Do Scales Weigh Heavier On Carpet

This was because the pressure sensors on our scales were sinking so.

Do scales weigh heavier on carpet. This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause because the scale needs a non compressible surface underneath. To remedy this you ll either. When you weight yourself on the carpet the readings can be much more than you actually weigh which can obviously be alarming if you re trying to lose weight. When we tested this on trust me i m a doctor our volunteers appeared up to 10kg lighter when they placed the scales on carpet.

July 9 2015 3 13am pmm3437. I didn t weigh my self for a while then what with the stress of moving and when i did i saw i d put on 5kg. To find out why pendergast took several sets of scales apart and measured the movement of. Unfortunately when your scale is on a carpeted floor the carpet presses up against your weight making the reading come across as higher than your actual weight.

The first one is always 1kg heavier then it evens out and the remaining weights are normally all the same. This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause.