Can i measure the temperature of the air comimg out of my car vent or will it only measure the temperature of the surfaceofthe vent?
1986736
It'll give you a pretty accurate reading on the air coming out of the vent but it's probably reading off the vent itself. I use it on air vents in the house when servicing the ac to check air temps. It works pretty good. I don't know how you would make it focus just on air but I have compared it to a regular thermometer hanging in the vent & it reads within a degree or so to it. It definitely reacts faster than a regular thermometer. Just remember when reading something very close, it will be reading slightly lower than the laser sight because the sight comes out of the top of it.
1986737
Really just the vent surface. But, if the air has been on a while (say about 5 minutes), the temperature of the air just as it exits the vent will be pretty much the same as the vent surface.
1986738
only reads surface temps not moving air. need a needle thermometer to read air temp
1986739
It won't be perfect but I assume if you let the heat/AC run for a bit and then take a reading it will be very close to the actual temperature of the air produced.
1986740
As far as I can tell, it will measure the surface, not the air. That seems to work OK with sheet metal ducts in the house. I haven't tried it in the car.
1402812
it measures the hottest temp IMO it can detect. so it shouldn't matter how deep as long as you get to the area you want to measure
877233
No. It only measures surface temps. On a side note, my unit broke within an hour of delivery. I would not recommend this product.
930176
I am not a HVAC guy but I would think that it could be a valuable tool to measure duct air velocities on a relative basis. It is a sensitive instrument but only measures air speed. I suppose you would have to do the calculations in order to calculate cfm. One of the things I use it for is to measure air intake speeds into duct work I set up temporarily at jobs to create negative pressure within houses as a means to minimize dust dispersal. I love this meter. I always have it handy in my toolbox.
1343038
I don't know. But I can tell you we put our sensor out side so it tells us outside temp.
121118
I use the vent air, works great, however also purchased for son and husband, does not work in their cars: HHR and elantra, the vent is set up larger in those. I drive town and country
1382733
As long as it is in water yes. It is not prepared to measure air temperature.
803965
I used it for my car as a coolant temp sensor, but yes it is just a Thermometer, it will tell you the temperature of everything, whether it is ambiant air temps or liquid temps the sensor doesn't care. As far as I can tell it is quite accurate too.
1047066
Oh, most certainly the device will measure your spa temp. I have a very large skylight that heats the inside of our home and I measure the temp of the hot air trapped in the skylights with the Raytek by aming at the glass itself. Works very well. This is a very nice piece of equipment for almost any application where you want to know the temp. Jon
924776
I don't think so in this basic program but I believe it measures exhaust pressure. Not sure if that helps you or not
2032189
I don't think so, but I have not tried it. It is to measure surface temperature. If you point it at the interior wall, it will measure that temperature, but not air temperature or working temperature.
697577
The thermometer is designed for outside temperature readings. The probe at the end of the cable must be placed outside of the interior. The manufacturer suggests a wheel well, or similar place. I put mine between the door and door jam near the hinge where the door wiring would be. This assures a temp reading not affected by engine compartment.
398679
It works only on exterior. You will need a probe to check the interior temp.
2000235
these devices detect ambient air and non reflective surface temperatures only. it should tell you the temperature of the interior oven surfaces. hope this helps.
1916182
Yes. It will mount to a non-fan vent with out a problem.It will keep the rain out. And it works (allows air to circulate) while driving down the road.
1932656
As others have said, it probably will not do what you are probably looking for since it will only provide a surface temperature. However, if you want to know the temperature of a frying pan, or the interior of an oven, or the inside of your freezer, theses are all things the unit can do.
403185
It is a general tool for car vent. Mine won't stay still and I have to insert a paper clip wrapped with black tape on the bottom to give it enough support.