I need to be able to set this to a specific temperature - not low/med/high. I have an IR thermometer to use - will this work for that?
646605
If you use your thermometer to set the temp, I think it will work. The temperature is on a dial so I would assume that you could pin point a specific temp.
646606
Will NOT work for this, kicks on and off every minute or less, no constant temperature.
646607
You can't set a specific temperature with this one. The dial is numbered from 1 to max.
731094
Don't know, Stevie, whether it would control the temperature accurately enough. You might do better with an immersion heater designed for sous-vide cooking. That is very accurate.
1533842
Unfortunately, no. IR thermometers read surface temperature only, which is fairly useless for checking fevers. Even on the hottest night in the kitchen, I've only seen people read around 90f. Just use a medical thermometer, there's no better way to check a fever.
301821
Yes but you'll need to set the alarm to go off when it hits the high temp and then while its cooling, set it to the lower temp. I have found this to be a very accurate thermometer so i don't think you'll have a problem with accuracy.
1219183
Yes. Certainly on the setpoint. On the heated ambient air the temperature it could vary up to -/+ 2° in my case. The unit is very sensitive. It has an adjustment for cycle time to control the temp deadband around the setpoint. Also, thermostat positioning will affect the temp variation.
738292
I agree with Wowsie; it probably won't give an accurate reading just touching a surface. The probe is designed to be immersed. Why not use one of those IR thermometers? There are cheap ones that go to about 900°F. I see McMaster-Carr has them that go to 1800°F, but it's over $200. Or look at a color chart, if you're getting it hot enough. I Googled "metal temp color" and many charts popped up.
332388
Yes, temperature settings are in 1 degree increments, so you can set it at 72. Also the timer option goes from 0 hr - 8 hr in 1 hr increments as well.
1629082
Sorry, I am still trying to find out if you can program different temp setting for different times. No one seems to be able to answer the question.
650639
I think it should work just fine. I needed it for my patients. Had to return it, because thermometer has to be in the same environment for at least an hr to work properly. I keep driving between my patients and it did not work for me. Otherwise, at home it was fine.
250021
No you can't set the temp but it does get really cold. I haven't measured the temperature but it doesn't freeze. There are two switches one for heat and one for cold. I haven't used the heat setting but the cold works perfectly for my needs.
2030669
Yes you can set a certain temperature and it will maintain it for you. You don't have to turn it on/off
77860
Hello. I am not sure of the temperature in degrees, but the settings for the control is: Off, Low, Medium, High. I find that having it on Medium works for most of my needs. Hope that helps!
465511
Yes you can set different heat levels not a typical thermostat to set it at a specific temperature
726856
Yes. You can set high and low temperature limits. The device will send you a text and/or an email when the temperature goes outside the range you specify.
300677
Yeah, it seems to not be all that accurate. I use a Bluetooth ambient gauge and monitor temp that way. You could probably swap out the thermometer with another but I've found this solution fits my needs better.
387330
As far as I know you can set the temp to what ever you want. I have only set my unit to 50, but never tried setting any lower.
698569
yes you can set it to a different temperature. I think it just broils though ... used it for Thanksgiving to keep rolls warm.