Leak detectors. What are your favorites?

[greenshovel0014]

I am in need of an upgrade. Any opinions?

[jeep6275]

h10pm.... I used to really like the detek select, then I got the tif zx and really liked it. but now I have the h10pm and I have no idea how I got by with out it.

just my 2 cents

[coldjoe]

Get good results with my fieldpiece srl2 ,rechargeable and sturdy plus nice attachments

[greenshovel0014]

I have an old corded yokigawa. Ok for mech. rooms but not so much on rooftops.

[timebuilder]

D tek select is handy.

[Mr Chesapeake]

I got a Bacharach Informant 2. Best leak detector I have ever owned.

[billg]

D tek select is handy.

What color is it? My white one just detects when I bump the tip but never detects leaks. What it really excels in is killing batteries. Best detectors I have found are H10 and tifzx.

[ryan1088]

I have a tf zx also and I think it is good. The dtek select is a good unit also.

[Frostmonkey74]

I've used the dteck select, the yellow jacket, and H-10pm... H-10pm hands down... It has a learning curve but once you get it, you'll wonder why you ever wasted your money on any other leak detector!

[Fridge_expert]

Bacharach h10g, will detect virtually any refrigerant, got to play with one courtesy of a supermarket technician but it costs so much!

[itsiceman]

Another ZX-1

[Southern Mech]

H10 folowed by d tech.

[BenRu]

Used the zx-1 and it worked great. Sensor went out more than id like too. Sold that and bought a tif xl1a not a good idea. It wont detect leaks as good as the old zx1.

I'm looking to go back to the zx1 or im giving the Bacharach Informant 2 a try.

[BaldLoonie]

Most of my colleagues have the ZX1. Several tried the Informant 2 and hated it. About worthless for 410 they found. A couple still use the DTek select.

[itsiceman]

Used the zx-1 and it worked great. Sensor went out more than id like too. Sold that and bought a tif xl1a not a good idea. It wont detect leaks as good as the old zx1.

I'm looking to go back to the zx1 or im giving the Bacharach Informant 2 a try.

From what I heard there was a sensor manufacturing problem a bit ago.
When they were made right they lasted a long time.
Not sure of the problem continues but the last one I got had a date stamped on it

[itsiceman]

Mine said 4/12 and I use it year round

[drz]

What color is it? My white one just detects when I bump the tip but never detects leaks. What it really excels in is killing batteries. Best detectors I have found are H10 and tifzx.

White one is garbage IMO. Never could get the white dtek select to work properly. The grey one with blue back works flawlessly for me though. I have heard some mention about an improved tip that can be had for free somewhere to fix a known issue, but mine worked fine from the start. Just keep it charged and your good to go. Stay away from the white Dtek selects!

[EMETH]

I swear by my H10; its never let me down. I tried a couple of battery jobs but never could trust them; just went off for no apparent reason even when not close to unit.

Some people say power for H10 is a problem, but I made a 480v-110v, 100va transformer pack with leads and a 110 receptacle to plug in the H10.

I've also had good luck with ultrasonic leak detectors. I once picked up the sound of a leak from 20 feet away from the evaporator coil with the cover still on the unit. The coil had a teeny scrape on the ubend from when the coil was installed; probably scraped it on the edge of the cabinet; barely visible and didn't even have any oil around the leak; barely showed up with soap.

Just last Thursday I located a tiny pisher on a TXV pilot tube; could barely make any bubbles on that one either.