Wireless Temperature Sensor causing insufficient heating

Songbird_2023

HVACNUT said:

Songbird_2023 said:

bburd said:

There's another type of room thermometer shaped somewhat like a hair dryer and you need to point up at the ceiling to get the temperature reading. These management guys here use that.

You're probably thinking of an infrared laser thermometer. It reads surface temperatures, not air directly. It'd be good if you wanted to find the cold spots. Around windows and baseboard, etc. Maybe you could do some air sealing. They're also good for freaking out cats.

O, I see. Well, that's another approach the management shouldn't be having .. checking surface temperature instead of room temperature. Surface temp is usually quite a bit higher than room temp, and thus misleading residents into thinking there's enough heat in their units. But the one that's felt by people residing in the unit is the room temp.

HVACNUT

Songbird_2023 said:

Songbird_2023 said:

There's another type of room thermometer shaped somewhat like a hair dryer and you need to point up at the ceiling to get the temperature reading. These management guys here use that.

You're probably thinking of an infrared laser thermometer. It reads surface temperatures, not air directly. It'd be good if you wanted to find the cold spots. Around windows and baseboard, etc. Maybe you could do some air sealing. They're also good for freaking out cats.

O, I see. Well, that's another approach the management shouldn't be having .. checking surface temperature instead of room temperature. Surface temp is usually quite a bit higher than room temp, and thus misleading residents into thinking there's enough heat in their units. But the one that's felt by people residing in the unit is the room temp.

They should be using the laser for checking around windows and electric outlets and switches on exterior walls and around "through the wall" air conditioners if any. And seal it up.