Thermometer Doesn't Change Reading

[debodun]

This EZRead was on the shed, but I noticed it always reads the same no matter how cold or warm. I took it down and saw it has a metallic coil in back. It's not broken and is attached to the hand. Why doesn't the hand move when the temperature changes? Can it be repaired?

 

[win231]

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[Pepper]

She can't use Amazon. No credit card.

Deb, can't you ever throw anything out?

 

[win231]

She can't use Amazon. No credit card.

Deb, can't you ever throw anything out?

HAHA. She can call the order in & mail a check. It will just take an extra 6 days.

 

[Lee]

You can use a debit card on Amazon. And maybe Deb can get one with a cat, we know she likes kitties.

https://www.amazon.ca/Baoblaze-Cat-...utdoor+thermometer+with+a+cat,aps,63&sr=8-110

 

[Don M.]

I had one of these mounted outside the kitchen window, and it crapped out this Spring. A couple of weeks later, I was at Lowe's and they had these on sale for $7....works great. Some things are just Not worth trying to repair.

 

[debodun]

You can use a debit card on Amazon. And maybe Deb can get one with a cat, we know she likes kitties.

A credit cat!

 

[debodun]

To let you know - I pried off the cover and discovered the hand was bent and probably pressing against the cover preventing it from moving. When I tried to straighten it, it broke off. Cheap brittle polystyrene - probably overheated in the sun and slightly melted on the thin end!
There's one closest to what I had at the local hardware store and it also shows the humidity.

 

[Judycat]

Grab it before they raise the price to $59.99!