Remote temp sensor

[britinusa]

Anyone used a wireless remote temp sensor connected to an in house weather station?
I have seen one and would like to try it to monitor my pool temp.
Its a La Crosse TX3UP

 

[solarboy]

I have an el cheapo thing I bought from a hardware store. It's rubbish, uses 1 battery a week on the sensor, has to be within 10 foot of the sender, line of site. I've had a few, they've all had their downfalls. I'm on the lookout for a nice brass min/max thermometer now. If I need remote I'll get an IPcam to watch it with :lol:

 

[mikespoolfl]

I have one that I got at Home Depot almost a year ago. Works great still has the original batteries. Not sure if the northern stores carry as much pool stuff as the stores down here (Florida). Think it was about $30.

 

[susa]

amazon has a few, here is one

 

[Dale.s]

I've tried a few and basically, 90% of them suck. Lacrosse everything is terrible, temps way off and not consistant. The pool flotie ones always leak and short out. Right now I'm using one from oreagon scientific, the rms600a with the separate water probe sensor. You get atomic clock, indoor temp, water temp, air temp and best of all it hooks up to your computer so you can track it over time. Well worth the money!

 

[solarboy]

Those Oregon Scientific ones look about the only professional ones I've seen. I'd always promised to try those.

 

[Brentr]

$29.00 Home depot
See this thread pool-and-spa-thermometer-with-wireless-temperature-sensor-t19328.html

 

[benavidescj]

$29.00 Home depot
See this thread pool-and-spa-thermometer-with-wireless-temperature-sensor-t19328.html

I had one of those. It worked ok but then started to leak and shorted out. Also, the distance from where I had it in the pool to the closest place I could put the monitor was about 30 ft. This was a bit too far and it would not always pickup the signal. Could also be that I have a brick veneer home and that doesn't help.

 

[Dale.s]

I went through 3 of the homedepot ones before I gave up on them. Last one I used silicone sealer everywhere, top and bottom, screws everything, still leaked. As for range pool is around 50ft away, and my oregon scientific sensor sits on the skimmer far side of the pool. Never have any signal problems!

 

[Brentr]

Yes, I had some leaking issues in the beginning, however luckily HD replaced them for me and it looks like they have made some improvements since then. Just keep your receipt.

 

[benavidescj]

I've tried a few and basically, 90% of them suck. Lacrosse everything is terrible, temps way off and not consistant. The pool flotie ones always leak and short out. Right now I'm using one from oreagon scientific, the rms600a with the separate water probe sensor. You get atomic clock, indoor temp, water temp, air temp and best of all it hooks up to your computer so you can track it over time. Well worth the money!

Which probe are you using, got a part number?

 

[Brentr]

I think the part number is 4410, Acurite Pool and Spa Thermometer

 

[Dale.s]

I've tried a few and basically, 90% of them suck. Lacrosse everything is terrible, temps way off and not consistant. The pool flotie ones always leak and short out. Right now I'm using one from oreagon scientific, the rms600a with the separate water probe sensor. You get atomic clock, indoor temp, water temp, air temp and best of all it hooks up to your computer so you can track it over time. Well worth the money!

Which probe are you using, got a part number?

The pool probe im using is THC268, i like this one as only the probe is in the water, so no leaking and its weatherproof.

base station is RMS600

The software that comes with it is ok, but i use weatherstation data logger attached is a graph of outdoor and indoor temps over the past 12 hours I still find it so awesome to see when the solar kicks in and out!

 

[Melt In The Sun]

I couldn't keep water out of the Acurite, and eventually gave up. I just go out and push the diagnostics button on the SWG.

 

[Dale.s]

I couldn't keep water out of the Acurite, and eventually gave up. I just go out and push the diagnostics button on the SWG.

Thats the problem i think we have all had with the ones that float in the pool, its impossible to keep them 100% dry, and especialy with a salt pool it dosnt take much to fry them

 

[britinusa]

I really want the type that have a probe, my son always wants to throw the float type around!, My indoor weather station is a La Crosse.