eggzlot Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 https://www.afsupply.com/tekmar-084-indoor-sensor-084-flush-mount.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwmufZBRBJEiwAPJ3LpueCQz4vbUsCbg_Jccut_muXC6owqPd6cxoAq3Ka-e7quMFmLAvqDBoCO0IQAvD_BwE I got a feeling my original installer may have installed these incorrectly. Anyone have any photos of such a device installed? I know you can paint them, but should they be 100% flush in the wall or should they stick out a little bit?
Pounce Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 From the doc is looks like they can actually be mudded over and painted. Interesting. How are yours installed?
eggzlot Posted July 2, 2018 Author Posted July 2, 2018 one is perfectly flush the other not so much - but more of a crappy job I think vs intentionally not flush. but i thought I once read somewhere that they shouldnt be perfectly flush because they may get a misreading. But I read what you read, so that is why I am confused. I can take a photo of both of mine tonight. I am have some work done in my house, so if I were to make changes, now would be the time to do any adjustments.
Pounce Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 I think you would get quicker readings for temp swings without being mudded and painted. Depending on the purpose it may be completely acceptable to have the peaks and valleys smoothed out by having them slightly covered.
Cyknight Posted July 2, 2018 Posted July 2, 2018 NOT mudded over - they need to have a small (~1mm) airgap around them to be truly accurate - note that this is a gap between the wall and the ring on the sensor, not a 1mm ring that looks into the wall. In other words the sensor is mounted sticking ~1mm 'out' of the wall. It is paintable though https://www.dropbox.com/s/z4tde1npsobum9l/2018-07-02 11.17.44.jpg?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/vlug76y3ciuuock/2018-07-02 11.17.59.jpg?dl=0
eggzlot Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 Thanks. these are the two I have installed right now. both rooms are being repainted, so wondering if I should just leave it be. End of day I think they are fairly accurate. I have other methods to take a temp reading in 1-2 of these rooms and its usually within 1-2 degrees and given how light comes in through some windows I can expect a slight variance in temps.
Cyknight Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Top one is not 'proper' - bottom one is ok, but not ideal. But if it works....
eggzlot Posted July 3, 2018 Author Posted July 3, 2018 30 minutes ago, Cyknight said: Top one is not 'proper' - bottom one is ok, but not ideal. But if it works.... yeah thats my thought. I am leaning towards just repainting vs trying to move them. its almost like if your oven is always 10 degrees off, you set it for 360 if you want 350, etc. been in the house for 4+ years and we are comfortable with our HVAC settings, so even if its +/- a few degrees, its not as if my HVAC is saying its 87 in the house when its really 67 in the house :-)
Cyknight Posted July 3, 2018 Posted July 3, 2018 Well, besides that, if it is consistently off by a set amount of degrees, you could simply off-set it on the thermostats...
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