Need a temperature gauge

[Uther]

I need to put some measuring device in my refrigerator. I suspet is't not cooling as it should be. Any ideas?

[Common Sense Al]

You can buy simple fridge/freezer thermometers... or get something higher tech like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Chaney-Refrigerat ... 798&sr=8-1

I have both.

Here's my review on the Chaney (I gave it 4 out of 5 stars):

I have been using this monitor for almost three years now.

I think it's really nice, though I had problems using two units (since I have two fridges) because they seem to interfere with each other. That was disappointing.

With this unit you can monitor both freezer and fridge with a sensor in each, and you can set alarm temperatures, so you could also monitor two freezers or two fridges as they are configurable. You'll probably need lithium batteries (2 AA for each) for the sensors though, especially for the freezer since lithium batteries perform much better in cold temps. Beware though, the range is not that great, probably due to the metal of the fridge, but should work great if you stick the receiver on the fridge itself.

You can turn the alarms on and off for each sensor... and when an alarm goes off (because it is too hot or too cold based on your hi/lo settings), then it beeps every so often until you reset it by turning the alarm off then on again.

I'd give this unit 5 stars if you could buy two of them to monitor two fridges but unfortunately they interfere with each other (unless perhaps you put them completely out of range for each other).

[Uther]

Al, election season is making you channel a previous VP....

[Uther]

Ok, if I need one today, where do you think is quickest to get one? Radio shack, Best Buy, Fry's, etc..? Bed, Bath and Linens?

[Common Sense Al]

Ok, if I need one today, where do you think is quickest to get one? Radio shack, Best Buy, Fry's, etc..? Bed, Bath and Linens?

Target or Walmart probably, if you want the non-electronic kind... not sure about the electronic kind (maybe Fry's?).

Walmart:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/EKCO-Refriger ... r/17478454

[Uther]

Couldn't find anything locally. Didn't check target or Wally*World. Radio Shack had something in the $28 range, but it was more a regular indoor/outdoor thermometer. Fry's had nada. Best Buy is clearly spiraling down.

I kind of like this one on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Taylor-Digital-St ... pd_sim_k_4

For now I cleaned out regular indoor.outdoor thermometer and stuck it in the fridge.

[Pipeline]

I have a couple of those thermometers, that I think, one is buried in the freezer under the frost block, and the other is probably in the back of the bottom shelf of the fridge part, immersed in green jello, which color was probably red at one point, and now has green fuzz.

If my fridge won't keep the beer cold, and it has no freon port in the back, I do have an R22 license and keep a 30 lb can around to keep the AC's charged up, I get on Craig's list, buy a new one and turn the old one into a paintball bunker. (door removed of course.)

Old mini fridges, your numb nuts brother in law gives you (thinking he's doing you a great favor), that won't hold a freon charge, make great pistol lockers.