OT Question, About thermometers

17 years ago

Hey everyone,

My children gave me a thermometer that has a section that goes outside and the base stays in the house.

I have put it up under but not really under the eve section of my house. It is brick so hard to find a place I can hang it. It said to place out of direct weather w/in 100'.

Well it always says about 5-8* higher temp out side than it is.

So do you think if I put something behind it to pull it away from the house so it can have air go all the way around it . That it would help? Or do I need to move it? I don't really want to put it on the tree. Afraid the squirrels will tear it up. An also it said to not place in direct weather. The tree has not leaves in winter so would be very exposed to elements and even in the summer it would be rained on, would the shade not effect the temp then?

Sorry this is so long but I don't know how to get this to work right. It is more or less useless when it won't read the right temp.

Bonnie

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Comments (4)

helenh
17 years ago
Your bricks may be holding the heat. I put mine in the sun at first and was getting high temps, duh. Now it is on my porch, but I am sure that is warmer there than away from the house.
gldno1
17 years ago
We have one of those that shows up on the bedroom ceiling when dark that I love!

I put the outside thingy on the siding, under a porch roof facing north. It is very accurate. If it is on a side that gets sun during the day, I am sure all the siding, especially stone or brick, would transfer the heat up to the siding where the sun wasn't actually hitting. Does that make sense.

I have a simpler one in the kitchen and the outside sensor gets some morning sun now the sun is on the southern horizon so I need to move it. It doesn't take long for the sun to move past it, but it bugs me anyway.
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helenh
17 years ago
Glenda where did you get the one that shows up on the ceiling. That sounds like something I would buy.
gldno1
17 years ago
heken, mine was a gift but I just bought one for my daughter (who gave me mine!) at Amazon. It is made by LaCrosse is model WT-5120, radio controlled projection Alarm. I don't use the alarm since I wake up at 3-4 AM anyway!

You can probably find them at a local store. I do most of my shopping at Amazon.com.