Do Scales Weigh Heavier On Carpet

The first one is always 1kg heavier then it evens out and the remaining weights are normally all the same.

Do scales weigh heavier on carpet.

July 9 2015 3 13am pmm3437. This was because the pressure sensors on our scales were sinking so. This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause. 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.

This is mainly due to the imbalance that carpets cause because the scale needs a non compressible surface underneath. 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. Sure enough they found they weighed in at around 10 per cent more on thick carpet than on the hard floor. 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.

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. As someone else said anything on carpet will be inconsistent because the carpet compresses differently in different spots around the scale i wouldn t trust it.