Customer Reviews

Escali High-Capacity Bathroom Scale with Body Fat/Body Water Monitoring (440lb / 200kg)

5 star:		(70)
4 star:		(32)
3 star:		(16)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

As a scale, I give this product 5 stars. It gives me accurate and consistent readings every time. I went with a high capacity scale as I've got size 14 feet that dangle over the sides of most commercial scales giving me inaccurate readings. The large surface area of this scale has made that a non-issue and I've been very please with the product in that regard.

As a body fat analyzer, this product did not live up to my expectations. I was displeased to find this product does not in fact have an Athlete setting for body fat measurements as is claimed in Amazon's description of the product. As a lifelong weightlifter I have always found body fat analyzers very inaccurate due to my increased muscle mass. I thought this product would be able to provide me with accurate body fat measurements by way of having a setting specifically for athletes. Unfortunately that has not been the case as the scale routinely advises me I have approximately 35% body fat which is in direct conflict with caliper & hydrostatic testing that has put me at around 20% body fat.

I was going to knock my review of the scale down to 3 stars over, seemingly, false advertising. I decided not to because I reviewed both the instruction manual and Escali's website and found no claims of this product featuring an athlete setting. Therefore the fault may lie with Amazon's listing of the product and not the product itself.

In summary, a good scale for large individuals. A subpar bodyfat analyzer for anyone with above average levels of muscle mass.

When I took this scale out of the box I was shocked. I almost didn't purchase this scale because of how stylish the Escali TT200 looked. I did not realize this scale has a glass face, it looks awesome even sitting in my kitchen.

The display is easy to use and I was able to get this unit up and running just by reading one page of the instruction manual. I don't understand why people are complaining about the manual, right when you open it up there are ten steps to guide you through a complete setup. A youngster could do it.

The scale was very accurate and is as solid as a rock. I come from a family where we are all pretty heavy and this scale held us up with ease. You can even stand on it with one foot and it won't budge. It's nice to see the body fat and water readings and they are accurate for the average user. Any body builder would probably get this measured at the doctor or with his/her physical trainer so I wouldn't skip this purchase just because you don't think the fat/water readings will be accurate.

For such a quality product I can't believe the price. It would be foolish of you to pass up this product if you are looking to save a few bucks with something cheap.

Don't worry if you are a heavy person. I thought I weighed over 400 pounds but I ended up being much less then that and with my new workout routine I can't wait to see those numbers drop.

If you seriously think you are over 440 pounds first of all let me say I'm glad you care about your health and are taking the time to look into purchasing a scale. Your best bet would be the Siltec WS-1000L High Capacity Scale, as that will be able to handle anything under 1000 lbs.

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good product! sorry about the shaky camera.

When we bought this scale, I chose to believe the many favorable reviews and ignore the negatives (which seemed to be the minority). Having used this scale for about 3 months now, it's time for me to add to add to the negative reviews. When it works, it's great (note that we were not looking for the body fat/water analysis - only a good quality high capacity scale). However, we seen it eat through batteries as some of the other reviewers did (I think in 3 months we've had 4 or 5 sets - I lost track) - we actually have resorted to taking out the batteries when not using it. Also, we have had numerous problems where the scale continually cycles through "setup" mode when you tap it to turn it on - when this happens, you can't weigh yourself. This symptom started out happening infrequently, but now happens most of the time. Today was the last straw - I tried for about 10 minutes to get it out of this mode before I gave up - will buy a new scale today.

I bought this scale after a 10 min search and review of products available at Amazon (lots of them available and my head was spinning. I decided to pass on the big brands (Conair, etc...) products because it seem to me they are all hit and miss (some are god some are really bad...too many choices and not consistent quality and too little time to read all the reviews and choose a good one). I decided to buy this scale because is made by a company that specializes on scales only and they offer a 5 years warranty on their product so they must be confident in their products.
Compared to my existing scale (a gift from my friends, made by Healthmeter or something like that) this scale is very fast and the measurements are very good (good accuracy, both the resolution and repeatibility...yes, I am scientist). I tried many scales in various local stores here in the DFW Metroplex and this scale feels more solid than any other that I've tried in the stores.
The fat measurement are simple to set-up(even a caveman can do it:), just enter male/female, age and hight) and they were were reliable in my case. I am a large frame guy, 5'11" and 190 lbs, and get 18% fat and 60% water every single time I measured myself for the past few weeks. Still trying to shake loose the 5-10 lbs holiday lbs :) Btw this is the first time I decided to contribute a little... so this is my first review ever :)

