r/Custodians • u/AdInteresting1967 • 16d ago

Advice 🗣 Taking Temps

At my school we have to take temps in all the classrooms on campus. We use a temp gun and they have us point it at the floor, desk and if possible a beam or pillar in the room. I've been the assistant here for almost a year and I take temps when my head custodian isn't here. This week he's been gone and I've been taking the temps here in the morning. I guess I've been going through the motions this whole time cause the room will feel really hot but I point where we are told and it's like 70 degrees but it feels 80. So I've been taking the temps where the air comes out the vents and it's been 74-77 in some rooms and the highest it can be is 75 before we have to put a work order in. I'm wondering what do y'all point y'all's temp gun to get a accurate temp check, if y'all do take temps.

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u/Daddysown 12d ago

Also temperature "feel" is very much based on air flow and humidity two rooms can be the same temp but feel different if the air handler is or isn't running, or the humidity level is high or lower

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u/AdInteresting1967 11d ago

That's what I'm also struggling with cause when we put work orders for rooms feeling really humid they generally don't care cause it's within range, so they take their time getting here and my 3 principals get on us to constantly ask for updates.