Inches of water or Inches of mercury.
Water right?
Why use a manometer and not a vacum guage? Is it because of being able to zero it?
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A vacuum gauge doesn't read low enough (reads 0 to 30" of mercury.
inches of water at 4 degrees Celsius (4oC) x 0.07 = inches of mercury
Simply put you would be reading in the .001" scale on a mercury reference device. Trust me you want a manometer reading in inches of water to measure draft.
inches of water at 4 degrees Celsius (4oC) x 0.07 = inches of mercury
Simply put you would be reading in the .001" scale on a mercury reference device. Trust me you want a manometer reading in inches of water to measure draft.
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You can use a vacuum gage. It costs a lot more, is usually not as accurate unless it's laboratory quality and it's no where near as rugged. Measurements are in inches of water.
I have a DWYER Vacuum Gauge Model 2005
http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Products/Product.cfm?Gr ... Name=Specs
It reads 0-5" of water.
Or should I just by the Manometer.
http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Products/Product.cfm?Gr ... Name=Specs
It reads 0-5" of water.
Or should I just by the Manometer.
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If your gauge is the one pictured in your link,which is a 0-1.0" scale,, a normal draft for a chimney would be in the first section, 0-.1" normal is around .04-.07" or in that range. The meter pictured is the meter that will be used in the loaner manometer program this season.
If your model 2005 does not have a scale at least as expanded in the 0-.1" range is will be difficult if not impossible to get a usefull reading.. you will be trying to read an indication the width of the needle.
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If your model 2005 does not have a scale at least as expanded in the 0-.1" range is will be difficult if not impossible to get a usefull reading.. you will be trying to read an indication the width of the needle.
Greg L