Be Creative: Floating Pool Thermometer

[shep377]

Here's a creative one for all those with unique ideas:

I have a standard pencil-like pool thermometer tied to a string on the ladder.

Problem: It floats. What can I tape, tie, attach, melt, weld or glue to it to make the bottom sink?

Solution: ?

Ideas:
- Electrical Tape, 3 pennies
- Drill and put in a bolt
- Attach a car tire
- buy a new thermometer (but for the inventive sake - NO!)

Any good/cool/crazy ideas?

Cheers.

[aylad]

Ummm..I'd skip the pennies and the bolt. Mine sinks by itself :)

Welcome to the forum!

[Watermom]

Some pool thermometers have a cap on one end to make it float, but that cap can usually be pulled off so that it sinks.

[Spensar]

Bit of monofiliment line, or a leader, and a bell sinker attached to the end. :p:cool:

http://www.fishing-sinkers.com/image/bell_sinker.jpg

[Watermom]

A good idea except aren't those sinkers metal?

[CleBeavis]

The plastic el-cheapo one I had used to float unless you held it underwater until it filled with water; whatever genius that designed it only left a small hole at the TOP to let water in. I just drilled a hole in the bottom of the case and it fills and sinks quite nicely now.

[Spensar]

A good idea except aren't those sinkers metal?

Lead actually. Just being a bit tongue in cheek!