Customer Reviews

Oregon Scientific's John Deere Wireless Rain Gauge with Indoor/Outdoor Thermometer

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I purchased this product about two months ago and it has been working great. I have the rain sensor about 100 ft away on my back patio and always have had a good signal. The 10 day history is in my opinion the best feature, since you can view the specific rainfall day by day - a nice feature when you are gone for a few days.

It takes a little time to set the unit up so it will record accurately, but I completed it in under 20 minutes.

The rain gauge works well. We are able to check the rain amount from the breakfast table with the temperature as well.

I'm not usually one to write a review, but this product and company warrants one. I was very excited to find this product available--it has just the features I wanted. The battery installation on the rain gauge, as mentioned by others, was quite an ordeal, but considering how often this is needed, not a big deal.
I ordered in the spring, and was very happy with both temperature readings. throughout the summer, we used it to gauge when to turn on our whole house fan in the evenings. When the first rain came, my frustration began. After troubleshooting as directed, Oregon Scientific told me to send it in, that the gauge was not communicating with the main unit. That was September. I still have not received a replacement, despite calls every 1-2 weeks. The only response I get is, "that will ship next week, but we're out of stock now."
Last week, I'd heard the same response enough, and called Amazon, asking what they suggested I do. Dealing with Amazon was the only positive part--after a few minutes of describing the situation, they sent me a new one, here in two days.
I set it up...
The new thermometer was very inconsistent, and after a day, stopped working altogether. Before this happened, I carefully tested several rain-gauge locations, set it up, and anticipated the rain that evening. No rain, at least according to my gauge. Then no communication with the main unit.
I'm frustrated with not only the product, but the terrible customer service that Oregon Scientific provides. I'll be in touch with Amazon to see about a refund or exchange for a better-functioning product from another company. Any recommendations?

The manual was extremely short on illustrations and instructions. Batteries difficult to install. Leveling instructions did not match product. Had to contact manufacturer twice and answers not always complete. Got it set up but no rain to test. May use the sprinkler when I get time.

This item lasted me about 6 months. I never did get around to hooking up the rain sensor (I bought it just as winter set in). It would not reconnect with the remote thermometer sensor after 6 months. I called customer service, I emailed them, I tried all their solutions. Nothing worked. Their best advice was buy another remote sensor. Well I did. I bought a complete unit made by a different company and it's been working a year and a half now.

This product requires a battery change every ten inches of rain. Mine quit working after 30 inches of rain. My guess is that the unprotected circuitry in the tipping bucket rain gage was not able to handle the high humidity of Louisisana and corroded out after 4 months.