Flue Gas Analysers and cold

[kevin@gesuk]

With this cold snap and the cold winter forecast, I recommend that instruments such as FGA, multimeters and other test instruments are taken inside during the night and if possible put them in the front of your vehicle between jobs.

Modern electronic instruments do suffer from condensation as the components are packed very close together on the circuit board.

They also have LCD displays which do not work below minus ten C

If you accidentally leave your instruments in the vehicle over night, put it in a sealed plastic bag to warm up; this will hopefully prevent condensation forming inside the instrument.

Kevin

 

[dontknowitall]

Is this a record for thank you's?

Thanks Kevin. I did this last winter but must admit I'd forgotten to do it this time round. This cold weather also ruins silicone and glue and stuff like that (except the solvent weld still smells as good as ever despite the temerature ...)

 

[Blackcatgas]

Does the batterys on drills etc no good aswell. After having my drills nicked out of man van overnight once I always empty my stuff out everynight without fail.

 

[wards]

same here,i never leave anything in my van overnight.

 

[madharris]

I went to do a landlord cert yesterday and even my bloody U gauge was frozen solid looked real stupid tryin to defrost a bit of plastic tube to get on with a safety check lol

 

[SafeGasInstall]

use REGIN madharris !!!

never frizzzz!!!

 

[madharris]

thanks will give that a go in this weather even my l,d,f froze to im glad i bring my anton in doors lol

 

[kevin@gesuk]

Photo of damage caused by water/ condensation damage. The circuit board could have been saved if they dried it out in an airing cupboard.

 

[kirkgas]

I went to do a landlord cert yesterday and even my bloody U gauge was frozen solid looked real stupid tryin to defrost a bit of plastic tube to get on with a safety check lol

put a fair few drops of blue windscreen wash in the u guage, it never freezes and you can actually see it easily, don't want anyone telling me it will effect the specific density of the water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[madharris]

put a fair few drops of blue windscreen wash in the u guage, it never freezes and you can actually see it easily, don't want anyone telling me it will effect the specific density of the water !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cheers i was wondering if i could do that