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Review Summary For : Accurite Weather Station 01050c/01055
Reviews: 3MSRP: 199.99 on Sale 129.99
Description:
The AcuRite Professional Weather Center includes a weather station display console, an AcuLink Internet Bridge and a 5-in-1 weather sensor. The AcuLink posts data to your your Dashboard at Acu-Link.com. The sensor module reports Wind Direction and Velocity, Temperature, Humidity and Rain.
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.acurite.com/environment/weather-stations/acurite-professional-weather-center-with-aculink-remote-monitoring-weather-alerts-temperature-humidity-wind-rain-01055.html
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
0034.3
K5BG Rating: 2019-01-31
I Like It Time Owned: more than 12 months.
My XYL bought this thing for me Christmas 2017 at Costco for around 89 bucks.
I figured it would not last long but it is still going strong January 31, 2019.
As others have stated the temperature and wind speed indications could be a bit more accurate but I find the rain gauge, wind direction, barometric pressure more than acceptable.
The out side unit is 100 feet from the indoor unit at this location. I will say that the out door sensor does not like RF so pick a spot as far as you can from your transmit antennas.
Another good point IMO is that if the out side unit is damaged or goes bad a replacement is readily available from Amazon no sweat.
The Texas sun is brutal and yes the plastic case is not brilliant white on the outside unit any longer
Mine is in service and sending information to the Intellicast web page as we speak.
Is this a professional unit NO but it does do a very good job especially for the dollars invested.
Will I replace it when it crashes? YES
AS always.....YMMV :0)
73,
BG
AD0AR Rating: 2016-04-18
Still working for me Time Owned: more than 12 months.
It is what it is. Been using mine for a little more than 2 years. Temperature accuracy is more like +- 10 degrees. Not very useful if unit is in the sun but on a cloudy day the temperature is quite accurate. Radio range is quite good too. Unit is 60 feet from the receiver and shows full signal strength as it does have a functional RSSI. Batteries last around 1.5 years and I am on my second set. Would I buy again if it breaks? No. I would move up to a Davis or comparable professional setup for better accuracy.
WB6OCA Rating: 2016-04-18
Lasted 2.5 years Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Did it's job for 2+years. Temp sensor failed. Per customer service, no replacement PCB. Just buy the new version, get 15% discount through company store. Replacement Sensor unit is en route.

Plastic housing is turning yellow. The strength of the plastic was still good.



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Earlier 4-star review posted by WB6OCA on 2013-11-23

Very cheap for what you get. Works! Been in service for about a month.

This is dirt cheap for 6 wireless sensors, a desktop display and posting to the Web. Very easy to setup. Basically no options, plug n play.

Specs not impressive, for instance Temp is +/- 4 degrees. All plastic.

For comparison, I have a Davis at home with an Ambient WeatherBridge (small box) to get Davis weather and post to Wunderground, only.

This entire system, at the sale price of $130, is what I paid just for an Ambient WeatherBridge.

What you get is a 5 sensor package the transmits data wirelessly. You get a Desktop display that is pretty nice, and best of all is the AcuLink Bridge device. This device contains the system barometer. It has an internal webserver that receives the sensor data and transmits it to Acu-Link web-site. The AcuLink Bridge has two connections: Ethernet and Power, no controls. The website is not great, but it is Free! The AcuLink website will also transmit sensor data to Wunderground. No access to Bridge webserver.
Sensor Frequency: Aculink Bridge sends Barometer data a couple times a minute. The 5-in-1 package appears to send about once a minute. But the dashboard at Aculink.com only sends data to WU every 15 minutes.
There are very few options. This frustrates us OCD folk that want to tweak everything, but the setup is easy.
1. Unpack, install three AA bats in Sensor, and two AA in Desktop Display. Mount the support bracket (Plastic) on a post, eave, wherever you want. Check that channel switches are all A, B or C.
2. Put Sensor on the bracket and secure with provided screw. Point small solar panel South.
3. Get a cup of coffee and check the Desktop display. It should show current conditions and the usual signal strength icon.
4. Go to Acu-Link web site and set up your account, following the instructions.
5. Within a few hours you should be seeing your data on the Acu-Link "My Backyard Weather" page.
6. For each device on the screen (wind, rain, etc.) click the Settings button and enable sharing. Data will be shared at WU. No options.

Surprising feature (to me) is that the solar panel does not power the electronics. It improves temp accuracy by blowing air across the Temp sensor.
Barometer is "self-calibrating", takes a couple weeks.
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Earlier 4-star review posted by WB6OCA on 2013-11-23

Very cheap for what you get. Works! Been in service for about a month.

This is dirt cheap for 6 sensors, a desktop display and posting to the Web. Very easy to setup. Basically no options, plug n play.

Specs not impressive, for instance Temp is +/- 4 degrees. All plastic. I do not have high expectations for its life, based on reviews of other Acu-rite hardware.

For comparison, I have a Davis at home with an Ambient WeatherBridge (small box) to get Davis weather and post to Wunderground.

This entire system, at the sale price of $130, is what I paid just for an Ambient WeatherBridge.

What you get is a 5 sensor package the transmits data wirelessly. You get a Desktop display that is pretty nice, and best of all is the Acu-Link Bridge device. This device contains the system barometer. It has an internal webserver that receives the sensor data and transmits it to a proprietary web-site. The AcuLink Bridge has two connections: Ethernet and Power. The website is not great, but it is Free! The AcuLink website will also transmit sensor data to Wunderground.
Frequency: Aculink Bridge sends Barometer data a couple times a minute. The 5-in-1 package appears to send about once a minute. But the dashboard at Aculink.com only sends data to WU every 15 minutes.
There are very few options. This frustrates us OCD folk that want to tweak everything, but the setup is easy.
1. Unpack, install three AA bats in Sensor, and two AA in Desktop Display. Mount the support bracket (Plastic) on a post, eave, wherever you want.
2. Put Sensor on the bracket and secure with provided screw. Point small solar panel South.
3. Get a cup of coffee and check the Desktop display. It should show current conditions and the usual signal strength icon.
4. Go to Acu-Link and set up your account, following the instructions.
5. Within a few hours you should be seeing your data on the Acu-Link "My Backyard Weather" page.
6. For each device on the screen (wind, rain, etc.) click the Settings button and enable sharing. Data will be shared at WU. No options.

That is how I recall it, except for the parts where I did not read the directions.

Surprising feature (to me) is the solar panel that does not power the electronics. It improves temp accuracy by blowing air across the Temp sensor.