Obsolete Anton flue analyser !!!!

[jackso]

Time for the fga to be calibrated again, so I ring Anton to arrange sending it off and they tell me its obsolete and pretty much worthless, apparently the parts and data needed for repair and calibration aren't available any more.
So I,ve got a piece of kit worth £600 and still working fine but because I have to have a calibration certificate I,m now faced with scrapping it and forking out another £600 for a brand new one, it stinks!.

 

[drip-dry]

i would check with an independant before you go down the new route...

 

[Best]

What age is it? You have to really factor in the overall cost year by year when you buy an analyser & decide roughly when it makes sense to replace it. 5 or 6 years is probably old for most analysers.

 

[stevetheplumber]

ive just had the same experience keep the hose and probe to put on the next one the new ones are as stiff as a board and the wires break where they enter the plug the analysers is as much use now as a betamax video
i managed to buy a 6 month old one of ebay for half money

 

[jackso]

Thanks for reply guys. Yes I,ve spoken to Anton and an independant and both say that its now obsolete, bummer. The analyser is about 6 years old, not happy.

 

[jackso]

Good idea Steve, my printer will work with an Anton Evo2 apparantly, so Anton are telling me so I only need to buy the analyser itself, trouble is I,ve never been too happy with Anton, everytime its been back for calibration there's always been something wrong and cost a small fortune.

 

[finkbat]

Kane are doing a good deal - "Trade in your own analyser"...

I've used Kane's for several years, and given them some stick and never had a problem. The 455 also has a 5 year warranty and servicing priced at a fixed rate of £84 + VAT per year!

I've seen a 455 kit (case, printer and standard probe) for just over £300 (with trade in) or about £350 without... both +VAT.

 

[jackso]

Thanks finkbat, yeh starting to come around to a Kane after chatting to a few people. The service cost compared to Anton's is a no brainer !.

 

[Best]

The Kane has a higher charge service after a few years, so you will find no matter what one you buy, they all cost a lot. I wanted the Kane, but servicing was more expensive from here to England, so I got a Testo

 

[finkbat]

I think our old 425 (2 year cell life) costs around £130 every other year for service and calibration. 455 has a 5 year cell life so year 6 might be slightly more expensive, but the next ones shouldn't be to bad.

Much cheaper than our Testo to have calibrated...