That time I called bull on digital gauge sets but now I own two

For years I swore by my old analog steam gauges on boiler tests. Thought digital ones were just expensive toys for guys who didn't know how to read a needle. Then last spring I was troubleshooting a 150 psi system in an old paper mill up in Green Bay and my analog gauge was bouncing all over the place. Borrowed a digital set from a buddy and it held a steady reading through the whole test. Found the steam trap failure in about 20 minutes. Now I keep a digital set in my truck for tight spots. Any other boilermakers made the switch or still running analog?

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paul_ramirez1d ago

Man that data logging thing sounds pretty sweet, did it take you long to figure out the software? I've been thinking about grabbing a set with that feature but I'm worried I'll just end up confused lol.

jessica9211d ago

@emery10 definitely got me beat, now I'm the guy with two digital gauges and a useless analog collection in the basement.

emery101d ago

Figured out mine could log data overnight which was handy finding intermittent issues.