National Geographic Infrared Thermometer

[littlemisskat]

Hey guys, while I was out running errands, I noticed my Petsmart had started carrying Infrared Temperature Guns.

I've read on a plethora of these threads, that it's really an awesome device to have on hand to monitor floor temps.

So I decided, why not?

It's pretty nifty so far, just don't know how well it's truly working.

Anybody ever used the National Geographic brand? If it's a terrible brand, do you recommend any that I could find in stores vs ordering online?

Thanks!

[jclaiborne]

There doesn't seem to be any specs online as far as tolerance goes, at that price I would bet that its the same internals as other equally priced units with a new outer skin. That being said you could do a quick test, do you have a probed thermometer? If so lay it on a surface, non reflective, then hit the same surface with your temp gun and compare the readings.

[michaelt]

i have that same one its pretty close to the acurite probe temps when i was shooting my UTH

[The Golem]

Ice in your freezer is 32F. Boiling water is 212.
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[bubs327]

My husband is a mechanic and uses temp guns. They taught him in school that the way to tell if a temp gun is reading temperatures correctly is to measure the temperature of a glass of ice water -- should be exactly 32 degrees. I tried it with mine and it worked. You can also use this trick to find the "sweet spot." That's how I figured out that my gun needs to be about 6" from the surface of what I'm measuring to get a correct read.

[littlemisskat]

My husband is a mechanic and uses temp guns. They taught him in school that the way to tell if a temp gun is reading temperatures correctly is to measure the temperature of a glass of ice water -- should be exactly 32 degrees. I tried it with mine and it worked. You can also use this trick to find the "sweet spot." That's how I figured out that my gun needs to be about 6" from the surface of what I'm measuring to get a correct read.

Thank you! I'm going to try that today!

[bubs327]

You're welcome!