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 Handsome, works, precise to about 4-5% July 13, 2008
hayesmi1 (Michigan)
This is a nice looking magnetic humidity gauge, I have four and am ordering four more. Side by side they read within 5%, which is accurate enough for most storage use. At $6 they are well worth it.
 Good BARGAIN June 18, 2008
Daniel J. McGarigle (EL SEGUNDO, CA United States)
This hygrometer is a good bargain.
Plus or minus 2% accuracy is, at this price, OKAY with me.
 Cheaply made and gives inaccurate readings June 5, 2008
J. Kim
The hygrometer feels very flimsy and cheap. When you calibrate it sometimes the entire face of the hygrometer will move along with the needle. After calibration I remove the screwdriver and the needle suddenly move 5 degrees off. I had a lot of trouble having the needle stick to the desired calibration point. As I am writing this review, the humidity in my room reads 83% from several sources and the hygrometer gives me a value of 68%. If you're looking for a hygrometer that is accurate and easy to calibrate, this is definitely not what you're looking for.
Perfect for a cigar box March 2, 2008
C Coakley (Michigan, USA)
Really cheap, and perfect for a cigar box, but it really looks out of place anywhere else (it's only 2" wide and can't take any abuse). Although you could use it for a house, it's way too small to go anywhere but on a shelf somewhere (I've got it on a shelf in my office). Don't take me wrong, it works, looks ok, and even came with a free box of mints for Christmas (by the way thanks for that guys!) but it would really look out of place hanging on an wall in the Living Room. It's an old Analog design, not digital, meaning it runs off a spring, so you can't be rough with it.
So much for so little money January 15, 2008
Jo More (Mpls, MN USA)
I don't smoke. I ordered two of these hygrometers, targeted at cigar smokers, to monitor the humidity in two levels of my house,after the installtion of a humidifier in my forced air heating system.
These hygrometers are small and analog, no eletronic fuss to be dealt with, which was what I was looking for.
For those who want very accurate results, I'd suggest calibrating the instrument, which would involve placing them at a locale with a known humidity value and adjusting alittle screm in the back. In my case, I was satisfied with the "out of the box" results, for they varied about one percent from each other...good enough for my intended use.
For the price, there is no better deal out there.
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