Ammonia gas (NH3) is a colorless, irritant, and toxic gas that can be extremely dangerous to humans and animals. It has a pungent suffocating odor and is flammable at high concentrations. While it is naturally occurring in the environment, excessive levels of ammonia can damage vegetation and contaminate water.
Using an ammonia meter, you can test ambient air levels for the presence of this harmful gas. NH3 can be found in many common environments, especially in animal pens and poultry houses where waste often creates ammonia fumes that need to be properly ventilated. Our ammonia meter solutions range from handheld portable detectors to fixed, wall-mounted units with LED, audible, and vibration alarms that can notify workers to the presence of this hazardous gas.
Monitoring Ammonia Levels: Exploring the Function of Ammonia Meters
A high quality ammonia meter will use electrochemical sensors to detect NH3 in ambient air and alert the user when it has reached a preset limit. Portable ammonia gas testers are battery powered and easy to use with just one button operation. Fixed NH3 monitors are ideal for a large NH3 refrigeration plant or as part of an industrial safety system.
Our ammonia photometers are a simpler and more accurate alternative to chemical testing kits. The HI700 Checker HC is an ammonia water testing photometer that can be used in the field with its light shield, screwdriver, sample cuvettes with caps (2), ammonia LR reagent starter kit (reagents for 25 tests), batteries, and instructions. Unlike other digital photometers, the HI700 is the easiest single-gas meter to service with no need to remove the sensor to replace the cuvettes or batteries.