This is a wonderful and easy to use scale!! Like many other customers, we had our user numbers set up and running with in minutes. The manual was easy to understand, contrary to what other users said. There is not an athlete setting - just male and female - despite what Amazon claims.

To just weigh yourself, place your foot on the scale, wait for it to turn on (it shows 88888) remove your foot, and wait for it to set to zero, then weigh. If you're wanting your body fat/water %, you have to use your user number that's specified to your height and age. It seems like many people thought that the body fat/water % feature wasn't working - you have to be in the user setting.

Although this is a high capacity scale, there is no minimum weight for it to be effective. Neither myself nor my boyfriend are over-weight or obese, and the scale works great and accurately for both of us. My favorite part is that it I can track how much body fat I'm losing instead of tracking my pounds lost (when you lose weight you tend to lose muscle too, unless you weight train, in which case you won't see the pounds drop so much as see the fat slide off slowly). I like being able to accurately track my progress based on fat lost.

Looks like a great scale, but I had to send it back to Amazon (a process that was amazingly easy). The box the scale came in was clearly marked, "Not for use by persons with pacemakers or other implanted devices"...
So.. since my husband is getting a pacemaker this week, I had to send the scale back. It really should state that about pacemakers somewhere in the description, but, since it did not, I thought I would give everyone a heads-up.

I recently purchased the Escali High Capacity Bathroom Scale and I am extremely pleased with it. For years I have not been able to weigh at home because I could not find a high capacity scale in the local retail stores. Actually, I did not know they existed. To add insult to injury, I can not weigh at my doctor's office because my weight fluctuated between 20-35 pounds above his scale's 350 pound capacity. As a result of not being able to weigh, I could stay in denial when I gained or failed to lose weight. This scale is attractive, easy to use, and was very affordable and has been an added incentive to stay on my diet. I now plan to weigh weekly and have lost 5.2 pounds in the last week. I now have hope that I can achieve significant weight loss now that I can accurately chart my weight at home as often as I like. This scale is a God-send for me!

So first things first, the scale works, I have used it to measure beyond 400lb. I have had two problems that give me reservations about recommending this product. First is that the scale is very sensitive to motion, I have to stand very still or the weight will keep jumping, also if one of the feet is not on a level surface (i.e. is on the edge of a tile) the weight will read low. The second problem is actually the more frustrating one. All day-today mode selection is done by pressing your foot on the scale, unfortunately this means that it is easy to mess up. To enter what I call "Just weigh me" mode (without body fat etc.) you need to press on the scale briefly until the display indicates it is in the mode, then take your foot off, if you just get on the scale or take your foot off too late you will be in another mode. To select the user (for body fat% et. al.) you press your foot on the scale until you see your user number, but don't wait too long or you will be stuck on one of the other (9 I think) users, and will have to wait for the scale to reset (several minutes) to try again. All that said the scale looks good and seems to work just fine (I've had mine for coming on a year now.) One last warning, all of these body fat% scales measure using a (very) mild electric current, so you need to have bare feet when using them.

This is a great scale, and is very accurate. It has a wonderful style. In many ways the Escali High-Capacity Bathroom Scale is a work of art.

After 6 months of ownership, the batteries died. 2 new batteries were immediately purchased, and we were running again. No big deal. Until 3 days later, when once again new batteries were needed. The 3rd set of batteries also lasted only 3 days.

My problem with the scale is it now eats about 2 $3.00 batteries every 3 days. I don't know if my scale just broke, or if others have had this problem. If it worked without eating batteries, it would have a 5 star rating from me.

At this time, a new scale is necessary. It won't be a Escali High-Capacity Bathroom Scale. Burn me once, shame on me ...