Can anyone suggest a quick to use portable temperature sensor for taking accurate measurements of pipes of boiler, thermal store and rads? The probe would need to be small enough to be inserted between small gaps of under 5mm and between pipe and lagging.

I bought this ...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/philex-83002r-s-digital-multimeter-with-temperature-probe/88381

but found it too slow and does not tally up with any other type of thermometer\gauge e.g Laddomat. Also, the thermistor probe is a bit delicate.

I've also got one of those laser\infra-red point and shoot pistol thermometer but only works on larger dark matt easily accessible areas such as the flue fan box.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Posted By: SteamyTeaI use one of these for almost everything now.

Absolutely. Now that I now where our cold bridges are*, ours lives in the kitchen. Perfect fried eggs every time.


*Solid-wall retrofitters! You wanna be thinking about perimeter insulation below soil level!