Comments on: Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge

By: Alexandro

Alexandro — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:24:34 +0000

Review by Alexandro for Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge Rating: This is a small unit with a big display.
The application for this unit is to monitor humidity as well as temperature.

While the temperature readings are spot on, the humidity is way off. To make things worse, you can not calibrate this unit.

A total waste of time and money if you need it to monitor temperature AND humidity.

By: D. Timm

D. Timm — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:57:58 +0000

Review by D. Timm for Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge Rating: I bought this same hygrometer packaged as Acu-Rite brand from a Mill's Fleet Farm more than a year ago. I've always had it turned on since then, and I've never had to change the batteries. I tested the unit not long after I bought it and again just yesterday (using the NaCl and distilled water test) and after 8 hours the display stabilized at 75% just as it should. This is great to see from a $10 unit. I've traveled with this product and it has held up through that as well. I've never tested the accuracy of the thermometer, as I mainly bought this instrument to read RH in an instrument (guitar) room, and guitar cases. I've also owned "The Weather Channel" brand weather stations with built in hygrometers that were more than twice the cost of this product, and found them to read more than 10% off when testing.
Maybe I got lucky and happened to buy a accurate unit, but from my experience with this I highly recommend buying yourself one.

By: -Bill

-Bill — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:22:33 +0000

Review by -Bill for Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge Rating: The size and appearance of this device is good. Humidity reading is easy to observe and the low/high readings are a nice feature.

As far as performing the task for which this device was designed, it fails. Humidity readings are on average 20% high. The inability to calibrate the device is frustrating. Every time I look at it I have to remember to subtract 20.

By: JW

JW — Sun, 30 May 2010 15:39:30 +0000

Review by JW for Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge Rating: We use a number of these in our cabinet shop and at job sites. Despite other's complaints about accuracy, we have found them to be quite reasonable, especially considering their low price. If you put ours side by side they will all stabilize to within a few percent of each other. They are small, yet the display is very easy to read. They use only a single AA battery. The only down side is that the 24 hour high and low display is not resettable without taking out the battery, but that's only a down side if you are looking for min/max in a time frame other than 24 hours.

By: J. St Onge

J. St Onge — Sun, 30 May 2010 14:47:15 +0000

Review by J. St Onge for Chaney Indoor Thermometer and Humidity Gauge Rating: Bought 2 of these the other day. Opened them up, put in the battery, and they were ready to go. I bought two of them so I could install them in each of my childrens bedrooms so I could tell the range of the temp and humidity each of thier rooms. First I put these next to my house thermostat which has a current temp and humidity displayed. After 1 hour of being in the same room right next to the thermostat both of the Cheney units read exactly what the temp was, and the humidity on both units were the reading the exact same (7 units higher) then my house thermostat. I don't know if my house unit is accurate or not but at least the two Cheney units read the same for temp & humidity. If they read differently than each other than I would say they weren't accurate but since both read the exact same things I give them two thumbs up and agree this is a great buy, especially since it displays the current temp and humidity and displays the daily low/high for each. Great Product!!!! Small, lightweight, has magnet on back to stick to fridge or can use clip to attach it to belt, or anything it can clip to. It also can be placed on a desk, shelf, etc but standing it on end with the attached stilt.