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My LifeGard Big Digital Temp Alert didn't last 6 months! 
Can anyone recommend a good temp monitor system?
Can anyone recommend a good temp monitor system?
"Accuracy: ±1°C." This is much better! The thermometer's a bit pricey, but I guess you get what you pay for.I buy only calibrated thermometers from lab supply places such as VWR.
http://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=62344-914&highlight=62344-914&inM=1
That's the exact same thing that I bought that broke...just a minor change in the name.I buy only calibrated thermometers from lab supply places such as VWR.
http://www.vwrsp.com/catalog/product/index.cgi?catalog_number=62344-914&highlight=62344-914&inM=1
It's not accurate though. I found it gave me very different readings than my Lifegard Big Digital Thermometer. I finally ordered an Accu-Safe thermometer from Avogodro's Lab Supply on Ebay, which has been calibrated and verified to be accurate within one scale division. I use that when I want to REALLY know what the temperature is, all the other thermometers are off. Tom's Aquarium Temp Alert was off by 4 degrees. Find an accurate glass thermometer and check your digital thermometer, good chance it will be off."Tom Aquarium Temperature Alert" gives the same reading as glass thermometer. But it displays only in Fahrenheit. I got mine a long time ago and it continues to work.
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2755306
How do you establish the accuracy of the baseline thermometer (be it glass or digital)?It's not accurate though. I found it gave me very different readings than my Lifegard Big Digital Thermometer.