Mantis Compost Thermometer #201101

Discount Price: $19.95

Features:

• Compost Thermometer
• 20-inch Long
• Measures up to 220-inch degrees
• Perfect for measuring heat core of your compost
• 20 inches in length

Customer Reviews:

good composting tool [Posted on 2007-10-02]
simple thermometer that gives you feedback on piles activity.
I mix a 4' x 4' pile of shredded leaves, layered with fresh green grass clippings. Pre-mix temperature 80 degrees; after 24 hrs 100 degrees; after 48 hrs 125 degrees; at three days pile maxes out at 135 to 145 degrees, then gradually decreases over time as bacteria settle down. This thermometer lets you know how well things are working a lot more accurately than the "stick your hand in the pile method". You do not need a thermometer to make good compost....nor do you need a compost bin, or controlled mixing of green and brown material....but it may make it more precise and interesting.

Works great [Posted on 2007-11-25]
Pretty basic. Works as expected. I was pleasantly surprised to find it can measure the soil temperature as well as the compost temperature so I only need one thermometer :)

Doesn't work! [Posted on 2008-04-06]
Don't waste your money! Doesn't work at all! Gave it to my father for a birthday present and don't have the return stuff, so I am stuck with a nonworking thermometer.

Works good but priced a bit to high. [Posted on 2008-05-07]
Bought this a few months ago because my compost pile was steaming and I wanted to know the temp.

When it 1st arrived, I felt it was built cheaply. Then again, most things these days aren't built like they once were. But it's held up well.

It's been in my pile since day one and there's not a sign of rust or moister in the gauge.

So far so good, but I still feel it's over priced for a thermometer.

Cheaply made [Posted on 2008-06-25]
I ordered this from amazon as I do purchase frequently and usually have good results. Not so with this item. It was used once, maybe twice, when it stopped working: the needle wouldn't move off of 140F. With some experimenting, I found that when the probe was twisted, the needle would move proportionately. Somehow I don't think that's supposed to work in that fashion.
There are other compost thermometers out there; I think amazon may want to consider carrying the REOTemp brand insted of this.

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