Application Note

3 Fluke Corporation 101 applications for laser distance meters
HVAC
53. Measure roof height
1
to
determine flue lengths.
54. Calculate duct lengths
for static pressure drop on
long runs.
55. Determine rise or drop over
distance, for pipe drainage.
56. Measure distances for duct
runs for installation or
replacement.
57. Determine room volume
for cooling, air flow/
exchange requirements,
sizing equipments.
58. Determine duct run
type (size, for volume
requirements).
59. Size ducts for traversals.
60. Measure distances for air
handler spacing.
Plumbing
61. Determine distance between
pumps and distance the
pump needs to push liquid,
to determine pump and/or
motor size.
62. Determine distance for
pump lines and piping runs,
especially when measuring
pipe lengths behind existing
walls.
63. Measure distances between
tower drives for water pres-
sure calculations in irrigation.
64. Measure the size of a yard
to figure out sprinkler heads
required.
65. Measure condensation lines
for installation/repair.
Construction
66. Find horizontal lengths
(overhead) for determining
rain gutter
1
length.
67. Measure distances from
roads
1
and property lines to
comply with local building
codes.
68. Determine amounts of
structural materials (studs,
plywood) needed for
construction.
69. Determine insulation require-
ments (volume needed).
70. Determine offsets needed for
septic systems.
1
71. Determine trench, hole
depth.
1
72. Determine amount of sheet-
rock to cover surfaces.
Lighting
73. Find center point of ceiling
and other key locations for
fan/lighting installation.
74. Determine light/lumen
requirements based on
ceiling height, compared
to elevations of suspended
lighting fixtures.
75. Determine the number
of power supplies needed
in temporary LED lighting
applications.
76. Determine distance from
power supplies for LED and
low-voltage lighting and
other electronic loads.
77. Determine length to access
light fixtures in high ceilings
for maintenance.
IT
78. Determine network
equipment spacing in
communication rooms.
79. Measure reach and distance
between wireless network
elements for IT installation
technicians.
Towers
80. Estimate guy-cable lengths
for cell towers.
1
81. Set earth grounds for cell
tower; measure distance from
ground when conducting
earth-ground 3-pole fall of
potential tests and soil resis-
tivity tests.
1
82. Determine safe distance from
microwave transmitters on
cell towers.
1
83. Measure height of equipment
on utility poles in surveying
for cell tower sites.
1
84. Measure heights of lines and
brackets on transmission
towers for maintenance.
1
Solar
85. Measure roof width and peak
height
1
to calculate roof pitch
in estimating output of solar
panels.
86. Determine roof area
1
for solar
panel size estimates.
87. Document location of shading
analysis
1
for ground-mounted
PV (photo voltaic) array.
Calculating equipment footprint.
1
Laser measurement outdoors can be
compromised by direct sunlight.
2
Do not use laser measurement tools in
the proximity of flammable materials.