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Wall-hanging or free standing the display looks great in the hallway on the mantle, windowsill or desktop. The wireless thermometer can be stationed up to 330 feet away from the display console; easily transmitting accurate temperature data across any city lot, so you know conditions in the greenhouse, garage, wine cellar, and more. The receiver requires 2 AAA Alkaline batteries while the sensor requires 2 AA Alkaline batteries.
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304 of 308 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wireless thermometer,
By Retired "dmk42" (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9160U-IT Digital Thermometer with Indoor/Outdoor Temperature (Kitchen)
This wireless thermometer works extremely well and is easy
to set up - but you absolutely must follow the directions exactly. Range is excellent - but just make sure that some large object such as a metal shed or a large oak tree is not in line-of-sight between any of the transmitters and the receiver. I am using 3 of these temp sensors with the 915 MHz receiver. One sensor came with the receiver, and I just purchased two more, since the receiver can display up to three different temperatures from three sensors. However be advised that if you carry one or more of these sensors out of range and the receiver loses track of it, you absolutely must take the batteries out of all three sensors and out of the receiver and re-initialize all of them. This is not a difficult step, since I did it several times while playing around with the sensors to see how much range they had - which resulted in the receiver losing track of one of them. When you first see the instruction booklet that comes with the receiver, it looks daunting, but not to worry, since only a tiny part of it is in English, with all the rest in other languages. Once all the temp sensors are initialized, then it takes only a few seconds to set the clock. I read in other reviews that some buyers had problems getting their receiver to respond to some sensors, but that is because the buyers failed to properly re-initialize their units. Also be advised that if you buy a display unit that receives transmissions at 915 MHz, then you absolutely must buy sensors that also transmit at 915 MHz. Several of the sensors that are sold by Amazon look alike, but not all of them use 915 MHz, so carefully read the tech specs to make sure that both the transmitter and the receiver operate at 915 MHz.
97 of 100 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wireless Thermometer,
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9160U-IT Digital Thermometer with Indoor/Outdoor Temperature (Kitchen)
This is my second wireless thermometer system in our home. I wanted this one to be placed near my recliner so I could check the temp's without going to the other room. This unit is very accurate and I had no issues with syncronizing the sensors. I also placed a sensor upstairs so I could monitor the guest bedrooms. This unit is a good value and works extremely well. The size of the display is large enough for easy viewing for my older eyes....
85 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK at best...,
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This review is from: La Crosse Technology WS-9160U-IT Digital Thermometer with Indoor/Outdoor Temperature (Kitchen)
I bought a couple of these this last Christmas (2009), one for a gift and one to use myself. I liked the idea of the large read out and the simplicity of the display. Time, inside temp, and outside temp. I didn't see the need for the full blown weather station with the ability to forecast the weather. Somehow I don't think a simple device can do what mankind has struggled with for the last 100 years at least. But I digress...
As stated, the readout is big and clear so that's a plus. It requires little knowledge to set it up correctly. Just follow the included instructions and you'll be up and running in 5 minutes. I've only had it running now for two months but the regular alkaline batteries are holding up well. With the remote set about 80 - 100 feet away it indicates with a flashing icon that it's receiving the signal fine. So that's all good. Now the bad. Or maybe I should say "not so good." It's accuracy is questionable to be sure. Even putting the remote right alongside the indoor unit the readings aren't exact. You would think it would be at least +/- .5° in that scenario but that's not the case. Mine seemed to wonder +/- 2° between what the indoor and outdoor readout indicated while sitting right next to each other. Although it seemed to get a little better with time, it never got exact or even within the .5° mark. So I decided to put the remote under the roof edge of the north facing outside wall of the house. About 40 feet (and three walls) away. The first thing I noticed is that it took a very long time for the outside temperature to change. I mean really long. After sitting out there all night I compared the temperature I was getting with the local weather. My thermometer was reading 5°F high. Hmmm.... Went out to my Jeep and checked the temperature on the information center which has always been accurate. It also showed my theremometer as reading 5° high. I assumed it was possible the my house was loosing "some" heat, but if that was the case I needed to do some insulating mighty quick. So anyway, I moved the remote out to my un-attached and un-heated garage. Now it is constantly reading between 6° - 18° high! I mean really, 18 degrees off? What's the point? The colder it gets here in Wisconsin the more it's off. Today with the temperature a balmy 27°F outside according to the local weather station, my theremometer says it's 33°F. It seems the warmer it gets the closer it gets to reality. I was tempted to send it back since a thermometer that is this inaccurate isn't worth the batteries it's discharging, but thought WTH. I didn't pay all that much for it and it's better than nothing, just barely. I'll have to check with the person I gifted with the other one. I suspect that one isn't any different. I think given the low price this is what one could expect, even though I was hoping for better. In summary.... The clock is dead on accurate. Readout is big and clear. Hasn't eaten any batteries yet (two months and counting). Range seems fine. Indoor temperature seems about right. The outdoor temperature is slow to react and has a mind of it's own. So yeah, not bad but not great either. 2115|R37349OFJ5TT5B;2115|R3F12JG0CNYO5F;2115|R23EBWXS8JZVV9;
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