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CO Tester

Billy March
Billy March Member Posts: 43
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I do a fair amount of gas fired boiler installations. Can anyone recommend a good CO tester I can purchase. I am a frequent visitor to the wall and some of the stories I am reading about carbon monoxide poisoning are making me nervous!!!

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  • Bruce_6
    Bruce_6 Member Posts: 67
    I use

    a Testo 325-1. http://www.testo.com

    Bacharach is good too, a lot of guys here use it. http://www.bacharach-inc.com/

  • Mark Hunt
    Mark Hunt Member Posts: 4,908
    CO testing


    I swear by the Bacharach Fyrite-pro.

    It reacts VERY quickly to changes in the burn so you get real time readings.

    Once you start testing you will see how important it is.

    If you EVER have any questions Bill, PLEASE PLEASE contact me.

    Mark H

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  • Glenn Harrison_2
    Glenn Harrison_2 Member Posts: 845
    If you want to do CO only,

    I would go with the Bacharach Monoxor II or the new Monoxor III. I have a M II that still has the original CO sensor after almost 8 years. Testo makes good stuff too, although there repair pricing and customer service towards me recently left a lot to be desired, IMO.

    One other idea is to go to A.I.M. at www.aimsafety.com They have a little belt clip CO tester that is mainly designed as a saftey monitor, but you can also get a hand pump attachment to test CO with it.
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    I have

    a Bracharch monoxor II and its great. just this week it found beer bottles in a chimney (emptys of course kids drinking on the roof) I am trying to teach it to find full bottles. Just kidding but I really like it. CO is a serious subject J.Lockard
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,503
    I have the same Testo

    and I never leave the shop without it, unless I'm waiting for a new sensor............

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  • Mark Hunt
    Mark Hunt Member Posts: 4,908
    \"Full Bottle\"


    version is in the works!

    Could lead to trouble though!

    CO is a serious problem , but when you can get a funny in by all means do so!

    Thanks Jim!

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  • Larry (from OSHA)
    Larry (from OSHA) Member Posts: 728
    belt clip model

    This is the model that we use for personal protection and general environmental sampling. Mine has held up very well and stayed in calibration quite closely as well. We calibrate every month and rarely see more than 1 ppm fluctuation. Happy testing.

    Larry
  • Bruce_6
    Bruce_6 Member Posts: 67


  • Bruce_6
    Bruce_6 Member Posts: 67


    > I do a fair amount of gas fired boiler

    > installations. Can anyone recommend a good CO

    > tester I can purchase. I am a frequent visitor to

    > the wall and some of the stories I am reading

    > about carbon monoxide poisoning are making me

    > nervous!!!



  • Bruce_6
    Bruce_6 Member Posts: 67


  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,307


    I have this one:
    which I like but have nothing to compare it to.

    http://www.kane.co.uk/sga91a.htm

    Any opinions?

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  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    Absorption

    Absorption refrigerators Get tested for CO and beer cooling quality.
  • ken D
    ken D Member Posts: 60
    Meter to stick in supply duct for when you cant check heat excha

    Is there a good CO meter to stick in supply duct for when you cant check heat exchangers?
  • jim lockard
    jim lockard Member Posts: 1,059
    ken

    MonoxerII comes with a steel wand or should you need to get in a tight spot connect to a piece of copper tubing. Hope this helps J.Lockard
  • Al D'Ambola
    Al D'Ambola Member Posts: 18
    CO Meters

    I own a Bachrach Fyrite Pro 120 a great meter reacts quickly, however the negative about this meter is when you measure high levels of CO the cell doesn't handle high levels 1700 + ppm with out shutting the unit down for a few hours or replaceing the CO sensor.

    Testo over the last year or so has chnged there meter to meet the American market. It is slower to respond but handles higher CO levels better than Bacharach.

    The TSI CO Meter 6100 series is fast handles high CO levels but has no back lite. Great customer service.

    I have tested with all 3 of these units there all good and they all have a negitive aspect. Cost is very similar. If I had to pick one right now I would go with the TSI. Make sure you have a good light with you.

    Aside from having a CO Meter is having training on how to test and knowing what to look for.

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  • Fred P
    Fred P Member Posts: 77
    how much do those personal CO testers

    cost?
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