Salter #9108 Body Fat and Body Water Scale with BMI Function

by Salter

Product Features

• Measures body fat and body water to the 0.1%
• Provides caloric reference information to reach ideal weight
• Displays BMI for the user
• Runs on 4 AAA batteries, included
• 10 year warranty

Product Description

Salter Housewares offers a slender body fat analyzing scale with contemporary styling fully loaded with features. The black and stainless look highlights an oversized LCD readout with 2 lines of information, featuring all information on one screen. First of all, this analyzer measures body fat and body water to the precise 0.1%, in either normal or athlete mode (for individuals that work out more than 10 hours per week). Second, a calorie function provides the numbers of calories required to reach ideal weight for the specific age and gender of the user. Third, the scale displays the BMI - body mass index - of the user. BMI is a number that is used by most doctor's, and is a good reference to general body composition. This scale also functions in normal scale only mode -- simply step on to get the weight up to 330 lbs in 0.2 lb increments. Also, includes 8 memories for multiple users, and runs on 4 AAA batteries, which are included. 10 year warranty.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000Q38MFG
• UPC: 077784002100
• Item model number: 9108.00
• Batteries: 4 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #91,613 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good scale, with nice options, but not worth the money., February 15, 2008

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A. Mogavero "Organic Mom" (Westerly, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salter #9108 Body Fat and Body Water Scale with BMI Function (Health and Beauty)

This is a pretty good scale. I like that it has the options for body fat and water. They don't really function all that well and tend to fluctuate quite a bit so I'm not sure how accurate it really is. It is nice to have a general idea though.
Fluctuations for me have been between 28% and 34% percent body fat in a 4 day window, now I know I didn't gain that much body fat in 4 days. So I just take the body fat and water percentages with a grain of salt.

The other thing this scale does that I'm not a fan of is the weight reading changes while you are taking it if you move the slightest bit. Even with slight movement it jumps around quite a bit.

I haven't quite figured out how to activate it for just a weight reading with out actually hitting the on/off button, though my 2 year old has :)
I tried tapping it with my foot and that doesn't work, I guess I will have to read the manual for that, that's what they are for!


I do recommend this scale, just not for someone who is in need of seriuos tracking for body fat or water.
Or some one over the age of 50 because it doesn't let you enter an age past 50 for the memory, body fat, and water percentages.


Bottom line:
Good scale for weight.
Good for approximate body fat and water, not accurate.
Good for use under 50 years of age.

Bad for anyone over 50.
Bad fluctuations in weight with even slight movement.

Probably not worth the money.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This Scale is for People under 50 yrs old !!!, December 12, 2007

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MATnTN "MART" (TN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Salter #9108 Body Fat and Body Water Scale with BMI Function (Health and Beauty)

This scale I bought mostly for the extras it does besides weighing a person... However, the description did not say that you have to be between certain ages. I am 51 so this does me no good, now I have 2 scales that only weigh us because we are older.. I put all the info in it like it said to do but because I am over 50 it gives me an error instead of the BMI or water scale. So beware before buying..

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Price, Good Quality, December 26, 2007

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Paul W. Hansen "P." (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Salter #9108 Body Fat and Body Water Scale with BMI Function (Health and Beauty)

Sleek design, good price. The only issue that I had with it is that in order to turn it on, you need to 'tap' the center of the scale. This would be fine only this particular scale requires more that a tap in the center, most often I need to bump it with more force than a tap or actually pick it up by the corner and softly drop it to get it to register. Not the end of the world by any means and it may not be with every scale of this model, but nevertheless, a bit of an inconvenience.