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My husband and I are looking into acoustic cameras mostly for compressed air leak detection, and maybe occasional PD checks around switchgear/electrical cabinets.
I’ve used regular ultrasonic leak detectors before, but never one of these newer acoustic imaging cameras with the live overlay on screen.
Right now I’ve mainly been comparing the FLIR Si2, Fluke ii1020c, and Fortic H7.
From what I’ve found so far:
H7 has the biggest mic count (345)
Fluke kinda lands in the middle
Si2 seems to have the widest frequency range
On paper the H7 honestly looks pretty solid, especially for detection distance and mic count. But I also don’t know how much those specs really matter once you’re in an actual plant with compressors running, fans everywhere, reflections, background noise, etc.
For people that have actually used these in the field:
Does having more MEMS mics noticeably help with finding/localizing leaks? Or does the software/filtering end up mattering more than the raw hardware specs?
Also curious how useful these are for quick PD screening from a safer distance. Not trying to replace actual electrical testing obviously, but if it helps point out questionable areas before getting too close, that still seems pretty useful.
Would love to hear what people ended up liking/disliking after using them for a while.

Hiiiiiiii! Ok so I’ve been going through my Chrome extensions lately and realized I still had way too many shopping/coupon ones installed that I honestly forgot were even there lol.

After all the stuff with Honey, I started looking at other options and kept seeing Coupert pop up. From what I can tell, it does the normal coupon code testing at checkout plus cashback at some stores.

Has anyone actually used it side by-side with Honey, Rakuten, or even Capital One Shopping?

Main thing I’m wondering is if Coupert is lightweight enough to just leave installed without being annoying, and if the coupon codes it finds are actually decent… or if it’s the same recycled expired codes every extension seems to throw at you?!

It’s hard not to wonder if Reta is even for me sometimes. 😅 I’m on week 8 now, slowly worked my way up from 1mg and about to move to 4mg. Starting weight was 196, currently 190, goal is 130. I’m 35.

I keep seeing people talk about dropping weight super fast and having crazy appetite suppression, and honestly… that hasn’t really been my experience so far. I can still eat for sure. Maybe I get fuller a little faster, but I thought the appetite suppression would feel way stronger by now.

Meanwhile, friends I know taking the exact same thing seem to be losing quicker and barely hungry at all. Trying not to get discouraged or compare myself, but it’s hard sometimes lol.

Did anyone else NOT really start seeing bigger results until a few months in or after getting to a higher dose? Just looking for a little hope right now 🥲

Ok so I am going to replace my old nonstick set and kinda narrowed it down to two ceramic options:
——duxano 14pc set
—— NuWave Duralon Blue Ceramic set
On paper they seem super similar? ceramic, PFAS-free, induction compatible, all that stuff.
duxano caught my eye because the 14pc set would pretty much replace everything in my kitchen at once. NuWave seems to lean harder into the whole Duralon coating thing with the “diamond infused” scratch-resistant marketing.
Main things I’m wondering:
does ceramic nonstick actually hold up longer than like… a year?
which one heats more evenly?
are either of these actually durable or is it just marketing lol
I mostly cook eggs, chicken, pasta, stir fry, normal everyday stuff. Nothing crazy. Just don’t wanna be replacing pans again in 6 months because everything starts sticking.
Thank you!!!

I’m looking for a small/medium room air purifier, and honestly I’m getting a little skeptical of all these cheaper ones claiming to have “air quality sensors.”

The last purifier I bought basically stayed green 24/7, even when I was cooking or the room was clearly dusty. Auto mode felt useless because the fan barely reacted unless I changed it myself.

I’m not looking for anything super fancy…. I don’t need giant unit or app-heavy setup. Just something around the $100 range with:

- an actual PM/air quality display that seems accurate
- auto mode that noticeably ramps up when the air gets worse
- replacement filters that don’t cost a fortune
- solid performance for a bedroom or apartment living room

Has anyone found a budget-friendly purifier where the sensor/display actually feels legit? I’ve looked at Levoit, Blueair, and MOOKA, but the reviews are all over the place.

 For a long time, aftermarket head units mostly felt like "bigger screen, better sound, add CarPlay, done."

Now it seems like more of them are shifting toward visibility and safety too:

- brighter anti-glare screens

- built-in DVR support

- front/rear recording

- parking monitoring

- GPS-linked playback after an incident

The ATOTO X10G129E looks like it's trying to fit into that lane pretty directly, especially with the larger QLED screen and the camera/parking features.

Do you think that's actually where this category is going?!?!?

Like, if brands stopped adding gimmicky UI stuff and focused more on daylight visibility, camera integration, and useful safety features, would that matter more to you?

Idk. To me, this Kind of feels like that would age better than flashy launcher skins and random effects, but maybe that's just me.

My husband has been chasing compressed air leaks the same way forever….ultrasonic gun, (quiet shift if we're lucky) and a lot of walking back and forth around the same headers.

Lately our air use has been creeping up, but getting real downtime approved is basically dead on arrival. We rented a FOTRIC TD2 Acoustic Imaging Camera for a shift mostly because we were out of better ideas. I expected a gimmick if I'm honest.

What surprised me was how much faster the first pass was. Instead of standing there trying to decide whether I was hearing one fitting or three, we could scan a section, see where the strongest leak source was clustering, and build a decent punch list while everything was still running. It still needed follow-up tagging and getting closer to confirm exact points, and some areas around valves gave us messy reflections, so not pretending it was magic.

But compared with traditional ultrasonic leak checks, it felt way less like guesswork.

For plants that have tried both, did acoustic imaging actually change your leak program, or is it mostly a nice rental tool when things get bad?"