Customer Reviews

La Crosse Technology WS-1025 Digital Window Thermometer

5 star:		(55)
4 star:		(23)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(16)
1 star:		(24)

 

 

I like everything about the thermometer except its most important feature: the outside temperature is too strongly influenced by the inside temperature.

Ok, so I have it installed at my place in the mountains where the difference at night on the inside/outside termperatures can be forty degrees or more. Many mornings I check this thermometer with two other outside thermometers and find the other two may read, for example, 15 degrees and this one will read 35 degrees. It will be 60 degrees inside.

My window is double-paned, but that still does not insulate sufficiently to produce unreliable outside readings.

When not window-mounted and placed by other thermometers, the readings are acceptable and consistent.

i particularly liked that this item did *not* give me the inside temperature. i like that it has big numbers that are easy to read and that i don't have to find a spot for it in my house like many of the other indoor/outdoor thermometers. the first one i got was defective and had to return it. the replacement has worked fine and i couldn't be happier with it.

It worked for barely 24 hours. On the second day many of the segments that make up the numbers disappeared, making it useless.

Worked for about 2 months and then 1 heavy rain storm and its been on the fritz since. It is not water tight and will not work in wet or humid conditions. The company wants me to send it back for repair but of course the shipping costs more then the unit. If you are looking for a reliable outside unit this is not it!
I am heading for my LL Bean catalog and looking for one that works and is backed by the manufacturer.

La Crosse Technology WS-1025 Digital Window Thermometer

Before ordering this product, I consulted several negative reviews. Despite misgivings, I ordered it anyway.

I assembled the thermometer according to the enclosed instructions. I could set the time and date, but the temperature shown remained the same no matter what the ambient conditions.

I immediately wrote to the Customer Support address provided. They told me they would answer my message within a few days. It has been over three weeks and there have been no reply - despite follow-up inquiries.

This is the worst experience I have ever had with any product or company. At least in the reviews, the thermometer had worked for a few days before malfunctioning and the company made some attempt to solve the problem.

If you have any doubts about ordering this product, I strongly recommend that you decide not to do so.

This is my fourth purchase of this item. Two as gifts and one as a replacement for the display that went south on my first unit. I have found the device to be simple to read, easy to install and addictive. I find myself constantly looking at it as I walk through the kitchen. The large read out and prominent location on a window makes it a real neat item. I have read comments regarding it's accuracy. To me it is as close to accurate as I need it to be. It could be right on or off a degree. Since I am not a weather person the difference between 71 and 72 is no big deal. It is a practical and fun item...well worth the cost.

This is a nice looking unit but gives only an indication of outside temperatures. When compared to a known good thermometer it was 2-5 degrees warmer, probably heat picked up through the glass. It fell off the window once but locally purchased double sided tape put it back again. I would consider this a high tech novelty.

A pretty simple outdoor thermometer that adheres to the exterior glass of a window pane using an included sticker strip.

Unfortunately, this thermometer requires moderate shielding from the weather. In a pounding rainstorm, water can get inside the unit. It doesn't exactly stop the unit from working, but the LCD crystal doesn't display as strongly as when the unit has dried out. If window it is mounted on doesn't receive any rain, then it should be fine.

Displays the current temperature as well as the minimum and maximum temperatures for the day. Min and Max temps get reset at something like 5am. (you have to set the time on the thermometer when you first install the battery. oddly enough, it has no ability to normally display the time despite having an internal clock.)

Comes with a removable translucent plastic back cover to make the LCD crystal display more readable. The unit also can be unmounted easily to change the single AA battery (which typically lasts about a year.)

I got one of these 2 years and the LCD display has started to peel away from the glass so the "minimum temperature" is practically illegible now. The current and max temp is still fine. I suspect the LCD peeling away had to do with that it seems to catch lots of weather from being on such an exposed window.

I've since bought another of this same model to replace the aging one. As outdoor thermometers go, this unit is good enough for the money. If it cost any more than 15 clams, I'd be disappointed though.

Thermometer mounts easily to an outside window pane. Must locate it in a location that avoids direct sunlight, otherwise you get erroneous readings. With a double paned glass window, the interior temperature of the house has very little, if any, effect on the exterior temperature readings of the thermometer. Temperature reading display is large enough to be seen at a distance. The maximum and minimum temperature readings are shown for the last 12 hour period. This is a great feature. I have had one for 2 years with no problems whatsoever. I am so happy with it that I gave 2 of them as Christmas gifts this year. I recommend it highly.

I really liked this thermometer, it was neat the way it gives the temperature range for the day and the display was easy to read. Unfortunately it had some major problems. It is very sensitive to the sun shining on it at all, more than most thermometers I have used and would read at least 10 degrees higher than the actual temperature. More problematic though is that it first wouldn't stay attached any longer, and then just quit working all together. For the price, I expect it to work longer than just 4-5 months.