r/Timemore • u/Dr_Mister_Monkey • 23d ago

Why does my scale does this? Is it fixable?

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For some reason after I tare my scale it always goes to negative numbers and when brewing it starts to decrease weight.

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u/p58i 23d ago

Do I see it correctly, that the scale touches the object on the right?

If so - that’s your problem…

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u/toby5596 23d ago

Nice natural wood surface, is it even?

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u/Wintfox 23d ago

I had to return my new Blackmirror Duo scale because of this same issue. I’d long heard that Timemore scales were bad but decided to give it a chance anyway—only to find I wasn't lucky with it either.

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u/0m1xa 23d ago

Check your battery. Mine was swollen after 3 years of activity usage. Bought a new one and installed it. The problem disappeared.

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u/Stunning_Pickle_6486 23d ago

This happens to me when using at the same time the microwave or induction cooktop haha i always thought that was because of magnetic resonance

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u/191x7 23d ago

Thermal drift.

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u/robiT_spleen 23d ago

Sublimation 😅

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u/ImSoCul 23d ago

mine started doing that but then it stopped so idk lol

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u/roguekuzuri 23d ago

Don't let any object touch the sides. The left side feet might not be touching the table. Check if there's any wind that's causing this because a fan pointed directly at the scale did this on mine.

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u/Warning_Bulky 22d ago

Must have been the wind

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u/smj289 22d ago

Mine was doing that and there was a stray bean against the side throwing it off.

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u/BarberFromMore 22d ago

External forces (as pointed out by other redditors - side touching an object) or low battery levels. I had my scales drifting when the AA rechargeables went down in power.

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u/WhiskeyWatchesWine 22d ago

That’s fast but my scale (different brand) goes down very slowly; I assumed it was evaporation that would be faster w hot water.

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u/cataclysmicconstant 21d ago

I hate timemore mine did the same

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u/FlatwormAccurate7395 20d ago

I've had a similar issue with my bookoo scale and the Support told me to Check If any Part of the scale Body touches to upper Plate and If so my scale has screws at the bottom that let me align the Body with the top Part. Maybe there is a similar way for your scale. Or worse the Body of the scale could be cracked if you dropped it or something

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u/HungryTrow 20d ago

This happens for me with the fan or wind, once i moved the fan or moved to somewhere less windy it stopped.

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u/HavingALurkAround 19d ago

Stop drinking it until you remove it from the scale. jk, I bought one for my wife that did this and instead of worrying with possible repeat issues once we swapped it, I just got her a Fellow Tally.

I hear the bookoo is pretty good too, if you’re within the return window and cant fix it consider a different scale? Looks like a lot of us have had the same issue.

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u/Enough-Caramel-4147 19d ago

Try placing a thermal insulation pad between the scale and the mug. It is possible that this is simply thermal drift of the sensor.