Honeywell TE821W Wireless Weather Station with Rain Gauge, Wind Gauge, Thermometer Atomic Clock, Barometer
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Honeywell TE821W Wireless Weather Station with Rain Gauge, Wind Gauge, Thermometer Atomic Clock, Barometer
Customer Review: COMPLETELY adequate for the price.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have only had this weather station for a few days and have not recieved any rain in that period, so I have not seen the rain gauge in action. However, I have pole-mounted the anemometer and set the thermometer/hygrometer outside and everything seems to be working fine! MANY people have said that the wind speed is not working. However, keep in mind that the speed shown is the AVERAGE for the last 10 minutes. This is the one thing that I do not like about this weather station. I have not yet found a way to change it to the current wind speed instead of the average, so if anyone knows how, let me know! I love how everything is laid out on the screen. At first, it may seem a little confusing with the copious amount of controls and readings, but after a couple days you really get used ot it and start to enjoy all the information in one place. Even though I have not tested them, all of the alram setting, such as for wind, temperature, etc., seem like they would be very useful. All in all, this station is all that anyone would expect for its cost, and its quality is great!
UPDATE: We did recently recieve a LOT of rain and the rain gauge seems to be working perfctly. I love the fact that is empties by itself as it records the rain amount. The anemometer, however, is just not high quality, and by looking at reviews for other weather stations, the anemometer seems to ALWAYS be the trouble spot. To see what the anemometer is RECORDING to be the current windspeed, instead of the average over the last 10-minutes, your can press "set" in the wind window until it says "gust". That will be the speed currently being RECORDED which is updated every few seconds. However, the speeds I get are abnormally slow compared to what I see out the window. It's kind of annoying. It gives your sort of and idea of what the wind speed it, but it's inaccurate.
Customer Review: Very good value for the money
Summary: 4 Stars
I couldn't find another weather station with the same features for the money. I was looking for accurate wind speed readings, especially, and a Web site review gave it a better rating than Oregon Scientific stations. However, assembly was not helped by the instructions which could have been improved. Some features were not well-explained and set-up programming could have been more explicit. But, once assembled and programmed, it has worked very well (except for the "Atomic" clock which hasn't found the time signal).
An update on the Atomic Clock - it started working after a few days. All systems are go after six months and I am still well-pleased with this weather station. I think it is the best station available for the money.
Customer Review: Great weather station, great price
Summary: 4 Stars
The weather station was easy to set up and worked as advertised. I have no real complaints, the only thing I would add is a computer interface but for the price I can't complain.Customer Review: Honeywell (Hideki Electronics) TE821W
Summary: 3 Stars
June 1, 2009: The unit is made in China by Hideki Electronics for Honeywell. Too many small screws to remove to install the batteries. The wind and temperature sensors work fine, but the rain gauge does not indicate the correct amount. In fact, it is way off. The barometer is very accurate. If I had it to do over again, I'd buy the TE831W which has computer interface and software.
July 25, 2009: Some WD-40 got the rocker arm in the rain gauge to pivot easier so that the gauge is almost accurate. But, this week the temperature sensor reads the correct temp and humidity, but the main module displays an entirely different temperature. In fact, as the outside temp goes up, the display shows it going down. Example: Sensor - 87 degrees, display - 54 degrees.
Customer Review: Good but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
Overall, this product is good and is fun to use. My main issue is that the internal temperature gauge on the main display unit is always two degrees off. We've contacted Honeywell but can't seem to fix it. Also, the software that it comes with is very basic.