Acu Rite Indoor Humidity Monitor

by Chaney Instruments

Product Features

• Combination temperature/humidity gauge with large, easy-to-read display
• Also registers daily highs and lows for both temperature and humidity
• Simple house icon readout for indicating humidity comfort levels
• Ready for immediate display with magnet backing and foldout stand
• Takes 1 AA battery, not included; measures 2-1/2 by 3 inches

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.3 x 3.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0013BKDO8
• Item model number: 00613
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (326 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #1 in Home & Kitchen > Home Décor > Weather Instruments > Weather Stations

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Check comfort conditions in the house at a glance with this combination thermometer and humidity gauge from Chaney. Designed for indoor use, the unit features a large, easy-to-read display with numerical readouts as well as a simple house-shaped icon that reflects humidity comfort levels. The display also tracks daily highs and lows for both temp and humidity. A compact and portable little device, the gauge comes with a magnet backing for sticking on the fridge or a metal shelf as well as a foldout stand for the desktop. It requires one AA battery, which is not included, and measures 2-1/2 by 3 inches.

Product Description

Indoor Thermometer with humidity reading.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

176 of 185 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well Worth the Money!! VERY Accurate!! Small & Portable!!, December 8, 2009

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J. St Onge (Macomb, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acu Rite Indoor Humidity Monitor (Kitchen)

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.

60 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Meter, October 1, 2009

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JW "JW" (NH) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Acu Rite Indoor Humidity Monitor (Kitchen)

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.

74 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great inexpensive digital hygrometer, December 21, 2009

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D. Timm (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acu Rite Indoor Humidity Monitor (Kitchen)

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 the Boveda humidipak kit) 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.

PS I have since had relatives buy these units and they were not as accurate as the one I bought, so I guess I really might have just been lucky. The other units seemed to report higher humidity then existed (when RH was 40%, they showed +3-5%, which is considerable). The plus side is that they don't seem to get worse over time, so if you know the unit to be off by a certain amount, you should be able to predict the actual RH.