BreathKey Keychain Breathalyzer - World's Smallest Breath Alcohol Tester
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Customer Reviews of BreathKey Keychain Breathalyzer - World's Smallest Breath Alcohol Tester
Customer Review: A very good product but with 3 minor caveats
Summary: 4 Stars
The "Breathkey" is a very compact, light and convenient device. It seems accurate and gives me a reading in line with how I feel. It reads out in thousandths of a percent - there's a world of difference between 0.081% and 0.079% in terms of a DUI. I like it more the longer I own it. I have just purchased a second BreathKey to keep in my car, whilst the other one lives in my briefcase. I live in the Sonoma Wine Country and go on a lot of tastings. I now find I spit much more wine than I'll swallow.
(As an aside, I have a "friend" who suggests it's small enough to keep in my "pocket protector" with all of my pens.)
Caveats-
1) You must wait 20 minutes after you finish a drink to use it. The residual alcohol in your mouth will otherwise give a false high reading (as would, I assume, a police unit).
2) If you get the error message, "blow hard" or, "blow long" it's for the next test, not the one you're doing.
3) It seems to take a rather long time (30 to 45 seconds) to reset between tests, this is only an issue if you have multiple people testing.
Summary-
I think my reservations and hence 4, instead of 5, stars may be true of all such devices, not just the Breathkey. If that's correct, this should be a 5 star review.
The unit is accurately calibrated right out of the box and remains accurate for 6 to 12 months, at which time you return it with $12, or so, for recalibration.
Perhaps the best thing about an accurate breathalyzer is developing a sense for your BAC from how you feel. It's interesting to me that I begin to feel a "buzz" at 0.04%; half of the legal limit. I turn my keys over to a non drinker whenever I feel any "buzz" at all. It's also interesting to see how sloooowly the alcohol wear off.
Another point about alcohol and driving is that even though you may be below the "legal" limit, if you have an accident and found to have any alcohol in your system, you now have a significantly higher exposure to prosecution, and diminished latitude in mounting a defense. Facts are facts, no?
Customer Review: I don't know how well this works
Summary: 4 Stars
I have nothing to compare this to so I gave it 4 stars because it does work, but it seems expensive for such a little item that is about the same size as a car alarm remote. It is designed to be put on a keychain but there is no way in hell I would do that. Dirt can easily get inside the open holes and screw up the accuracy. This is too expensive for that.
It really should have a small carrying case. The one thing I don't like about it is that you have to put your mouth on the top part of the outercase. There are no protective sleeves. I guess you are just supposed to lug this around in your pocket and then put it in your mouth when you are testing. Then you pass it around to your friends. Gross!
I got this device for personal reasons.
When I first go it, I blew a .000 since I had nothing to drink. Then I rinsed my mouth with Scope, and blew a .200. That is about 2.5 times the legal limit. After about 10 minutes or so it did go down to .000, so I know it works at least.
Customer Review: Sobering Results!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this Breathalyzer over others, as its accuracy is FDA certified. The fuel sensor is the same used by police and the battery is long lasting. When I tried it, I was stupefied by the results. After turning on the button, it simply asks you to WAIT, then it will beep and ask you to BLOW into the small hole for four seconds (four beeps) until a solid beep occurs. After a minute or so, your test results will appear. I intentionally measured two shots of vodka with a tall soda mix and drank it over a 30-minute time slot. Then I waited 20 minutes. My blood alcohol level was 0.11 and I felt absolutely sober! 0.08 is the legal limit in most states. Your blood alcohol will not change if you eat or drink water or coffee. Only time will eliminate alcohol from your system. It took nearly 70 minutes before I was under 0.08. That was very scary. I checked my blood alcohol several times and the results were very steady. I would advise getting this device and showing your friends their results.Customer Review: Wasn't accurate and wouldn't function at times
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this product because I was excited about its small size and positive reviews, however, I was left very disappointed and ended up returning it very quickly. I first started having problems when I was pushing the button and it would never give me the BLOW command and would instead turn off. Now I was drunk when doing this, but I never figured out the solution to this. I figured if the device to measure my drunkenness doesn't work while drunk then you have problems.
While I can account that last problem to some sort of user error, the accuracy problems I ran into next forced me to return it. I was pushed over the edge when I did a series of 4 consecutive readings an hour after drinking (to ensure my reading wouldn't be influenced by recent alcohol consumption) and my readings ranged from .05-.14. The .05 reading suggests I can legally drive (I know I was much drunker than this) while the .14 is almost twice the legal limit. I deemed this completely unacceptable.
Customer Review: BreathKey Breathalyzer review
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered this product as a gift to my 22 year old son. Being the age he is, he tends to go out drinking with his friends so I thought it would be a good idea. I researched similar products but I was very particular with what I wanted: small, fits on a keychain, no accessories needed to use, easy to carry on you at all times, etc. Another important feature I wanted was a breathalyzer which would read out down to the 100th number. I didn't want drunk/not drunk nor a .08 reading vs .07, I wanted .071 or .079 as there is a big difference when deciding on having 'just one more'. This is the only product I found with all the features I wanted! Regardless of price! My son has had it now for about a month and loves having it! Not to mention all the other party goers want to use it also which is wonderful! Anything to keep the roads and our kids safer! I would highly recommend this product to anyone looking for a good breathalyzer!