Elitech Inframate C Infrared R-744 Refrigerant Leak Detector Carbon Dioxide CO2 Leakage Tester

I really wonder how long it work. How small of a leak can it find. I been using inficon base model. It been working. I had leak I just could not find in 404a cooler. My buddy found it with a better inficom detector. Looked around. The price point had me give it a chance. It found some pretty small.leaks. Been pretty satisfied.

Been using this for about 6 months and it has found me a good number of leaks. Comes with extra tips

I am changing my ways. I don't trust the traditional bubbles to find a leak. This detector sniffed out the leak. Because the leak was on the side of the fitting the bubble solutions would drain down before forming bubbles. Which was giving me a false negative. After confirming the leak with this detector, I properly applied the bubble solution and could get it bubble up briefly. This will save you tons of time and headache. If you're on the fence of getting a CO2 detector, then just buy this one. It comes in a tough case, a rechargeable battery with a very good life, and it works great!

For nearly 5 years, Elitech has been my "goto" for quality tools in the HVAC trade. I used to always buy fieldpeice and testo for everything because quality is imporant. but now I buy what I can in elitech, and what elitech doesn't make, I purchase the big name brand tools. Through my experience, i can confidently place elitech on par with the higher-end name brand test equipment. Quality tools at an affordable price point.l) you Elitech.

Honestly this is fantastic to use and it has found leaks for me a bunch of times. I do recommend the product as it is a good price for what you get.>Tl;dr: very good for price, but be very wary of plastic sensor that goes on the end of the probe. Would be 5 stars hands down if not for that.-basically, I do mainly residential HVAC with occasional commercial work.-when I first started using it I felt uneasy on how to proceed with it, but after learning how best to use it I learned it's actually a very smooth operation.--I use IR mode in high and I find a general source spot (high is very sensitive!) once I find a general spot, I swap over to heated diode and find the actual spot. IR has medium and low settings and sometimes I'll use them, but often I find myself using IR on High then using heated diode since it goes from 000-999 and thus since I'm in the general area already I can use the numbers to find where it's at as it pretty easily. (ie: in spot, reading 50.. sure could be there but very small, let me go around and OH it's now reading 200! Found it!)+the main complaint I have and it's a decent one, is the sensors that screw onto probe arms are plastic while the arm is metal. Sometimes I have to push my detector into rough spots (like where lineset goes into wall cavity, or tight spots behind a head-in unit for minisplit) and I have had them break on me as its very cheap plastic. My set came with I believe 6 and I'm down to just 1 and have to be very gentle with it now.I do recommend this. It's much more accessible than ones you have to plug in, into an outlet cause let's be honest a lot of air handlers/condensers don't have outlets so you have to use a cheater whip; let alone if you have to follow copper line through attic for a spot (like how one time with a roofing nail!) Can't use a plug in one for that as they won't reach without extension cables. Wireless leak detectors get a bad rep from people I have worked with, but this guy is an awesome tool. Just a shame about the tip.

Worked great for me - found leaks easily, but to pinpoint actual location, there's no substitution for dunking pressurized coil in tank to find leak area.This gets you real close, but If I have to repair instead of replace, I remove the coil and "dunk" it if possible before cutting any fins away for soldering.

Finds even the smallest leaks.

Works great