Technical Details
- Easy to understand colour coded system indicates room temperature
- Digital thermometer with permanent 'back-lit' LCD readout
- Gentle night light
- Instructions and safe sleep guide enclosed
- UK Mains only powered adaptor supplied
Product Specifications
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| Model Number: | HC111 |
| Batteries required: | No |
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Peace of mind at a glance
The innovative grobag egg™ changes colour to let you know at a glance whether the temperature of a room is too low, too high or just right, helping you maintain a safe sleeping environment for your baby. As an added bonus it even works well as a gentle night light.
 | Easy to understand colour coded system indicates room temperature A yellow glow suggests a comfortable temperature for baby to sleep in, whilst a blue glow suggests it's too cold and a red glow suggests it's too high. The colours act as a reminder for you to cool or heat the room, or to modify the baby's clothing, use a different tog grobag® baby sleeping bag or for non-sleeping bag users to alter the level of bedding. |
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
We bought the Grobag Egg and have found that it's about 2 degrees C higher than it should be. I'm sending it back to the manufacturer. I emailed them and they replied saying that it should be accurate from between + or - 1 degree C.
Apparently they test all the Eggs that come back to them in a `draft proofed box for approximately 3 hours with a thermocouple attached to a calibrated Digitron thermometer' and observe the temperature readings through a window.
They apportion typical reasons for inaccurate readings down to customers handling the sensor, errors in other measuring devices, differences in air current and sunlight!
All I can say is that ours sat undisturbed out of direct sunlight on a bedside table, in a small bedroom, that had a window and door - much like most peoples nursery.
I tested the Egg against a mercury thermometer, a digital one and our room Digistat. The Egg was 2 degrees C over the other 3.
I think perhaps the manufacturer should test the Egg in a real life environment and not a lab, and should not set the display to read to 1 decimal place when they only regard it accurate to + or - 1 degree C.
It's not something that gives us peace of mind and in my view it's a fun gadget only and should not be relied on for accurate room temperature readings. We paid £20 for it and that's too expensive for what is really only coloured light. Even if they got the accuracy to within + or - 1 degree C, that's a significant temperature difference and you can get more accurate thermometers for a lot less.
I await the results of their test on our Egg.
Apparently they test all the Eggs that come back to them in a `draft proofed box for approximately 3 hours with a thermocouple attached to a calibrated Digitron thermometer' and observe the temperature readings through a window.
They apportion typical reasons for inaccurate readings down to customers handling the sensor, errors in other measuring devices, differences in air current and sunlight!
All I can say is that ours sat undisturbed out of direct sunlight on a bedside table, in a small bedroom, that had a window and door - much like most peoples nursery.
I tested the Egg against a mercury thermometer, a digital one and our room Digistat. The Egg was 2 degrees C over the other 3.
I think perhaps the manufacturer should test the Egg in a real life environment and not a lab, and should not set the display to read to 1 decimal place when they only regard it accurate to + or - 1 degree C.
It's not something that gives us peace of mind and in my view it's a fun gadget only and should not be relied on for accurate room temperature readings. We paid £20 for it and that's too expensive for what is really only coloured light. Even if they got the accuracy to within + or - 1 degree C, that's a significant temperature difference and you can get more accurate thermometers for a lot less.
I await the results of their test on our Egg.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I also found the Grobag Egg to be very unreliable. We just happened to have another thermometer in the room, and the two never agreed, with the Grobag Egg sometimes showing quite unlikely readings (usually too high).
On the positive side, if the room does go too cold (and the egg feels like showing it), the blue light is actually bright enough to wake you up, but as it's so hard to decide whether it's giving an accurate reading, even that is a bit useless. Looks pretty as a night light, though.
On the positive side, if the room does go too cold (and the egg feels like showing it), the blue light is actually bright enough to wake you up, but as it's so hard to decide whether it's giving an accurate reading, even that is a bit useless. Looks pretty as a night light, though.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
I purchased an Egg for my little boys room over a year ago. The product has worked for 24 hours a day, seven days a week since we plugged it in - we never touch it and it has been fine. We have had some power cuts and it just comes back on again afterwards and has been great. It looks really funky in his room and is very useful at night-time as we can just pop our head around his door and instantly check the room temperature without disturbing him. We checked the temperature against some other digital thermometers and we found that all vary by a degree or two, depending upon how they have been calibrated. We have found our Egg to be quite accurate and certainly as a quick visual temperature indicator has been very helpful.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great buy!
Great item. Neat to look at and works very well. The egg changing colours really helps notify you of room temp issues better than if you were relying on having to go up and read... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Susan
grobag egg
i had one of these given to me as a gift when my baby was born and found it helpful.
loved the fact that it changed colour as the temp changed wich ment i didnt have to worry... Read more
loved the fact that it changed colour as the temp changed wich ment i didnt have to worry... Read more
Published 15 months ago by sarah
Egg - cellent !!!!
I would highly recommend this product to anyone with a baby or toddler. I have 15 month old twin boys and this thermometer has been plugged in since the day they were born and i... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Janine33
Accuracy....
When people state accuracy questions, they seem to always compare it to an over the counter room thermometer, as far as I can tell an alcohol or less likely Mercury, They might be... Read more
Published 21 months ago by justME
unreliable
i bought this for my daughter for my granddaughter.this will not stop any over heating of baby if anything it is a safety concern this product. Read more
Published 22 months ago by govinda
Perfect first time parents gadget
I bought this for my brother in law and his wife for their first child ... They've used this everyday since then
As well as acting as a night light it glows different colours... Read more
As well as acting as a night light it glows different colours... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2010 by Mr. M. Ashdown
Excellent night light
All of a sudden my almost 4yr olds decided they wanted a night light. We tried one that had batteries - waste of money. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2010 by Ms. P. Bancroft
Grobag Egg simplicity
The nice thing about this product is the simplicity of the indication, the colour. It worked fine from the moment it was turned on and I hope that the second Egg I bought will... Read more
Published on 9 Nov 2009 by Bobb
great idea but temperature reading inaccurate
We bought this room thermometer for our nursery as we thought it was a great idea that you get an immediate visual indicator to the temperature as soon as you walk in the room. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by Mrs. K. Gryce
Consistently reports the wrong temperature!
The Grobag Egg is a stunningly good idea and my wife and I rushed to buy one.
Unfortunately the product is only as good as its thermometer and our Grobag Egg... Read more
Unfortunately the product is only as good as its thermometer and our Grobag Egg... Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2009 by G. Gaffin
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