Customer Reviews

Salter #1200 LCD Wall Mount Aquatronic Kitchen Scale and Clock

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I purchased this item thinking it would serve as both a kitchen clock and a kitchen scale. It's a nice idea. Basically you hang the whole thing on the wall, then when you want to weigh something you remove the outside ring (with a glass cover), set it on the counter, and the clock on the wall becomes the readout for the scale. They are even nice enough to include all 7 AAA batteries!

What I didn't realize was that the unit needs to sit directly above the location where you're going to use the scale because it uses an rfid technology and the two have to have a direct sight line between them. In my kitchen the clock sits on a wall that doesn't have a counter beneath it, and I didn't think it would be practical to weigh things on the floor.

The other thing I didn't care for was that the clock was hard to read. It has black numbers on a grey background which you can make out if the room is very bright, but not at all in dim light. And you can't really view it from an angle. You almost have to be standing directly in front of it to read the time and temperature. When you're weighing something this lovely blue light is activated that pretty much solves any readability issues, but as soon as you're done with the scale, it goes back to being dark. The package is a little misleading since it shows the numbers on a bright blue background. I figured that's how the clock would look.

So, if you're looking for a digital kitchen scale, and you have a spot on the wall directly above where you like to weigh things, and you don't really care about being able to read the time and temperature, it might work for you!

My suggestions to the manufacturer; make the clock more readable and use bluetooth technology so the scale can be placed further from the clock.

I already had a portable food scale, but wanted one for the kitchen. Awesome, performs as promised. High capacity (unlike my portable) very space efficient & I like the clock feature. Wireless connection works flawlessly.

Only drawback (for me) is it reads pounds, ounces and fractional ounces (when not in metric mode). I prefer decimal ounces. Does read decimal grams.

I bought this for my daughter because I already have one, (that I paid a lot more for) that I just love. This one arrived in great condition and quickly. I'm very happy with my purchase.