What manometer would you recommend?

[armyash]

Does anyone use a digital manometer?

Which do you use and would you recommend having one in addition to a water one?

Can they be used or burner pressures as well as tightness tests?

Thanks and merry xmas to all :carolers:

 

[Barry98]

I've got the Kane 3500

 

[AWheating]

the first one you should buy is a cheap water one, for around £15. Then when you need/want a digital one for burner pressure, fan pressures or what ever then get one. Ive got the little testo mini one and one built into my FGA. No point buying one if you dont use it as it will just go out of calibration date and cost more money sooner.

Most FGA have one built in anyway now so you dont need a seperate one really.

once you have a cheap water one its always there for backup even if you upgrade to a expensive water one later, as water dont lie and is my prefered method most of the time.

 

[Barry98]

Water for me too every time , got the Kane for my commercial stuff

 

[TBServices]

Regin Premier for me.

 

[neily01]

Regin premier all day

 

[kozak1968]

TPI 608. Simple to use

 

[armyash]

Cheers guys I have my water one which is what I use at the minute. No great need for one to be honest so will leave it for now. One of the lads at work has the mini testo also. I'll probably wait until I get my own FGA and make sure it has the function for tightness testing.

 

[TBServices]

Cheers guys I have my water one which is what I use at the minute. No great need for one to be honest so will leave it for now. One of the lads at work has the mini testo also. I'll probably wait until I get my own FGA and make sure it has the function for tightness testing.

You'll only use it for fan pressures etc. you'll never tightness test with it. By the time you've waited for it to boot up, you could have doe the job with a standard u gauge

 

[Mike Jackson]

I just don't trust electronic ones for tightness testing.

 

[smhstu]

I left my regin one in the van a few years ago and it froze then cracked. Gutted!

 

[Belly]

I've got the anton 140 which does the job, only use it to check burner pressures though, use a water gauge for tightness testing

 

[TBServices]

I left my regin one in the van a few years ago and it froze then cracked. Gutted!

I would be too! Couldn't live without mine

 

[Atouchofgas]

Got the testo, but only use it for services. Use the water ones for everything else

 

[tamz]

EG a 100% accurate non calibratableU guage or an unreliable electronic piece of junk which need checked every time yiou use it

 

[vern]

EG a 100% accurate non calibratableU guage or an unreliable electronic piece of junk which need checked every time yiou use it

Lol a builder mate, still uses a water level to set out, his laser is in the skip! In his words it can never be wrong!

 

[herp_lee]

water one for me unless im checking fan pressures etc

 

[abelag]

Regin premier for me It's easier to read than a water gauge

 

[tom609]

regin for me but also carry a water one as well

 

[stevetheplumber]

Regin premier every time easy to see doesnt spill or blow out easily my old water one is wedged in the roof of the van just incase of an accident

 

[AlexGas]

I keep it simple - water.

 

[leethegasman]

Been using my Kane 455 for everything(nice bit of kit 5year parts and labour was the reason I picked this one ) but always have had water gauge on van for back up just got a tpi 608 digital pressure gauge Aboat 6 weeks ago been getting on with it ok nice and small to fit in bag

 

[Matthew]

TPi Digital. Had it 3 years and it's still working well.