How far away from the microwave does the meter work?
1948004
I don't know, but not wanting to get too close to a possibly-leaking microwave door, I lashed my meter to the end of a pole, switched the meter on and stood far back from the microwave while checking for leaks by holding the pole with the meter very close to the microwave door. Good thing I did, my microwave leaks!
1948005
I've only taken one reading on one microwave oven. It was a low reading, at one spot, and that was at the max. a couple of inches away. Don't know about higher readings and distances.
1948006
I only used it very close to the door where it identified a small leak on one oven and leaks all around the door of a older one.
1948007
My husband did it up close, as did a repair man we called in for a new microwave which showed leakage with this meter. The repair man said, a microwave won't leak unless the glass is cracked or broken. The professional meter showed no leakage from the new microwave.
736952
roughly a foot long. but mine broke after the first use. it was a while til I used it a second time and discovered the defect. You might look into a different meter and spend a little more on it.
1980774
I am not sure. I can't measure it because I threw it out. Don't buy this microwave!!!!
460870
Hello It's away from the person, works great, I purchased this for my mother who is in hospice and its accurate with the hospice nurse's meter.
1162710
I have no idea. I don't work for Cincinnati microwave... I'll tell you this: unless your visor is perfectly level, the detector will point down unless you put some type of shim between the roof and the visor. My clip is in the glovebox... I bought a suction mount and have my battery powered rig mounted up high, to the left of the rear view.
1402961
I did not test for distance, but I would estimate it to be up to 25 feet.THE BIG PLUS for this device is that it eliminated false actuations from blowing shrubbery etc.
1428037
Just tested it, and it works pretty far away. I placed the heater in the back of the kitchen and went all the way to the end of the living room, and it works. I'd say that was about 35+ ft..
1874073
I just measured it with a Decibelometer app. Right next to the appliance, it measures at 80dB. Six feet away, it measured at 61dB. I also measured my above-range microwave and it produced the same noise level. Hopefully that gives you a frame of reference.
735771
I have set it off from over six feet. I kept it on the counter & would set it off when I came in the door at least 15 ft away.
576612
Not unless the microwave is not shielded(?). . .my unit has never gone off.Prof Bill
93899
Good luck getting this device to function outside of a 3ft area of where you plug in the dongle.The one I purchased only reaches about that far.
642991
Mine is kept in a shelf about 2 feet above the range. woks this well with no problems. eventually my microwave started turning on/off/making sounds independently and had to be replaced. not sure why this occurred.
1627608
Actually the amount of EMF in microwaves are not small, they are very high, over 200 micro gauss near the microwave front. This equipment can detect it, but the whole amount of EMF is not showed.
1945588
It's been a while since I had it but I don't recall having any concerns with the cord length. I'd say it's just about the standard length as any microwave we've bought. Approximately 30 inches
2042309
No, I think. It's max range is 10. GaussMaster is used to measure the magnetic field produced by electrical power lines or other home appliances. I used it to measure the frequency near TV, microwave, and the high power line goes through the backyard. Really useful in indoor and outdoor. It measures in two modes; 0.1 to 1 for small frequencies (power lines) and 1 to 10 for higher frequencies. Microwaves and TVs produce in the range of 50s, you would notice the needle hitting the right.
352334
Wrong frequency range for power lines. This measures microwave frequencies like those from cell phones
1968740
There is a strip containing 3-3prong outlets located under the microwave shelf at the back. It is not easily seen.