Thermometer gun has become increasingly popular for taking surface temperatures from a distance – there’s no need to come into physical contact with the item or person. The use of thermometer guns has soared since the Coronavirus threat spread to western countries. Many businesses and public institutions use thermometer guns to screen large numbers of people to detect those who might be sick and running a temperature. Problems arise, however. Thermometer guns can be highly inaccurate, mostly because of operator mistakes.

Why Thermometer Guns are Considered as Inaccurate and Unreliable？

Inaccuracies include operating errors and misinterpretations of readings. People who don’t know how to use thermometers can get inaccurate readings for a number of different reasons. These include:

1. Not Following Instructions

Thermometer guns must be used at the proper distance – not too close or too far away – to get an accurate reading.

2. Only Accurate for Reading Surface Temps

The thermometer guns only measure the surface temperature of the skin. That can fluctuate for many reasons, and the guns don’t measure internal temperature like a probe.

3. Needs Skilled Adjustment

A non-contact thermometer needs to be adjusted to read the temperatures of different surfaces.

4. Subject to Environmental Influences

Frost, rain and other conditions can affect surface temperatures. Rapid changes in the ambient temperature of a room can also skew readings. Electromagnetic field and radio frequency interference can cause inaccurate readings.

5. Not Transparent to Glass and Other Substances

Thermometer guns can’t read temperatures through the glass and other transparent materials. Instead, they make the surface temperature of the barrier instead of the target.

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