Customer Reviews

AlcoScan AL2500 Breathalyzer

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I'll leave a very short review -- don't waste your money on this cheap breathalyzer! I bought one thinking I'd save but in a long run I lost, because it is so inacurate that it becomes a joke. The reading greatly depends on how far your lips are from that hole that you need to blow in. Here's an example: first time I blew 0.9, a couple seconds later it became 1.7 and the third time it was 0.6. I cannot imagine anyone trusting this kind of reading. I think I'm going to invest into a little bit more expensive model.

I was my own guinea pig in using this device. I am a 50 year old female that is 5'6" and weigh 135 pounds. I usually will have a glass or two of wine most evenings. It was my intention on drinking a whole bottle of wine and journal the results while at home. First rattle out of the box, I blew a .02! I had not had a drink in 24 hours. I blew a second time and it said .01. I drank a glass of water and rinsed my mouth out and blew a .00, did it again and .00. At 6:00PM I had my first glass on an empty stomach. It says that you should wait 20 mins after eating or drinking anything to blow. I waited 10. At 6:50, I blew a .03, seemed reasonable. I ate dinner with my 2nd glass. At 7:30 after 2 glasses I blew .04. I then decided to blow several times to check for consistency so I will start showing the series. The series was .04, 05,.01,04,02,04. At 8:10 after 3 glasses .07, 05, 05, 06, 07. At that point I was on the bubble as to if I was driving impaired. At 9:20 after 4 glasses I was definitely drunk and knew I would be driving impaired, I blew .05, 05, 04, 05 which was definitely incorrect. At 10:45 after the final glass I blew .05, 04, .02, 05, 04. Then I checked it again at 11:30 I blew .1, .12, .06, .12. The room was spinning at that point. I went to bed. I woke up at 3:30AM and checked it again and it said .00, .00. I got out of bed at 7AM with a bit of a hangover and checked again and it was .00. I don't think that it should have registered .00 after a bottle of wine at 3:30AM but I am not an expert. It seemed on point for the first 3 glasses after the initial false positive. Then when it should have obviously read around .08 and up it was inaccurate. I will be returning the device.

Good, basic alcohol analyzer for infrequent individual or very small group use. The lack of both a replacable sensor and tube to better direct breath at the sensor would be cause for concern in a $100 unit, but for about $40-$45 is an acceptable limitation.

The readings can vary ~40% to 50% depending upon how forcably one blows at the sensor hole and how long since last drink with alcohol was taken. Following the directions and waiting 20-30 minutes seems to stabilize the reading a lot.

For our church group, having a alcohol analyzer that is readily available for random tests with teenagers who should be having ZERO alcohol, is more deterrent than anything else.

After following the directions to the letter I waited for my results to display---thinking that I was well over the limit since I had just polished off half a six pack. I would never drive on three beers anyway, but I wanted to see how my light 160lb body handled three brewskies. Apparently I had plenty of room for more! The readout said 0.00 as though I hadn't touched a drop.

Amazing! I wondered how many I would have to drink just to register a number, any number. Quite a lot I found out later. But even then I failed to reach anywhere near the legal limit according to the AlcoMate. Maybe I just got a bad one. But then again, maybe I should go join a drinking contest.

This is certified for use by law enforcement, which I found convincing. It has a single button. You press it, wait 30 or so seconds while it warms up, then when it's ready, you blow into it for 3 seconds and it gives you an accurate BAC. Great deal, I think.

I get different readings every time. This is true within seconds of one reading. The range it was differing by was very large as well. I wouldn't recommend anyone buy this product.

I bought three of these for use with different people groups and they work great. My one complaint is the maching takes about thirty seconds to calibrate every time you turn it on. It is definately worth the money if you want to know if someone has been drinking or if you want to know your BAL.

Everyone should have this item. It takes the guess work out of safe driving. Its also fun to use at home!

This is a good product and easy to use. Just make sure you read the directions, otherwise you'll get inaccurate readings.

I want to enjoy life.. but do not want to be over the legal limit... A gauge to help me!