Customer Reviews

Headwind Consumer Products Ez Read Rain Gauge 820-1005 Timers & Rain Gauges

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We've had one of these rain gauges for many years. It has survived many a harsh, Minnesota winter, being stored in an outdoor shed. During the "non-snowy" days, it is attached to our clothesline pole, 25-30 feet from our window. We could read this gauge even from further away, the markings are so big, and the orange floater is so easy to see. If our current gauge ever kicks the bucket, I'll be buying the very same.

I have had this rain gauge for years. It might not be the most accurate, but as far as getting down to the 1/4 or 1/8 inch, it's great. I mounted it on our deck railing and I can easily read it from inside the house - no going outside to try to figure out how much rain we've had. Digitals ones are incredibly accurate, but this one will last and last and is a great purchase for anyone.

The best part of this rain gauge is the orange floating marker! It is a very functional rain gauge. We live in Florida, so I'm concerned that the plastic will harden and crack, giving it a short life span, but I will enthusiastically replace it with another. The advertising was a bit misleading as while it is 20 inches high, I was looking for a rain gauge that held more than 5 inches of water...so I thought it was marked for 20 inches. Here in Florida we have downpours that can give us more than 5 inches in a 24-hour period!

Just what my farmer husband needed. Right size and big enough print for him to read accurately.

This rain gauge is OK for getting a general idea of amount of rain. It is certainly not for measuring with any large degree of accuracy. The float is around 1/4 inch thick and whether you read level at top or bottom of the float can also affect reading by 1/4 inch. It is built well and is fine for getting a general idea of rain fall.

The vendor shipped promptly and the package was fine. But, I was not impressed at all with the quality of the rain gage. It is made of very flimsy plastic; and I do not expect it to last long through Houston's summer temperatures. A similar model I purchased in the past was much better made, cheaper, and lasted for several years.

Having owned this type of rain guage for over 15 years (one guage), it failed because I forgot to enpty it before a freeze which ruined the old one. The new one is almost the exact same design, with a minor change in the mounting bracket. I am expecting a similar long life out this one. I mounted it approximately 10 feet from the backdoor and can easily read it from inside, without my glasses. I like the style, ease of use and the ease of reading the rain level. Wonderful product!

This jumbo rain gauge is perfect! We can easily see it and the rain levels from inside the house. We are very happy with this purchase.

The gauge itself is very nice and easy to read, but the mounting bracket is built kind of light.

This rain gauge is very cheaply made. It looks like it would be easily crushed if even slightly knocked. The top of the gauge collects rain by using a funnel which is 3 times the diameter of the gauge. This premise in itself made me return this. I rain gauge is suppose to work by having the opening the same size as the collection tube. If the opening is larger you get an inaccurate reading.