[USCC] Calibrating a Reotemp thermometer

[Wadley, Diana (ECY)]

I used to use a Reotemp thermometer with the needle gague at the top of
the 36" long stake.  To calibrate, I'd submerge the bottom end of the
stake in a bucket of ice-water and then use a tiny screwdriver in the
slot in the back to adjust the needle to read 32 degrees F.

Hope that helps,

Diana Wadley 
Regional Solid Waste Planner and Grant Officer, Solid Waste & Financial
Assistance Program 
Washington State Department of Ecology, Northwest Regional Office 
3190 160th Ave SE 
Bellevue, WA 98008-5452 
(425) 649-7056,  dwad461 at ecy.wa.gov 
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/ 




-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Coker [mailto:cscoker at verizon.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 6:03 AM
To: USCC Listserv
Subject: [USCC] Calibrating a Reotemp thermometer

Colleagues:

 

What techniques do you use to calibrate your dial-type windrow
thermometers
to ensure the readings are accurate?

 

Thanks,

Craig

 

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