Most heating engineers have an electronic manometer in their tool kit and find them quick and easy to use. Until recently, instruments that display to 0.01 mbar or 1 Pascal resolution proved to be adequate but this is no longer the case.

Modern high efficiency boilers have an air/gas ratio valve which must be accurately set at a very low differential pressure, typically between 0.00 and -0.05 mbar. The pressure also pulsates which makes it impossible to measure using a standard electronic manometer.

The new KANE 3100-1 micro-manometer solves these problems. At low pressures it can be read to ±0.001 mbar or 0.1 Pascal and is accurate to ±0.005 mbar or 0.5 Pascal, significantly better than any standard manometer. It also includes a smoothing mode which helps damp out any pulsing. These features also enable it to measure flue draught accurately.

The KANE 3100-1 is temperature compensated which minimises “drift” when say taken from a cold van into a warm home. This ensures good stability of readings, particularly important when performing its automatic “tightness test” sequence. Up to 250 tests can be stored in the memory.

Live or stored tests including the “tightness test” can be printed via an optional infrared printer.

Other details include:

• KANE 3100-1 measuring range: ± 1 PSi / ± 80mbar with sensor protected to ± 400mbar
• KANE 3100-2 measuring range: ± 2 PSi / ± 160mbar with sensor protected to ± 800mbar
• KANE 3100-3 measuring range: ± 5 PSi / ± 400mbar with sensor protected to ± 2000mbar
• Switchable between high and low resolution.
• Switchable between: mbar, Pa, hPa, kPa, mmHg, mmH2O, inH2O and PSI
• Auto and manual zeroing
• Data hold and max/min recording
• Printouts include date/time and user details
• Supplied with 1m of tubing, protective pouch, battery and instructions
• KMIRP optional printer  

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