I like most features about the scale except that it reads exactly 1 pound too heavy (verified against doctors scale). Is there any way to adjust it?
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According to Health o Meter, to calibrate your digital scale, step on and off quickly 5 times.
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Do you know for sure that your doctors scale is correct? When you want to compare one scale to another all conditions have to be equal: same time of day, clothing, shoes on or off and did you have a heavy, salty meal the night before (pasta, pizza, barbecue, or drink a lot of beer?) I weigh every day in the morning in my pajamas and only compare office weights from visit to visit. Besides, for me, I lost 50 lbs (took 2 years), and I don't sweat 1 lb. My goal is to not gain it back and when my scale at home shows 1 lb or more, I follow my diet carefully till it comes off, usually only takes a few days Do you know for sure that your doctors scale is correct? When you want to compare one scale to another all conditions have to be equal: same time of day, clothing, shoes on or off and did you have a heavy, salty meal the night before (pasta, pizza, barbecue, or drink a lot of beer?) I weigh every day in the morning in my pajamas and only compare office weights from visit to visit. Besides, for me, I lost 50 lbs (took 2 years), and I don't sweat 1 lb. My goal is to not gain it back and when my scale at home shows 1 lb or more, I follow my diet carefully till it comes off, usually only takes... » Read More Do you know for sure that your doctors scale is correct? When you want to compare one scale to another all conditions have to be equal: same time of day, clothing, shoes on or off and did you have a heavy, salty meal the night before (pasta, pizza, barbecue, or drink a lot of beer?) I weigh every day in the morning in my pajamas and only compare office weights from visit to visit. Besides, for me, I lost 50 lbs (took 2 years), and I don't sweat 1 lb. My goal is to not gain it back and when my scale at home shows 1 lb or more, I follow my diet carefully till it comes off, usually only takes a few days « Show Less
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Why do you need to adjust it? If you know there is a pound differential, just accept that. I assume you are an adult and whether you weigh 125 or 126 doesn't mean anything. You are clearly obsessed with weight. Don't make such a big deal over one pound!
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I don't know, but first I would check it against a different scale at a different doctor office. You could make a warranty claim, go to healthometer.com. Many years ago, I had to make a warranty claim due to an erratic display, and they replaced my unit with a nicer one that has worked perfectly ever since. It is spot on versus my calibrated laboratory scales at work. That is why I bought another one just like it a year or so ago for my daughter. Good luck.
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As far as I can tell, very accurate and consistent. The scale is very sensitive to minor changes such as removing a watch.I weigh on a very regular basis and compare the weight I get on my scale to the digital scale at one doctor's office as well as another office with manual scales. (I always take notice if the scale is balanced at o before I weigh on the manual scale.). For those of us who are weight conscious this scale is a godsend.
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We have had good luck using the hold feature. We have checked it several times in a row and it always reads the same weight. Also very comparable weighs to the hospital scales
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There is a small "button" on the back that is marked kg/lb/set. Push the button to set desired unit displayed.
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tap the scale lightly until it reads 0. let the scale turn off. that should recalibrated it
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The scale does not do well with small changes in weight. If you were to trickle you would need to tap the scale to give it a couple of grains of change before it will register a new value. I am not sure if its a sensitivity issue or I was just impatient with waiting for the screen to update. If you trickle you would need to lift the measuring pan up and set it back down again after you toss a little powder.
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The same happened to me! I returned it directly to the manufacture if you're still on time to return it DO IT!! and buy a different scale! Hope my advice helps you! GL
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It purports to read out in hundredths of a pound, but I can tell you that when you put less than a pound on the scale it doesn't register at all. I was trying to measure something I knew to weigh several ounces, and it still read "0.00". That leads me to conclude that any numbers to the right of the decimal on this scale really aren't reliable, because it simply is not that precise.
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This scale measures 4 pounds more than my old dial scale too. That does not concern me at all because it is very accurate otherwise.
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My digital scales read 3 1/2 lbs. It seems a little heavier than that. I think you could go to the Fiskars' web page and get an accurate weight.
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Hello Pavan. I understand you are experiencing difficulties with your product. Perhaps there is a reason for the fluctuation. Have you placed the scale on a steady surface, free of movement and/or vibration? For further assistance, you can contact me directly via email [esty@measupro.com] or telephone [855-797-2253]. Kind regards, Esty Smart Weigh Scales
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Hi Debra, I'm sorry but I ran into the same problem. You would think that with all the option's available on the scale you would think that you would be able to switch between pounds and kilos. I guess we'll have to learn metrics, sorry I couldn't help.
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Turn the scale over. There is a pounds - kilograms switch on the bottom just under where the weight display is located. Just slide the switch to poundss
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It's a good scale but the documentation is either wrong or there's a batch of the BL-1KG-BLK that have the wrong calibration weight programmed. At the time of this writing (1-20-15), the current amazon description and the unit's own docs say to calibrate the BL-1KG-BLK with a 500 gram weight. The scale itself tells you to use a 1000gram weight for calibration when you put it in calibrate mode. I can confirm that the scale is correct and I had to use 1Kg of weight to calibrate it properly. once I figured this out, the scale works awesome and it's a great little scale. I'm sure Amazon will fix it's description soon and the docs as well. Workaround: If you already bought the 500kg weight, go ahead and calibrate the scale using it, although the scale will now think that 500gram is 1kg. Then use coins in a cup (or as another user pointed out, water in a water bottle) and place it on the scale and fill it until it reads 1000 grams just like it would do when you place your 500 gram weight on the improperly calibrated scale. Once you've matched your 500 gram weight, just put the weight in the cup with the coins or on top of the water bottle and now you have a 1Kg weight to properly calibrate the scale. Not super scientific, but since a 1Kg weight generally costs more than this scale, maybe it'll save you a few bucks.
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I have not had this problem with this scale, check batteries and I would ask if you are sure you are on the lb and ounce measurement setting not grams, etc. Also if it had any water poured on it accidentally I had to replace previous scale after I spilled liquid on it.
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I have had no problem with it. I would try recalibrating one more time and if that does not work, call the manufacturer. I saw where many people who did previous reviews called the manufacturer, and received excellent results. As an aside, I use this scale and it as accurate as the physicians.
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I couldn't see any way to adjust the sound nor does the small instruction say anything about it. Ours is a loud enough volume that you can hear it in another room from where it is located. We like it. Some reviewers had scales that could hardly be heard. It appears to be very accurate weighing you to the tenth of a pound. Matched my doctor 's scale.