Weather Monitors Reviews

Man, I'm sure glad that these guys didn't design any aircraft I've been flying on! How can you possibly screw up getting the temperature? I agree with the other review that, without the manual, fat chance you could figure out how to switch from C to F with this thing. I've done it a half dozen times and still dont' remember how I did it each time. Setting the hi and low alarms? Who cares!

I must admit, this thing is still working for us after 3 years and the display is pretty easy to read (as long as the batteries are fresh, and they won't be for long). My next digital thermometer will probably not be a Royal.

Temperature does not match other thermometers I own, and always shows 1.5 C degrees higher than others.

Not possible to set up the gizmo after battery change without the manual - DO NOT LOOSE IT!!!!

Frequency used by this is the most popular in the world of wireless home products which means it will interfere with wireless chimes, alarms etc.

Short range - does not reach the remote if placed on the other side of the house (approx 12 meters).

Humidity level does not show at low temperatures: 4C and below.

At temperatures 4C and below weather forcast shows snow only, all thoughout the winter, even if the sky's been sunny for weeks on end.

The thermometer was affordable and displays lots of information. You can also program min and max temps for both indoor and outdoor sensors, and change the temp reading between C and F. However, keep your manual handy...the programming is not intuitive. Setting the clock each time you change the batteries (which is about every 6 months) can be a task without it. Also, if you fumble with the buttons because you do not know how to program the thermometer, you might inadvertently set the min/max alarms, and then you would have a tough time disabling this feature. I have my manual handy, so it's not so bad, but each time I change the batteries, I've got to look at it again--even after having this product for about two years.

I purchased this repeater after moving my WGR968 anemometer to a high spot on a Ham Radio tower on my property. The new location was right on the edge of the range of the sensor/transmitter and my WMR968 base station kept loosing communication with it. This repeater seemed like it would be a perfect solution to the communications problem.

When the repeater arrived, my first issue was the included AA batteries had long since exploded and leaked, eating the labels completely off the batteries. No big deal, I just installed a different set and started to set the dip switches accordingly. Upon reading the very weak documentation, I realized that the repeater will only support ONE sensor at a time. The manufacturer and every retailer (I've seen) who carries this repeater does not make this clear. If you are attempting to extend the range of more than one sensor, you'll need to purchase a repeater for each sensor. Again, no big deal for me as my other sensors are close enough to the base unit. After setting the dip switches to repeat the anemometer, I could not get it to read the sensor. This failure is indicated by a flashing Amber LED. After messing with it for over an hour, trying each of the four dip switch combinations listed in the documentation, I called the manufacturer and was told I needed to reset the anemometer, then the repeater and finally the base station in order for the repeater to start repeating. Something else that wasn't in the documentation. This required me to climb back up to the top of the 60ft tower, remove the back cover from the solar transmitter to push the internal reset button. Then after re-attaching it to the tower, climb down and reset the repeater which I had sitting on the ground below. The repeater's LED started flashing RED which indicates the repeater is functioning correctly. I then placed it half way between the tower and the base station and went in to reset the base station. However, the base station now wouldn't read either the repeater or the sensor. There seems to be a timing issue, you'll need to reset them all within a few minutes or they will not synchronize with each other. Another detail not in the documentation. So back up the tower again to reset the transmitter, climb down quickly to reset the repeater, run into the house to reset the base station and then after it's all working, climb back up the tower to re-attach the transmitter which I left hanging loose. Since an anemometer is recommended to be mounted approximately 30ft or more off the ground, it makes the whole process a bit of a challenge. Once it's working, it seems pretty reliable, just difficult to initially set up.

Roll the dice... these are highly INACCURATE! La Crosse Technology company plays the following game: They claim the device has "0.1 degree RESOLUTION" but then the base station and the remotes have an undocumented-and-unbelievably POOR accuracy tolerance of "2.0 to 4.0 degrees" -- an inaccuracy a whopping 40-times the ".1 degree RESOLUTION". IMAGINE paying good money for a THERMOMETER that is off by 4 degrees! To test: before installing, put them both (the base-station (for measuring INSIDE temperature) and the remote probe (for measuring OUTSIDE temperature)) in the same room for a couple hours and you will become disingenuinely disappointed at how far apart the temperature accuracy/readings are! There are no internal adjustments able to correct this. The company will NOT do anything to correct this and will only loud that "accuracy" is NOT "resolution"!

If you want an expensive TOY, this might be for you... If you want an accurate thermometer, you'll do better dropping a couple dollars at a 5 and 10 cent store!

I've owned this for about a year and a half now after replacing an old indoor/outdoor liquid thermometer. It has worked just fine. I do have several comments to make about it though. Placement of the sensor is critical. I found that any direct sunlight raised the temperature at least 10 degrees. Make sure you have a spot that is in constant shade for the sensor. They mentioned that it could have problems picking up the signal through walls etc. but I have moved the receiving unit to several different rooms in the house with no problem. I only have one sensor and did spend some time checking batteries and such when it accidentally got switched to the second non existant sensor. This is not hard to do.
Why 4 stars? Because of the layout. Most of the time you just want to know what the temperature is outside, right? Well it's a little bitty number on the bottom of the screen. Right next to it is the inside temperature so even after a year I find myself walking up to it and picking it up to read it. It is not the place I normally think of to check the time which is displayed on top along with the date. It is annoying enough that if this one should ever break which I don't expect it will I would replace it with one that had big temperature numbers and forget some of the bells and whistles. I have several clocks that give me the time and all though it is accurate about the hmidity and barametric pressure symbols so is the weather channel.

This weather station works great, and delivers what is advertised about it. As others have said, the clock is set automatically, so nothing to fiddle with there. The outside sensor works great, and is weather proof. I'm happy with it.