How to Calibrate a patio thermometer

[@stevel2902]

Nice. Love the seamless burp! Bought my 1st one of these doohickies today. I’ll use your method with my indoor digital thermostat. God Bless!

[@ickes111]

Thank you kind Sir! I looked all over the place for forever it seemed like, searching for exactly what you just did! You did it so well too, I truly cannot thank you enough! 🤗 Have yourself a blessed and beautiful night! 😃

[@spayderninja]

The error of looking at the needle at an angle versus looking at it straight on is called parallax error.

[@stevel2902]

I paralikes your explanation. Sincerely, Dad Joker

[@paull2937]

1:15 Happened to me too. It was like 40 or 50 degrees outside and I pressed it against a dark surface that had direct sunlight and it went up to 130 probably.

[@dbergum1]

0:50 Burps and doesnt skip a beat...lol

[@dannys3187]

You sound like Arthur Morgan. Lenny!

[@wkiernan]

That's just what I was looking to learn. I like you, you're all right. Thanks!

[@TedBackus]

i have a really old Springfield outdoor dial thermometer. it has the same spring coil this one has, but no shaft pointing out through the back. id guess i would just turn the dial if it is off.

[@jennywolken371]

Thank you! Best answer I got about calibrating an outside thermometer!

[@RednecksGoneWild]

You're welcome!

[@paull2937]

I just got the same thermometer today, and my other thermometers turned yellow when left outside in the elements. How do I prevent that?

[@RednecksGoneWild]

cant , The sun will deteriorate plastic.

[@patriciaybarra6884]

I had no idea!!! Thank you very much 😊!!!

[@richardturk7162]

Insert Billy Madison quote here.

[@x2eXu50x]

78.8 "im going to say its 78." Why go .8 down when you can go only .2 up? Its 79...

[@DanWisbey]

I never knew that, thanks!

[@tonyjh146tm]

You can also do that the little brace around the shaft just turn it nedile moves also depending we're you put the where do you put the thermometer can effect temperature should be 5 feet off the ground not to close to a surface and not near shiny surface sun reflect can affect temperature and if on cold surface can affect and 6 feet different placement temperature can be different as I have one on porch and one facing bedroom window about 8 to 10 degrees different ps hold by the outer edge other wise may pick up your body's heat

[@DefundTheFringes]

Also, you have to account for skewing across temperature ranges vs. just calibrating it at one temperature. Cheaper digital thermometers are often not much more accurate; see percentage range in their specs, e.g. 1% across x-range.

[@Anahita61]

Thank you, I'm going to try this!

[@crayzeevideos]

I'm confused, are you saying if you turn the shaft at the back it turns everything at the front inside including the red pointer?

[@nabysrojas]

YES...!!!

[@PhearaXT]

Does the digital thermometer on the weather or clock needs to be calibrated?

[@RednecksGoneWild]

not that i know of

[@mikesmith483]

I will watch em all lol

[@RednecksGoneWild]

Mike Smith Thank you

[@Yin-ok6qp]

Does these patio thermometer need battery to run?

[@TheMrRuger]

That works.

[@rontownsend8235]

way and go get a good multimeter then you'll have a thermometer that you can move around to where ever you want it to be and you'll always have the right temperture.

[@mikesmith483]

U can have a video of watching birds chirp and I would watch it. Ok maybe I had to many blue cups

[@RednecksGoneWild]

Mike Smith lol its about that time

[@James-4812]

I find it very hard to calibrate a thermometer, because obviously when you're holding it in your hand, it picks up heat then it's very hard to judge exactly how much you need to move the needle, because the needle itself is moving due to the heat from your hands... I've tried this many times with my analogue thermometer & it NEVER matches the temperature of another calibrated thermometer.

[@WaschyNumber1]

Than hold them with wool gloves or other stuff that don't conduct heat good. 😊

[@DefundTheFringes]

If you do it fast enough that shouldn't be a problem, but they can vary depending on the temperature range, so it's a balance between setting it at 80F and 40F, etc. As for the reference unit, just because a thermometer is digital doesn't make it more accurate if it's cheap.

[@ItCantRainForever2]

Thanks. Very informative. Lol

[@capone7182]

I think ur spring is suppose to b on the outside of the back then a cover but then wont b effected by the sun. Im not an expert but jack of all traits hope help buddy

[@tonyjh146tm]

Taylor thermometers are like that

[@virginiacyrus1432]

Perfect, thanks.I thought if I buy an overly expensive thermometer, it would work better......WRONG!!!

[@RednecksGoneWild]

[@hoopgma]

Ahhh, hell with it, it's hot out, let's go have a drink!!!!!!

[@CALVINLNIKONT]

Did he just burp???

[@CALVINLNIKONT]

I want d do-over!

[@jojo-fj7lw]

But how to fix the loosen red arrow of a thermometer??

[@RednecksGoneWild]

buy a new 1

[@ScottAReid]

it is 78.8 brother, NOT 78, i would calibrate the thermo to 79. you are off .8 degs the way you did it. just saying.

[@RednecksGoneWild]

de N5XTC I re done it . Thank you

[@johnnieguitar5724]

My thermometer does not have a protruding shaft to turn. It has a hole and something rectangular inside. Why don't you consider buying several different types and showing us how to do them?

[@MichaelMorlan1]

So, you’re calibrating one thermometer with another? How you know your digital gauge is accurate?

[@glendialeverett4811]

Might wanna edit out the burp......

[@RednecksGoneWild]

nope , thats what makes me , me

[@captianmarvel4569]

Really? You need a hobby

[@RednecksGoneWild]

Captian Marvel As if making videos isnt? Thanks for watching

[@photographartist]

Useless

[@aero3085]

I'm sorry but after watching the first two minutes of small talk I had to move on. Please get to the point a bit faster next time. Thank you

[@RednecksGoneWild]

sorry