Moisture Indicating Sight Glass

Please provide your feedback on the brief new product proposal below. Your honest feedback is valued and extremely important.
  • Easy to install moisture detecting tool with sight glass
  • Continues to indicate whether moisture is present for the life of the system or until it is removed
  • No brazing or evacuation necessary, Mainstream's moisture indicator screws onto the high side Schrader valve
  • Doesn't require any special tools, can be installed or removed in less then a minute
  • Disposable tool, once removed from a system can't be reused
  • Priced competitively at approximately $50 your cost

 
1

Do you, yourself, commonly encounter a need for moisture indication in the field?

Very often
Sometimes
Very rarely
Never
I don't have enough field experience to answer this question
2

Current inline sight glasses have some benefits over our moisture indicator. They can detect proper charge as well as moisture and do not cover the high side Schrader valve of a system.

The Mainstream sight glass would only detect moisture and it wouldn't work anymore if it were removed from the high side Schrader valve for more then 5 minutes. However, our product is significantly easier to install and can be used on an operating system in just seconds.

Would you want this product despite the drawbacks?

Yes, it's too convenient to pass up
Yes, detecting charge with a sight glass isn't important enough and I don't mind that it can't be reused
No, I need to detect charge with a sight glass
No, I don't like that it can't be reused
No, I need to both detect charge and reuse the product
No, and I never liked the product concept to begin with
3

About how many moisture indicating sight glasses do you purchase every year? We understand that this is probably just your best estimate.
4

Our product would cost approximately as much as a high quality inline sight glass (about $50). What is your reaction to this price?

That price seems perfect
It's expensive but I'd still buy it
It's too expensive, I'd never buy it
It's cheap but I'd still buy it
It's too cheap, I'd never trust it
5

What is your overall impression of this product concept?  

This is going to be a phenomenol product!
This could be a good product
Neutral
This sounds like a bad idea
This is an absolutely terrible idea for a product!