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Sources for Troubleshooting Equipment


Jay D. Harmon, PhD, PE
Steven J. Hoff, PhD
and
Hongwei Xin, PhD
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department
Iowa State University. Ames. IA.



The equipment listed below is practical for on-farm use. This not intended to be an endorsement, nor is it intended to be all encompassing. Companies listed are known to handle listed equipment.
Psychrometers (Temperature & Relative Humidity)
Cole-Parmer Instrument Co.
7425 North Park Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
800-323-4340
Catalog # G-03322-00 - Sling Psychrometer
Davis Instruments
4701 Mt Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
800-368-2516
Catalog #TA16301 - Sling Psychrometer
# VI32101 - Battery Operated Psychrometer
Smoke Tube Kits
Davis Instruments
4701 Mt Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
800-368-2516
Catalog # EV15010 - Smoke Gun
# EV15012 - Smoke Sticks
various smoke candles available
E. Vernon Hill, Inc.
940 Adams St, Suite G
Benicia, CA 94510-2950
707-747-5577
Catalog # 15-049 - T-T Smoke Sticks (small volume)
# 15-092 - T-T Smoke Gun Kit
various smoke candles and smoke grenades
MSA
P.O. Box 426
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
800-672-2222
Catalog # 458481 - Vent. Smoke Tube Kit
# 458480 - Replacement Tubes
SKC, Inc.
RR 1, Box 334
Eighty Four, PA 15330-9614
800-752-8476
Catalog # 810500 Smoke Tube Kit
# 810501 Replacement Tubes
Gas Detector Pumps & Tubes
Davis Instruments
4701 Mt Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
800-368-2516
Catalog # SD150701- Gas Analyzer Kit
Request low range ammonia tubes
SKC, Inc.
RR 1, Box 334
Eighty Four, PA 15330-9614
800-752-8476
Catalog # 810-7010790 Detector Tube Kit
# 810-3L Ammonia Tubes
Sensidyne, Inc
16333 Bay Vista Drive
Clearwater, FL 34620
800-451-9444
Catalog # 701065701 Pump Kit
# 3La Ammonia Tubes (2.5-200ppm)
# 3L Ammonia Tubes (1-60 ppm)
# 4LL Hydrogen Sulfide Tubes (0.25-60ppm)
# 3D Ammonia Dosimter Tubes (25-500ppm-hr)
# 4D Hydrogen Sulfide Dosimeter Tubes (10-200ppm)
# 7015403 Dosi Tube Holder
Matheson Gas Products
P.O.Box 96
Joliet, IL 60434
800-544-1658
Catalog # 8014KA Toxic Gas Detector Kit
# 8014-1055c Ammonia Tubes (10-260, 5-130ppm)
# 8014-1205D Hydrogen Sulfide Tubes (1-60ppm)
MSA
P.O. Box 426
Pittsburgh, PA 15230
800-672-2222
Catalog # 488543 - Kwik-Draw Pump
Request low range ammonia tubes
Air Velocity
Davis Instruments
4701 Mt Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
800-368-2516
Catalog # DS 105101 - Vane Air Velocity Meter
# TS14513 - Compact Air Velocity Meter
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
P.O. Box 373
Michigan City, IN 46360
219-879-8000
Model 480 Vaneometer
470-1 Hand-held Thermal Anemometer
Kurz Instruments, Inc
2411 Garden Road
Montery, CA 93940
800-424-7356
Series 440 Air Velocity Meter (0-300,1250, 2500 fpm selectable)
Manometers (static pressure measurement)
Dwyer Instruments, Inc.
P.O. Box 373
Michigan City, IN 46360
219-879-8000
Model 2000-00 - 0 to 0.25 inches of static pressure
A-432 - portable kit
Complete Lines
Animal Environment Specialists
7870 Olentangy River Rd, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43235
800-969-0114
Temp & RH measurement
Max-Min Thermometers
Gas Detection
Air Velocity Meters
Smoke kits
Manometers
Rural Technologies, Inc
RR 3, Box 169
Brookings, SD 57006
605-693-4358
Scan-Air Kit: complete troubleshooting kit

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