Timex TX5170 Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer with Indoor Hygrometer and Clock
by Maverick Industries, Inc
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Customer Review: Good
Summary: 4 Stars
It works perfectly fine, and the cable for the outdoor sensor is long enough. However, the thermometer itself is a bit too big.Customer Review: good product
Summary: 4 Stars
I am satisfied with this product. I use it to help decide how may layers I should cover my baby daughter.Customer Review: thermometer
Summary: 4 Stars
This unit allows me to see the tempature in my pump house and my cabin temp at a glance.Customer Review: So-so product, not supported by Timex
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this thermometer in order to produce objective evidence about the temperature and humidity in my office during the summer (both uncomfortably high). I loaned it to my wife for the same purpose (but her office was uncomfortably cold). It's reasonably attractive, and it more or less did what I wanted, but I don't have a great deal of confidence in the accuracy of its temperature and humidity measurements.
As advertised, the unit measures both "indoor" and "outdoor" temperature, where the indoor temperature is measured directly by the main unit and the outdoor temperature is measured by a probe at the end of a wire that's (reportedly) 10 feet long. The main problem is that there is a difference between "indoor" and "outdoor" temperature of on average 1.5 degrees when the "outdoor" probe is sitting right next to the main unit. (I have seen this vary from 1.0 degrees to 2.0 degrees, but it usually settles at around 1.5 degrees.) Obviously, there should be no difference. Also, in summer, the humidity seemed to vary too much over short periods of time, and in the winter (when the heat kicks in), the reading is correctly but not very helpfully "low" rather than a specific number.
Technically, the product *does* have a warranty, but warranty follow-up is probably not worth it. When I called Timex about the problem with indoor/outdoor variance, they told me the same thing it says on the back of the product -- it's manufactured by Maverick Industries, and you have to contact them for support. The package provides a web address that's no good [...], but the company can be reached via their web site at [...]. I have an e-mail in to them now; I'll update if/when I hear back. The policy on the back of the package is "Repair or replacement will be made at our option without additional charge if the instrument is returned postage paid to [their address]". The cost of sending the unit to them and providing return postage is probably greater than the cost of the unit, and so not worth it.
In other words, buying this product is a craps shoot. On the other hand, I've seen people complaining about similar technical problems in much-more-expensive units. Despite the risk, this might be a better value than most of the rest.
Update: No response from the manufacturer.
Customer Review: bedroom thermometer
Summary: 3 Stars
got this product to regulate the temperature in my bedroom. its an ok electronic thermometer.
Pros:
- big display screen
- sleek modern look
- easy to use buttons
Cons:
- very basic functionality ( for example the biggest negative for me is that the screen is divided into 3 and one cannot toggle the various functions between the 3 screens - ie upper side of screen is for indoor temperature and you can toggle the clock on that screen, middle screen is for outdoor temperature and cannot toggle anything, and bottom screen is for humidity cannot toggle. So if i want to see the time, inside temperature and humidity at the same time i cannot do this)
all in all for the price its a decent product