Entries by John Melegrito

The LDAR industry’s worst kept secret…

We call them Monitoring Technicians… The point of an LDAR program is to monitor LDAR components: to determine whether or not they are leaking according to the process mandated by Method 21. That involves VOC detectors (such as the TVA-1000B and phx21), LDAR software, LDAR dataloggers and, more and more, LDAR Bluetooth adapters. At the […]

LDAR Supplies for your LDAR Needs

Did you know that LDARtools has a web store? Our web store can be found at www.storeldar.com At Store LDAR we carry a variety of items used in the LDAR industry, LDAR dataloggers, the phx21 and much more. We carry the phx21 and supplies for the phx21, such as, the Backpack-Deluxe (LDAR# 696), which makes a long […]

What is the Largest Expense of an LDAR Program?

As we have discussed in recent blogs, the advent of TVA wireless capabilities has triggered the introduction of much more powerful and flexible LDAR dataloggers to work along with the TVA-1000B and any other VOC detector. These enhanced fugitive emissions instruments have opened up the possibility of addressing and achieving a wide array of LDAR […]

How the LDAR Datalogger changed LDAR

The first LDAR dataloggers were (are you ready for this?) 3/5 cards connected by brass rings. Seriously. How far have we come, since those ancient days? The first innovation was Lotus and then Excel Spreadsheets. Followed by printouts from computer programs that displayed tag numbers, identifying characteristics and location descriptions and provided a place to […]

Dear Customer that just posted a comment

While the comment you posted has been removed as it was not relevant to the topic, you did say you were having trouble with your phx21 and that we(the people behind the product) were not “loyal”. While I am not sure what you mean by loyal, we are eager to help you with your phx21 […]

TVA-1000B Bluetooth Adapter leads LDAR Industry Changes.

The TVA-1000B Bluetooth Adapter has revolutionized the way LDAR technicians interact with the tag information and monitoring data that is at the heart of their responsibilities. Prior to the introduction of the Thermo TVA-1000B Bluetooth Adapter, the LDAR technician tpyically interacted with the tag and monitoring data through the use of the MARS software program […]

How the Thermo TVA 1000B Changed LDAR

In the earliest days of the LDAR Industry, there was the Foxboro OVA-108. It was an analog VOC analyzer that presented its PPM results on a dial that made getting a precise reading a lot like trying to tell time with a sun dial. In the fall of 1995, the momentum shifted toward the Thermo […]

3 Things you might not know about the LDAR industry

Day-in and day-out, countless environmental professionals all over America are doing the essential work of the LDAR Industry. The owners of the facilities in which they are working, the contract organizations by whom they are employed and the children who breathe the air in the parks down the street are all relying on them to perform their duties […]

Did you know LDARtools repairs Archers?

LDARtools has a Certified Repair Technician for the Archer Field PC manufactured by Juniper System Inc, – Mike Anders. Mike is certified to service and repair the Archer Field PC to assembly level. Since being certified in March 2011, Mike has serviced/repaired more than 240 units for various customers from the United States to Taiwan. […]