Health o Meter Physician Balance Beam Scale
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Customer Reviews of Health o Meter Physician Balance Beam Scale
Customer Review: Accurate, Sturdy, Reliable
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this scale after a series of run-ins with digital scales. My experience shows in my review's title:
Accurate: the scale gives readings down to 1/5 (.2) of a pound, enough resolution for my needs. It weighs 50 pound bags of horse feed at 50 pounds. It weighs me at the same value if I step on and off and on again: none of the variable readings of my digital scale, and so no averaging. Finally, it is identical to the reading of the scale at my doctor's office.
Sturdy: all parts are well made of durable materials. When assembled, it is solid and quiet. It sits stable on the floor with no wobble.
Reliable: I've used it regularly since I bought it and it operates without a hitch. As a mechanical scale, I don't need to worry about batteries or power. As a non-digital scale, I don't need to worry about the software going haywire, or about the system being affected by the moisture in a bathroom.
Some nifty features:
-- easy to switch between lbs and kg measurements: just flip the two bars with the markings on them.
-- easy to calibrate with a screwdriver.
-- easy to assemble with a screwdriver and a wrench.
Overall a great product for an important use. Buy it!
Customer Review: Great Scale. Easy to assemble. Accurate.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit concerned about the very few reviews that talked about getting their scales in damaged packages. Also, some folks talked about the scale being hard to put together. All I can say is that my experience was excellent. The scale arrived very quickly, so there was no problem there. The box was in good condition, and I certainly didn't feel like it was something that had been refurbished, etc. Seems brand new and was in great condition.
Putting it together was simple, so there isn't a whole lot of need for extra instructions. I'm quite sure what some folks were complaining about, but I guess maybe for some it did not seem as intuitive. However, you do need a spot or kitchen table where you can lay down the top part. All that has to be done then is a little hook down the center (from the top part) is hooked into a small circle on the base. Then four screws need to be bolted. Really, it's quite simple.
And from what I can tell, it is accurate. It made us a pound lighter than the digital scale makes us, and that's a Health---meter too. But, the digital scale before that made us five pounds lighter--it's a missed scale.
All in all, great product. I feel like I'm actually getting an accurate reading now.
Customer Review: excellent product - excellent manufacturer support!
Summary: 5 Stars
The product is excellent! The manufacturer's support is positively first-rate and that's why we wanted to write this review. The first unit arrived with a defect, maybe from shipping or maybe a fault from the factory. We called the number in the manual and after briefly working with their support people they determined they would replace the unit free of charge. The new repacement was shipped so fast it seemed that we had hardly hung up the phone (actually it was here next day by Fed-X). No shipping charges either way for us - they took care of it all. The scale itself is quite accurate since it is a gravity balance with no springs or electronics to go out of calibration. It is very consistant and weighs to about a quarter-pound accuracy. Easy to use and has a nice height-measure and comes with extra counter weights so it will weigh up around 500 lbs (thankfully we don't need that in our family but........). If every company cared like these people I think our economy would be a lot better off! Finally we have a scale that we can depend on while fighting the battle of the bulge.
Customer Review: Accurate, Consistent, Affordable
Summary: 5 Stars
Having an accurate measuring device in the convenience of my home is priceless. Being able to rely on what my scale is telling me is a tremendous relief. This scale is equivalent to what you would find in a gym or the physician's office. The unit is strong and sturdy.
When compared to some of the flashy digital models out there with price tags of $99 and up, the price was comparable. And with free shipping saving around $35! It was a no-brainer for me. This equipment won't give false readings because the batteries are low and it won't break.
Installation was a snap. I recommend using your own screwdriver/socket set as the tool they ship with the unit is pretty clumsy. Zeroing the scale literally takes 15 seconds.
Two questions you should ask before you buy this balance is do you have the space for it and do you want a big bulky balance? Keep in mind it requires a flat, hard surface (like tile or hardwood).
It actually doesn't take up that much more floor space than a fancy dial scale. It is just tall.
Customer Review: Great Scale and Improved Height Bar
Summary: 5 Stars
The scale is super accurate. It will be nice to know my actual weight as opposed to "about" how much I weigh by stepping on and off of my old scale 5 or 6 times.
The height bar on mine is steel (arrived today 8/22/2008), so maybe all of the new ones will be steel.
One problem mine did have is that the top cap on the height bar was broken off, which made the height bar unusable (the bar assembly would just slide out of the rail.) The cap was put on with rivets that must have snapped in shipment, as the part was loose in the box. I was able to cut down some small bolts to reattach the cap and we are all good now, but this could have been a problem for someone who would not be willing or able to do a repair like that and really wanted the height function. I would assume this was an isolated problem unless more people are having it in the future.
Even with that I still give the scale a 5, as the scale is a great value and I would have taken it with no height bar at all anyway.