/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1642054
>Nobody I know that's been doing HVAC more than 5 years uses digital gauges
everyone in my area who does it for a living it uses it or is too new to have the cash to buy them. or they're hacks do don't give a fuck.
>They're bulky and less durable.
they are more bulky for sure, not terribly so. as for durability, I've dropped mine from roofs, from attics, dropped onto sidewalks, from the back of my truck, so on and so forth. pretty fucking durable in my mind.
>The bluetooth setups that connect to your phone are more trouble than they're worth.
I've seen those but never seen them in use. cost a shit ton too. doubt I will ever go to that. fuck handing my phone over to a client to show them what I am reading on their system.
>I'm not sure what you mean by the temps on gauge faces being inaccurate
5 to 8 degrees. that's how much all of them are off. all of them. the scale they use simply does not work, they round it up to fit on the round scale along side the psig. 5-8 degree is way, way too much. all those tell you is either the SH/SC is good or it's completely wrong. it's either at 3 or 11. it's either 12 or 20. what a fucking worthless reading they are if all they can tell you is "it might be good, can't know for sure"
digital or bust.
>>1642057
the only reason to use them is if you want to do your job right and not pull out 2 different tools and your phone/PT chart. one tool that does it all, accurately. nothing beats it.