Ditto on Gage-it. Used them for a while and they've been great. (Probably got the reference from Tom originally)
At 03:53 PM 5/16/2012, you wrote: >I swear by Gage-It in Sellersville, PA. >5 point NIST traceable for about 50 bucks and fast turnaround. The take >them apart, clean them, paint the case and make them look like new. You get >a certification but if anyone questions, give them the serial number and >they can get online. >My local guy got swallowed up by a larger fish who in turn got swallowed up >and they moved/closed. >If you're doing pumps and standpipes, get them done once a year and keep >spares. >Ashcroft & Permacal are a good quality gauge. Hydro-Flo has MacDaniel which >is pretty good too. Not a fan of digitals. >TD > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman >Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:18 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: certified gauges > >This might help and Leyton doesn't get a kick back.... > >http://www.branom.com/service.html > >On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Steve Leyton ><[email protected]>wrote: > >> Well, there you go. I wish everyone would figure that out; my life >> would be so much easier ... >> >> Actually, I only came up with two local resources in San Diego >> (8th-largest US city), one of which is a mobile service and the other a >> brick & mortar facility. There are many regional and super-regional >> "mail-in" labs, however. >> >> Congrats again on finding the correct key words for your search. >> >> Sincerely, >> As per Steve Leyton >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas >> Hicks >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:01 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: certified gauges >> >> I tried to do the Google earlier, and did not come up with local info. >> I >> did the Google again, but this time I added "as per Steve Leyton". >> That >> got results! I ordered 3 gauges, with calibration. I will keep them >> in their own toolbox and keep the calibration papers also. >> >> Thanks >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Leyton >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:48 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: certified gauges >> >> You can purchase calibration equipment and do it in-house (expensive, >> but pays over time if you have high-volume biz that regularly requires >> calibration of gauges), you can send your gauges to a lab; you can >> hire a mobile service. >> >> Dude, it's 2012: Google the key words "Pressure gauge calibration >> (your city name)" >> >> >> Steve Leyton >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Douglas >> Hicks >> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:28 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: certified gauges >> >> We replace gauges every 5 years. I have replaced the gauge and put >> the old gauge in the test port and compared readings. The readings >> have always been the same. I can reduce my inventory by purchasing >> certifed gauges and comparing the readings. If I do this, should we >> install the certified gauge in the test port at the start of the >> inspection/test and remove the gauge only at the end of inspection? >> >> So, where do I get certified gauges? >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was >> scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/private/sprinklerforum/atta> ch >> ments/20120516/5418acf5/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> > > > >-- >Ron Greenman >Instructor >Fire Protection Engineering Technology >Bates Technical College >1101 So. 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