4moms Digital Bath Spout Cover with Built-in Thermometer
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Baby Products Reviews of 4moms Digital Bath Spout Cover with Built-in Thermometer
Customer Review: Great concept. Dies quickly.
Summary: 2 Stars
I fell in love with this bath spout when I first saw it. We received the 4moms bathtub and loved the built in thermometer on the bathtub and thought it would be the same. When I saw it on sale, I picked it up even before our baby was born.
Installation is quick and easy on standard faucets. It may seem loose but it was pretty sturdy. Our 60 lb dog even took his bath in our bathtub and didn't push it off with his tail or side brushing against it.
My problem is for the price, this thing died in just 5 months of use. The temp always says 100+ degrees even at the coolest temps. I am highly disappointed at it's life span.
Now I have to search for a readable thermometer for our baby's bath.
Customer Review: Nice, but design flaw
Summary: 3 Stars
This works very well but it has a significant design flaw. There is a rubber pad which is intended to keep the device in place. The first one wore down and eventually fell off (after approximately 8 months of use). The second one was pulled off the bath spout by my son and dropped. The rubber pad fell off (I had just taken it out of the box; I had two because items were duplicated from my registry). So the device works well but prepare yourself to have to hold on to it so it will stay in place.Customer Review: cracked after less than 2 months use
Summary: 1 Stars
A nice product the short while it lasted. The underside of the cover split after less than 2 months use. I emailed "4 Moms" for customer service and didn't receive a reply. Very disappointing. I won't buy one of their products again.Customer Review: A year later, we still LOVE ours
Summary: 5 Stars
First, we had no issues whatsoever with fit on our 'standard' faucet. In fact, this one works where others have not because it has an opening on top to allow for the shower pull.
We've had NO issues with faulty or erratically fluctuating temp readouts. It's read accurately and consistently since day 1. We don't burn through batteries all that quickly (as we're sure to turn it off after we're done running the tub, but it does have an automatic shut-off for those times it gets forgotten), but we have replaced them once and it easily went right back on and right back to working well, as it always has.
It's proven very useful for us, as we can't always 'set' the faucet to the same spot and get the same temp (seems to vary by when/where in the heating cycle our water heater is). But, we always turn it to about the same spot, let it run just enough to warm up (no need taking a temp reading when we know it's still cold), turn on the spout cover, and then adjust a bit from there. Once we get that green screen, we know we're good to go and can 'set it and forget it' til it's time to shut off the water and put the kids in.
We're also finding added benefit as our older child begins to discover more autonomy. She's old enough to understand the basics of hot water safety, but this allows her to get the temp just right w/o a lot of guesswork (and potential burns) on her part.
We LOVE it, and can't wait for the shower-head equivalent!
Edit to add: 10/27/08 - 2 years in, a battery change (or 2?) and we still ADORE ours!
Customer Review: Great invention - needs a little work, but they're getting there!
Summary: 4 Stars
4MOMS is definitely on the right track. A great idea and a great invention - both a cushy spout cover and a temp sensor. When it worked, it worked well. Some design flaws caused the sensor to fluctuate without any rhyme or reason, plus it did not fit very well on our "standard" spout. BUT - they are a great company with amazing customer service. I know for a fact that the techs are working on fixing the flaws as we speak, and I am sure that soon a masterful product will emerge. When our first one failed, the company sent us a second one at no charge as well as a prepaid shipping slip to send the first unit back so they could investigate it. When the second one failed, they sent a refund. I highly recommend and have faith in 4MOMS, and may purchase this product again the future after some design revamping.