Customer Reviews

Philips AVENT SCH550/20 Bath and Room Thermometer

5 star:		(114)
4 star:		(27)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(13)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

This bath thermometer really works well.

Our baby either loves or hates his bath, purely depending on whether the water temperature is right or not.

Unlike many other thermometers, this one digitally displays the temperature, rather than by means of a colour strip. The thermometer refreshes quickly, (about 1 sec) so is good for checking water temperature when mixing. The rubber casing means it is virtually unbreakable and can be left floating in the water whilst bathing.

The design allows the thermometer to sit upright on a shelf or table which means that it can also double as a room thermometer when not being used for bathing.

The first time I gave my baby son a bath I attempted to use the traditional "elbow" technique to gauge the bath temperature. For those not in the know, supposedly you just stick your elbow in the water and when it feels "just right", it's OK for your baby.

Well maybe I've just got sensitive elbows, or don't really understand what on earth "just right" is supposed to mean, as first bath time went something like this:

1. Fill bath to what I think is correct temperature, stick in elbow. Ouch too hot!
2. Pour in some cold water. Stick in elbow. Ouch too hot!
3. Pour in some more cold water. Stick in elbow. Still too hot!
4. Pour in yet more cold water. Stick in elbow. Hmm, OK maybe.
5. Pour in a little more cold water to be on safe side. Lower baby into bath.
6. Baby screams head off and starts shivering. Conclusion, bath way too *cold*.

So, this being the 21st century, I figured there must be a better way to do this, and after browsing Amazon, I discover this nifty little thermometer. So I added it to my basket, selected first class delivery, and the thermometer arrived just in time for my son's second bath time.

This occasion bath time went like this:

1. Fill bath to what I think is the correct temperature.
2. Examine thermometer, slightly too cold! Pour in some hot water.
3. Examine thermometer, 37 degrees exactly. Lower baby into bath.
4. Baby visibly relaxes, splashes around, and generally seems to be happy.

Fast forward 10 months, the thermometer is still going strong, and bath time is one of my baby's favourite times of the day! Well worth having. Only four stars as the display can be a little slow to update to temperature changes, but still well worth the money, and an excellent purchase!

We have three thermometers at home for our little boy, a Grobag egg, one built into the baby monitor and this Philips one. But it is this Philips one I like the best.

The Philips thermometer consists of a good, no-nonsense easily read LCD display showing the temperature. The display is covered with a little plastic circle - which looks like it could scratch - but ours hasn't despite some real rough handling. This is mounted into a good tough rubber flower -- not too soft and not too hard. We're happy to let our little boy chew away on it now that he's teeting. In fact he quite likes playing with it. It gets dropped and thrown but is still going strong and has not discoloured or anything.

It seems fully waterproof to test the bath temperature (and is handily marked 37C to remind you want the temperature should be). It is also free-standing for use as a room thermometer. We also threw it in our bags for holiday without worry and used it to check the pool temperature.

It seems pretty acurate, I trust it, and it changes its reading quickly.

On of the benefits of this one is that it is battery powered, so no having to move leads around like the Grobag one. It goes from room to room with us when necessary. Not sure how long the battery lasts, but some friends have had theirs for four years without having to replace it.

We've now had ours for a year, and all in all, I'd highly recommend it.

Would agree with previous comments that takes a while to get a reading and does flop over. But having bought two of these now I do like them.....but both have misted over so can no longer read the display!

Two problems really, the temp gauge is very slow to react to changes in temperature and when it is in the bath it is a bit top heavy so it tends to float upside down with the sensor sticking out of the water.

Good design, but needs to be placed in bath rather than chucked as it can roll over. Temp reading can take a few seconds and can jump through a couple of readings, so always swish water and double check bath yourself to make sure reading is not too low and to eliminate hot spots.

Excellent product - Couldnt ask for more, quick reading and small enough that it looks good and not too cumbersome.

Was going to buy the grobag egg but the durability and versatility of this product is much better !!

Highly recommended !!

I'm not entirely convinced on the accuracy of this thermometer. We use it almost exclusively in the bath, and find that the temperature readings can jump rather significantly from minute to minute, both up and down. However it does help us get the water to an approximate temperature which my daughter finds comfortable.

I have the same problem as one of the reviewers - thermometer gives wrong readings! It says the temperature of the bath is 35 degrees when it actually is around 38 (according to two other thermometers - bought them because I literally FELT there was something wrong going on there with those low readings when water was actually very warm) This means that haveing a 37 degrees bath according to my Philips/Avent thermometer equals really 40 degrees bath for the baby. Absurd! So mine landed on a bathroom shelf where it indicates we have roughly 17 degrees in the bathroom - and that is of course rubbish too. Think I should go right now and just bin it...

I love this product. Quick to refresh the temperature once you run fresh water in the tub or in the room if you open the window etc. Sits well on the shelf or floats in the tub. Very versatile, durable, pretty but most of all reliable.