Question

For some time the remote reading temperature gauge for the meat room has been reading a higher temperature than the local liquid in glass thermometer. When removed and tested the remote gauge is found to be reading accurately. Which of the options given is the most likely cause of this discrepancy?

a-The sensing bulb for the remote gauge is placed in a relative ""local hot spot"" inside the meat room.
b-The lagging for the capacity tube from the sensing bulb to the temperature gauge outside of the meat room is too thick causing the tube to heat up.
c-The liquid in glass thermometer is positioned in a relative ""cold spot"" in the meat room.
d-The liquid in glass thermometer is reading incorrectly.

Answer 1

The most likely cause for the higher readings from the remote temperature gauge compared to the local liquid-in-glass thermometer is that the remote sensing bulb is located in a local hot spot in the meat room. The correct option is (c).

Step-by-step explanation:

The discrepancy between the remote reading temperature gauge and the local liquid-in-glass thermometer in the meat room could be due to a few reasons. The most likely cause of this discrepancy is that the sensing bulb for the remote gauge is placed in a local hot spot within the meat room.

If the sensing bulb is in an area where the temperature is slightly higher than the average in the room, this could lead to higher readings on the remote gauge. This situation is different from the remote gauge having faulty insulation (lagging) or the local thermometer being in a cold spot or being inaccurate itself.