tech couldn't fiqure out why test results were sooo wacked out.

Lee

gilligan

testers

well, I like the testo 325 I'm using, but sure glad my company takes care of repairs when it quits, never get a full year before something goes wrong, the printers rarely last 6 months...do the manufacturers realize we don't work in a "clean room". I'm with Leo if it was mt own dime, wet kit and separate CO tester...but most importantly knowing what those numbers mean and how to react to them

Tony_23

Scott

I don't know about Wohler, but check out TSI. I'm very happy with mine. Sensors are $100 and come calibrated and it does draft but no smoke. 8 fuels too.

Dave Yates (GrandPAH)_8

wet vs. dry

We had three wet kits. Bought my first wet kit in '79' & along with the O2, draft, stack temp and smoke tester. Seemed like a heavy investment for a 1-man shop just starting out, but everyone I'd worked for prior to the date had used the eye method & wouldn't budge on getting the equipment. We had oil heat in our home in '79' and the oil co offered us one of those $49 clean&tune special deals. I'd already tuned & cleaned, but for $49, I wanted to see what I'd get. I got an eye-ball tune-up, dirty flame and eff lowered by more than 5%. Best $49 I ever spent because I knew using my wet kit worked exactly as advertised!

Wet gave way to electronic thanks to Alan Mecurio, who had to practically mug me with a Bach kit. Didn't take long to convince me and my crew that we liked the dry (electric) tester. Added a UEI several months later. Another Bach followed and then came a trip to ISH and a visit to Testo's factory. Bought a 330 on the bus trip back to ISH (Fred with Sid Harvey was on board).

All of them are out in the field today in use. The wet kits are no longer used.