$6.78 Walmart Digital Hygrometer

[AdamTrioxin]

Picked up one of these last week, salt tested dead on right out of the package. Tested it again lastnight and still right on, so far so good.

[emelbee]

I have two identical coolerdors with 65% Heartfelt beads. I've been sharing one ~$20 hygrometer between them. It is supposed to be +- 1% and has stayed right around 65%.

I have found the beads to be trustworthy, so haven't felt like I need another hygrometer. At the Wal-Mart price, though, I decided to give this one a try.

I put it in the same coolerdor as my other hygrometer at first. It seemed to take about a day for it to stabilize, but then it exactly matched the other hygrometer. Both are reading 65 degrees, 65% humidity in my basement, in cool but dry Colorado.

I feel like I can trust the Wal-Mart unit, if given a little time to settle in. It helps that I also trust the beads.

[scrapiron]

I can never find them when I am in Walmart... All I ever find are the more expensive Scientific wireless that are more $$$
Where would they be located?

[jarrod]

i believe radioshack also has one similair to these for around the same price

[TechMetalMan]

Originally Posted by jarrod

i believe radioshack also has one similair to these for around the same price

Radioshack's was great but they discontinued it.

[xxwaldoxx]

Originally Posted by scrapiron

I can never find them when I am in Walmart... All I ever find are the more expensive Scientific wireless that are more $$$
Where would they be located?

The Walmart in my area keeps them near the ceiling fans and light switch covers.

If your finding the wireless models, and not the other, that Walmart may not carry them. I don't think they would put hygrometers in two different places.

[emelbee]

Originally Posted by scrapiron

I can never find them when I am in Walmart... All I ever find are the more expensive Scientific wireless that are more $$$
Where would they be located?

At the first Wal-Mart I went to, I only found the expensive wireless kinds. The second one had both and they were right next to each other.

[Malik23]

I just picked up an 11.99 one today - it's salt testing as I post. They didn't have any of the cheapie ones - this one has a probe, wired, as well as the main unit.

[Sigarz]

Just got the cheap 7 dollor one form WM the temp works perfectly but the humidity is kinda WAY off, Ill post back after further testing.

[Sigarz]

After 24 hours in the salt chamber it seems the humidity will not increase further than 56% without air circulation around the sensor in the device. so it will be used as a temp gauge exclusively. and ill stick with some of the better (diamond crown, user calibrated versions from mark) hygros for my humi.

[suckAnut]

Hmm my analog hydrometer says 45% but the Wal-Mart hydrometer says 86%, don't know which one to trust.

[stogie_kanobie_one]

Originally Posted by Millow

Im kind of pissed at radio shack. I went there, and i asked "hey you got any hygrometers?" and their like "...whats that". So after explaining to them what it was, he went in the back and came out later and told me they had NOTHING in stock. BS i say.

Radio Shack calls them Weather Stations. I ran into the same thing. Guy had a major 'DUH' moment.

For anyone buying these Walamrt units I've noticed they are tough on batteries and that that is when they may read sporadically. My Radio Shack units are running over 6 months on a single set of batteries. The Walmart unit after a few months will drop of RH wise and the LED's will look faint. Replace the batteries and they come back up into normal zones. I think they work oaky for sattelite type hygro's. Dunno if I would use them as primaries. I just like the wireless Radio Shack so much.

[Diesel Kinevel]

I still havent found them at my walmart....I think I need to complain

[Stogiefanatic182]

I had one of the 7 dollar ones, was off by 12, returned it got the 12 dollar one, and its only off 3.

[Trumpet]

Babies R Us has ones made by Vicks for about $15. I may try one...