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Black & Decker TLD100 Thermal Leak Detector |  | Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Home Improvement
Buy New: $49.99
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Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 505
Color: White
Media: Tools & Hardware
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 7.6 x 2.7
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MPN: TLD100
Model: TLD100
UPC: 885911106337
EAN: 0885911106337
ASIN: B001LMTW2S
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| • | Uses infrared sensors to measure surface temperatures | | • | Helps homeowners track down power-draining drafts | | • | Sold with a 5 step guide to fixing basic energy leaks comes with the thermal leak detector, offering guidance on everything from caulking to weatherproofing windows and doors | | • | Plugging leaks can save up to 20-Percent on heating and cooling costs! | | • | 2-Year warranty |
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Product Description
Black & Decker's Thermal Leak Detector helps reduce energy costs by finding energy leaks in your home. You'll instantly identify problem areas around drafty windows and doors, and uncover hidden leaks and insulation "soft spots" around electrical outlets, recessed lights, and along floor molding.
Shine the light on the wall and set the reference temperature. Reference temperature shows surface deviation from reference temp. Move the light around your house. When the temp changes by 1, 5 or 10 degrees F (user adjustable), the light will change to red or blue to indicate a hot or cold spot. Energy Star states that plugging the leaks and drafts in your home can save up to 20% off your heating and cooling energy costs.
Applications:
Use for seasonal home inspections
Find hidden leaks around doors, floors, walls, pipes, ducts, windows and more
Use to check temperatures of surfaces you can't touch
Check to make sure your HVAC is working properly
Diagnose engine misfires
Check ceiling insulation around recessed lights
Check for drafts around the fireplace
Confirm that your fridge and freeze settings are correct
And many more applications
Amazon.com Product Description
The Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector helps you increase the efficiency of your home's insulation by finding weak areas that can lead to higher heating and cooling bills. You'll instantly identify problem areas around drafty windows and doors, and uncover hidden leaks and insulation "soft spots" around your home. Check windows, ducts, and walls with the thermal reference light that indicates hot and cold spots. You can even use the detector to diagnose engine misfires or check your refrigerator and freezer settings.
The TLD100 lets you identify weak spots that can lead to high energy bills. View larger. |
Easy-to-Read Color Coding and Screen
The Thermal Leak Detector makes it easy to monitor your home's energy efficiency by finding areas that let heat out and cold air in. Simply set the detector's temperature tolerances to one, five, or 10 degrees and scan the light across the area you want to inspect. The light will change to red for warmer spots and blue for cooler spots to detect air leaks in both warm and cool weather. The detector also displays temperatures in either Fahrenheit or Celsius on the LCD screen. Check for drafts or leaks around your fireplace, recessed lighting, electrical outlets, along floor molding, or any place that may have improper seals, caulking, or seams that aren't immediately visible. An included booklet gives you tips and instructions on how to seal leaks and improve insulation.Cut Energy Bills and Improve Your Home's Efficiency
Sealing the leaks and improving insulation in your home can help you save as much as 20 percent on your heating and cooling bills. An efficient, greener home will stay cooler in summer and warmer in winter, increasing its resale value. Multiple Uses to Handle Uncommon Tasks
Use the Thermal Leak Detector to check your refrigerator and freezer temperatures and efficiency. Diagnose engine problems related to overheating or coolant leaks to avoid costly repairs and mechanic bills down the road. The Thermal Leak Detector can also check the operation of your HVAC system, so you can perform preventative maintenance as needed. The Black & Decker Thermal Leak Detector is covered by a two-year warranty. What's in the Box
Thermal Leak Detector, five-step guide on how to insulate and seal your house
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| | Sealing leaks and improving your home's insulation can help you save as much as 20 percent on energy bills. |
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 96
 This meter is a dandy, especially if you're tech-nerd October 8, 2009
G. Stelzenmuller
61 out of 61 found this review helpful
Even if you are an unfortunate non-tech "regular" person. Man, what fun to aim and read this dandy little hand-held temperature detector. This device reads the temperature difference between a "reference point" and wherever else it is pointed around the house (probably only from the inside!). The trick here is to see where temperatures are somewhat lower than the reference point. The reference point, by the way, should be some wall or surface that you suspect is kind of the "average" temperature of the house. This means that the home owner can more easily track down places where cold outdoor air could be leaking in, or where the insulation does not stop heat losses like they should. Leaks almost certainly will be the big heat loss killers (or heat gain into an air conditioned space inside in the summer).
Once leaks and losses are narrowed down, then a trip to the hardware store to get some caulk, weather stripping, and limited insulation for hopefully less than one hundred dollars will go a long way to spending less on heating and cooling.
A couple notes on this instrument:
- This can read temperature differences up to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit, so there is plenty of range. This can be important for finding dangerous HOT spots around the house, and having little to do with energy savings: heating or stove problems hidden from view, electrical shorts behind the wall, etc.
- You can set the infrared beam to indicate temperature differences of either 1 degree, 5 degrees, or 10 degrees, giving you a good choice of the sensitivity you are inspecting; and the differences are visual - a green spot for temperature within allowed limits, red spot for too hot, and blue spot for cold beyond the limited tested.
- Windows and transparent surfaces (and probably shiny surfaces) will not test well with the instrument. Not a big deal.
This tool is an excellent buy.
heat detector works great June 5, 2009
D. Campbell (Baltimore, MD)
57 out of 58 found this review helpful
This is a big improvement over the regular thermal detectors (I have a Craftsman I was given as a gift already). Instead of trying to keep looking at the ever-changing digital readout - this tool allows you to look right at where you are pointing it to see the changes in hot or cold. Fun and much easier to use than the regular variety.
Not just a toy. July 31, 2009
J. A. Cox (Oswego, IL)
43 out of 45 found this review helpful
I haven't had my Leak Detector very long, but I already used it on all my appliances and also found the south wall of my home has some major air leaks.
Great for checking that pesky bottom drawer in the fridge that always freezes your vegetables,too. Finally got it set right.
Will be checking the insulation in my attic and boxing as soon as it starts to get cold and windy.
My son owns a remodeling business, and he has already asked me to borrow it a couple of times for different jobs. He likes it alot. He found a hot spot in light fixture wiring thru the drywall. Lifesaver.
Great Item May 15, 2009
P. Lavery (USA)
53 out of 61 found this review helpful
This product worked just like it said it would. I was able to narrow down where some of my heat was escaping. I'm excited to compare next years heating bill with this year so I can see just how much I'm saving. This product was definitely worth the money.
Handy infrared Thermometer with color beam July 16, 2009
Hypogirl80 (Texas)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Bought this tool 3 weeks ago. Used many many times already. sensitive and accurate, The color beam makes this tool so easy and fun to use, I won't get one without it. The only suggestion I have is the temperature setting only has 1 degree, 5 degree, and 10 degree, I wish they have 2, 3 , and 4 degree settings too. Anyway, this is an excellent tool, I bet you will find many many different ways to use it.
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