which of these Digital Hygrometer?

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Ewan154

Maturing Primate
Hi folks,
Thinking about buying a digital hygrometer from my new humi. So far I have found these two.

Western Caliber III Digital Hygrometer and Credo Digital Thermo-Hygrometer.

I really fancy buying the Western Caliber III Digital Hygrometer. What do theexperts on here think? Which one is best?
 
I have several Western Caliber IIIs that I'm very pleased with. I don't have any knowledge of the other.

Another hygro. that you might want to look at comes from Heartfelt. It's the adjustible hygrometer shown here.

Adjustable Hygrometer



This one has worked well for me also.



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My only advice is to get one that is adjustable! Makes it nice and easy to calibrate them properly and not have to do any math to determine what the actual RH is if they're off. Just my :2.
 
Thanks for the info montecristo#2:tu

I'll think I'll go for the Western Caliber III Digital Hygrometer
 
FWIW, I've tested all sorts of hygrometers (Western III, Diamond Crown, Radio Shack wireless units, etc...) using the Boveda calibration pack, and have found that the most precise ones are the Western III. Of the 10 or so I have, most are spot on and only a few are off by only 1 point.
 
GTS21 said:
FWIW, I've tested all sorts of hygrometers (Western III, Diamond Crown, Radio Shack wireless units, etc...) using the Boveda calibration pack, and have found that the most precise ones are the Western III. Of the 10 or so I have, most are spot on and only a few are off by only 1 point.
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I have two Western IIIs, and one self-branded from somewhere. The Western IIIs are off by 2 and 1 point. The self-branded one started off by 4 points and is now off by 8 points.

Needless to say, I'm going with a Western III from now on.

As for the post about doing the calculations, it's really easy to get a small sticky label and write "+1" or "-2" or whatever on it so you know how far off it is. As long as you don't have to remember which one is off by how much, doing the additional math isn't tough. :)
 
I have a Western Caliber III and its as easy as it gets. No calibration needed. It is off by 1 but I can live with that. I recently bought 2 other hygrometers that were adjustable only because I wanted a round one and I think the Western Caliber only comes in one size.
 
GTS21 said:
FWIW, I've tested all sorts of hygrometers (Western III, Diamond Crown, Radio Shack wireless units, etc...) using the Boveda calibration pack, and have found that the most precise ones are the Western III. Of the 10 or so I have, most are spot on and only a few are off by only 1 point.
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10? Yeah right, you've ordered 10 in the last 6 months! :r :ss

I agree though, right out of the box, the Western Caliber IIIs have been the most reliable digital hygrometers that I could find without spending close to $100.

~Mark
 
They are both very good units.

You should have no problem with either one. I have a Western in my coolador and it seems to be dead on.

So I guess i would go with the Western.
 
wharfrathoss said:
do the western's hold calibration over time?-just curious
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I'm not sure what kind of duration you're talking about, but I've had mine for about 9 months, and it's not moved one bit. I know this because the 65% beads I have show as 67% humidity. And when I had 70% beads, it always showed as 72%. It's been 2 points off the entire time.

A testament to both the beads and the Western III. :)

Compare that to a self-branded one that I picked up somewhere, which was originally off by 4 points and now is off by 8 points, in the same duration.
 
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