Quote Originally Posted by thepeg
thanks for the advice, so no one here ever uses the heater that comes with the kit? i'm kind of paranoid now...i really dont want to lose this job! my boss is cool, he said just let him no win i think i will test clean then i can take it again (he probably doesnt no i used last nite) i have 2 kits being shipped to me now. again thanks 4 any help, this is such bullshit! possibly losing a good job over something as safe as sum pot.
I would never use qf without the heat pad. It is there for a reason. You will find the temperature just a degree or two warm. Just blow and swirl the sample in the cup and it will drop about a degree at a time. I have rubbed my finger on my jeans and lightly held it over the sample cup temperature strip when it was too cool but thats not dependable. It was an emergency. Too hot is better then too cold.