One of my Non-Contact Thermo guns went bad

[Omega Man]

I have a couple of these handy devices, a Fluke 61 and my "pistol-grip" style NCTG from ThermoWorks which decided to quit. I went through the usual reset attempts and it looks like it was over for this unit. I don't remember how old this unit was but it was older than TW does repairs- from the Technical service department at ThermoWorks.
All that said, I wanted to post up how great TW's customer service department was. They were very attentive and easy to deal with all through an e-mail and later a phone call.
As a result I have a new "NCTG on the way-

I didn't realize how many used these devices in the cooking/grilling industry and many of their products have endorsements from those industries.

Nice to see and communicate with a company geared to getting the customer back up and going.

https://www.thermoworks.com/ir-gun/

OM

 

[kbasa]

I have a cheap one from HF and have been able to use it in unanticipated ways.

We have radiant floor heating, with copper pipes heating the slab. We were having some renovation done to one of our bathrooms which meant that the concrete needed to get removed for part of the floor. The construction crew was apprehensive. So I got my non-contact thermometer out and we measured which parts were warm and which weren't and marked up the slab. It's also useful for balancing the distribution so all rooms are equally warm.

But I've used it for cooking, measuring sun load on a floor and a whole bunch of other things I never anticipated. I think I paid like $15 or something? It wasn't much, but man, that's a useful device.

 

[saddleman]

I've had my Infrared Laser Thermometer for about 15 years now. I use it weekly working on vehicles & driveline components.

 

[pauls1150]

Since I'm on the Grainger mailing list, one of the things they've sent me is a basic guide to choosing an infrared camera... may be useful to somebody...
https://www.grainger.com/know-how/e...w8ThingsToConsiderWhenInvestingInfraredCamera