Customer Reviews

La Crosse Technology WT-62U LCD Window Thermometer

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Warmth from window affects thermometer! D'oh! It's totally inaccurate on single-pane glazing, very inaccurate on dual-pane glazing, and still slightly inaccurate when mounted on a jerri-rigged 6" extender from dual-pane glass. The nature of windows being a big source of heat loss means this thermometer is measuring *warm* ambient air, not actual outside temperature.

The major problem with this device is its placement location in proximity to the indoors, e.g., on a window. The indoor temp seems to affect the outdoor temp reading by anywhere from 3 to 7 degrees. Would be better if it had a wire probe that extended further from the device. Returned item. Don't waste your money.

I like this thermometer for its low price while recording the high and low for the 24-hour period. It is awfully SMALL, but workable. Seems to me I had to go to the La Crosse site to find out the size. It didn't occur to me in advance - the numbers are not readable when it is night and there is no outside light to act as contrast to the dark numbers. I still find it useful, but if you want to be able to read the outdoor temp AT NIGHT, this thermometer isn't the trick.

This thermometer requires backlighting to read the LCD displayed numbers, which makes it completely useless at night. If you ever want to know the temperature in the dark (alot of the time in winter in the north!), don't get this thermometer!

I live in Phoenix, and this thermometer seems to crap out in the higher temperatures. The news (and my skin) will tell me it's 113, yet my thermometer says its 102. Also, the instructions seemed to be for a different model, as the buttons are in different places than in the diagram, and also the directions indicate there is a time function that doesn't seem to exist. If you just want to know the temperature and you live in a temperate climate, then you will be more satisfied with this product than I was.

Be carful where you place it...MUST be put in a shady place or it reads crazy! Hard to read if sun is hitting it and obviously can't be seen at night.

TEMP READING CONSTANTLY OFF BY MINIMUM OF 10 DEGREES.

I WAS WARNED.

I put the thermometer in a north facing dual pane insulated window and just above pleated insulating shade...reads 8-10 degrees too high when temp in 40's...probably more inaccurate at lower temps. I'm going to leave it up to see if it is worth anything in summer weather.

I just returned the two that arrived last week. One arrived with a dead battery. Both were very inaccurate, indicating consistent temperatures of at least 10 degrees too high. The thermometer look good but definatly not worth the trouble

Item delivered as promised but disappointed in product performance.
Reset buttons do not work (you have to remove batteries to reset thermometer) and product description in sales literature is not clear. The thermometer resets max and min temperatures every day rather giving the user the option of manually resetting the temp when needed (although the reset feature doesn't work anyway!). This prevents one from measuring the max and min temperatures over any period other than a day.