Chaney Instrument 00985 Wireless Refrigerator Freezer Thermometer Alarm Set
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Chaney Instrument 00985 Wireless Refrigerator Freezer Thermometer Alarm Set
Customer Review: Very handy with kids around
Summary: 5 Stars
We bought this alarm because we have young kids who love to be independent and help out by getting their own ice and food. Since our indoor freezer is a bottom pull-out, they can get into it easily. We also have an upright freezer in the garage. We had one week where a freezer was left open three times. This alarm has helped tremendously.
We are using both sensors in the two freezers. They come pre-programmed with min/max settings, one for the refrigerator and one for the freezer. It is very simple to change those settings though and the directions were clear.
I really like that it has a fifteen-minute delay before the alarm sounds. That is, the temperature has to be above the set point for 15 minutes before the alarm is triggered. That feature prevents false alarms when a 3-year old is having trouble deciding which ice cube is the perfect one for his juice.
I wish I had known that for freezer use you need to use lithium batteries (AA) as they work at lower temperatures versus alkaline. We didn't have any on hand and so had to wait to install the units. Extra trips to the store are a pain and I would have just ordered 4 (2 for ea) when I bought the unit if I had known.
Customer Review: Handy Device for Verifying Temperatures
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a fairly new refrigerator with a digital readout of the temperatures in the refrigerator and freezer cabinets. A great idea, but they are inside, where you can't normally see them.
I bought this to verify and monitor the temperatures. Following the instructions, I put Lithium ion batteries in the sensors and alkalines in the receiver. Before I put the sensors in the refrigerator and freezer cabinets I checked them against two calibrated probe type thermometers, and they were spot on. I then put the sensors in the boxes and the receiver on the front of the door.
The sensors have been in use for about a month now and both work fine. One thing I did discover, tho. The factory installed refrigerator and freezer readouts are about 4-5 deg higher than the actual box temperatures. No wonder the veggies in the veggie drawer were freezing. I have now adjusted the refrigerator box thermostat up a couple of degrees.
UPDATE 1/13/11
Its been 14 months since I put this into service and all is well. I am still on the original batteries and have had no issues at all.
Customer Review: Good Product - Can Save You Money!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
We had a problem - kids leaving the freezer door open. Twice we had to throw out almost everything in the freezer.
I have owned this for over a year now and no more problem. I put one sensor in my kitchen freezer and one in my basement freezer. I did have to find a good place to put the main unit so it could read both sensors - the range is only about 25 feet or so at most! I still have not replaced the batteries in the sensors, although I think I will soon. I have replaced the batteries in the main unit twice now. They recommend lithium batteries for the sensor units, but I put regular alkalines in and they work okay. The setup of the unit is just a bit tricky, but the instructions are pretty good - I had it set up in just a few minutes.
If you have a similar problem that I had, I would definitely recommend this product!
Customer Review: Works like a charm!
Summary: 5 Stars
Was shipped and received 2 days before the estimated arrival date! Had a little trouble when I first set it up. I put one sensor in our kitchen freezer and one in the freezer in our garage. The sensor in the garage keeps giving an error message. All the batteries I had when I received it were a little old, so I went and bought some new ones. Since I put the new batteries in I haven't had one single issue.
It says to use lithium but i just used regular alkaline and they work just fine. The sensor has set off the alarm a few times when the door is cracked open which is EXACTLY what I wanted!
Would recommend this to anyone that doesn't wanna go through the experience of losing a entire freezer full of meat like we did before we bought this product!
Customer Review: Nifty but scary
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a French door refrigerator with a bottom freezer (two drawer). I have one of the probes in the refrigerator and the other in my bottom freezer drawer. The display is on the side of the unit on the outside. I am totally obsessive about maintaining the correct temperature in my coolers and just love the fact that I can see both temperatures without opening the doors. The scary part is to see how much these temperatures fluctuate and how much the temperature rises if I keep the door open for more than a few seconds. In addition to showing me the temperatures this unit is making me much more careful not to keep the doors open. This thermometer does everything I expected and everything I wanted and I recommend it without reservations