Customer Reviews

Durocraft W-TH011-63 Two-Sided Weather Clock, 15-Inch Diameter

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The clock is very nice (which is the primary function for which it was purchased), larger than imagined, heavy but is pretty much as advertized (different sites quote different dimensions). It is about 15" in diam. Mounting with bracket as supplied will need about 6 or 7 inches width. I shortened the cross tabs (requires cut-off saw or hack saw) and then redrilled the mounting holes so I could mount it on 3-1/2 inches width(a 4x4 post). As delivered, clock can only be mounted in one direction (due to blind holes in bracket), but it is a very easy fix to reverse if desired; just drill through. [ Tap drill is 5/32" and you can tap 10-32 as I did (or 5mmx0.8mm as they are virtually identical) or just drill bigger and use your own screws. The 10-32 (or 5mm) are a bit wimpy anyway.] Clock function is great, and likewise temperature and humidity. Temperature is easily adjusted to be correct (at least at one temperature) and likewise for humidity. If in the sun, it will register a very high temperature and very low humidity (as should be expected) so it would be important to mount this in the shade if correct temperature and approximitely correct humidity are to be expected. The barometer, on the other hand is little more than a curio. First of all, it will only read approximately correct if installed near sea-level. It is adjustable over a small range but is meaningless if installed at some significant elevation since it does not have a sufficiently complete scale and also, it cannot be corrected to sea level. For example, my elevation is 2000 feet. Normal barometric pressure at this altitude is about 27.8"Hg (706mm) which puts the baro needle on this unit pointing about straight down (off scale, no numbers). I thought that I might be able to correct it to sea-level (like in aviation) but the adjustment feature only allows about a 1000 foot ( i.e., +or- about 1"Hg) correction so it is only useful if living +or- 1000 feet from sea level... I thought that I might be able to use the tail of the needle as the indicator and be able to correct it to sea level (i.e., about 30"), but when trying to adjust it, it quit working altogether... bummer.. Thought about returning it, but decided against it; even a new one with a working barometer is worthless for my case.. (and how many of your friends would know what it means even if it were working...) so now the needle is permanently stuck at high pressure (sunny and clear).. a good place to be. Ultimate conclusion: fine for a clock, thermometer or even a simple relative humidity indicator but a lousy barometer. If the barometer had worked, I'd have given it a full 5 stars. [2 AA batteries needed]

This is a real piece of artwork! My neighbor calls it BIG BEN! Very nice clock, very heavy, quite large so make sure you have the space. I wanted the clock to put on my cabana in the backyard by my swimming pool. But it was too large for the space so I put it on the house. Looks amazing there but like I said, its big! I am very happy with my purchase.