That's a very good point regarding those stick-on or hang-type circular analogue thermomenters - here in the UK they tend to show both. I've never seen one with just F or just C.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Gallagher Sent: 04 January 2005 21:29 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:31815] Re: Canadian Question --- Mike Panfil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a question for those of you who reside in > Canada... > > When you converted to Celsius was the switch from > Fahrenheit complete? In > other words, were all references to Fahrenheit on > oven and other household > devices replaced with Celsius on temperature dials > and/or gauges? Weather reports in Canada are 99.99% in Celsius. On some stations you will occasionally see or hear both degrees C & F. Regarding household devices, it depends. Analog thermostats will often have both sets of units printed on them. You can buy analog thermostats that display only degrees C. Digital thermostats can normally be set to display either C or F, but they are normally defaulted to F, since they are also manufactured for the US market. If you want to display Celsius, you have to turn a screw or move a jumper or make some other menu change. After the change to metric, the gauges on some ovens came out showing Celsius and they had a permanently printed conversion table so that the user could easily determine what the proper temperature would be. That being said, few ovens actually display Celsius today. It's primarily in Fahrenheit. Stephen
