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- Wireless operation means no wiring or installation
- Large indoor and outdoor displays
- Upright display on floating thermometer
- Attractive base station matches any decor
- Base station is freestanding or can be wall mounted
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The Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Floating Thermometer is the first of the kind and has helped pool and spa owners keep an eye on their pool and spas with ease. The Wireless Thermometer measures and displays your water temperature outdoors on the floating thermometer and inside on the base station/receiver. The base station also displays indoor air temperatures, along with the recorded maximum and minimum temperatures.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This is a great invention for monitoring indoor pools and hot tubs. Just stick one in the skimmer of each pool, tie it to the skimmer basket and screw down the lid so children can't fish it out and you have a constant temp reading on the wall for both the pool and hot tubs. With two units you can monitor both pool and hot tub on each wall unit. Each wall unit has the capability of actually monitoring three units and it also reads the current air temperature which is nice for an indoor pool. It doesn't read humidity but that would be a nice additional feature. They are accurate and save the time of constantly measuring the water temp. The 102 degree hot tub temp doesn't seem to harm them at all. What a fantastic idea for both indoor pool use all year long and outdoor pool use in summer. So why are they so cheap?
Here's the problem. The tie down is no more than a piece of string- you need nylon cord to secure it. Not a deal breaker. It doesn't float upright because there is not enough weight on the bottom stem. It lays on its side which means the cover gasket is always partly under water. It slowly builds up moisture inside the sealed unit until it quits sending a signal. Either the batteries fail or it shorts out the circuit board. You have to remove 5 screws and the gasket to dry and reset the unit from inside whenever it quits working. I thought at first it was just condensation inside but it is not. Opening it up causes the seal to be even less secure and the gasket will start to deform making it harder to seal properly. The clear plastic cover is prone to small cracks as well when tightening the screws which adds to the moisture problem. There is no way to initiate it or reset it from outside without compromising the seal from first use. I have purchased 5 units over the last year for two hotels with a hot tub and pool each. I liked them so well at the first hotel that I bought two more for the other hotel before the first one quit. After messing with them for nearly a year I found that by drying them out and cleaning any chemical residue inside and swapping parts around, I can usually keep each one going for a few months before the next problem. Silicone o-ring lube helps seal the gasket and marine goop helps seal the small cracks in the cover but weights applied to the bottom stem to keep them upright just rust or come off. The batteries in the lower stem are just not heavy enough to offset the top heavy upper part. It simply needs a heavier stem to float correctly.
They have made one change internally from my first units to the later units by fixing an internal connector that was prone to come loose. They used to put a note inside to remind you to make sure it is tight before sealing the unit. If it comes loose from bouncing around it quits and you have to open the unit again to fix it. Now they attach that plug permanently and use a clip connector to separate the wire between the upper and the lower parts of the floater unit. That solves one problem but not the major flaw. They need to add weight to the bottom to it floats upright and raise the top so that the sealing gasket between the top and bottom is way above the water level. That and a stronger clear top that won't crack and maybe they would finally have a design that lasts. A nylon cord and a hook to secure it would be a nice touch as well. If they get this improved, every commercial pool and spa in the country would pay three times as much for these units. As on now consider it a cheap throw away and buy several so you can dry them and rotate parts or just go back to the old fashioned thermometer on a string. Someone will eventually make a much better unit and probably make a lot of money.
Here's the problem. The tie down is no more than a piece of string- you need nylon cord to secure it. Not a deal breaker. It doesn't float upright because there is not enough weight on the bottom stem. It lays on its side which means the cover gasket is always partly under water. It slowly builds up moisture inside the sealed unit until it quits sending a signal. Either the batteries fail or it shorts out the circuit board. You have to remove 5 screws and the gasket to dry and reset the unit from inside whenever it quits working. I thought at first it was just condensation inside but it is not. Opening it up causes the seal to be even less secure and the gasket will start to deform making it harder to seal properly. The clear plastic cover is prone to small cracks as well when tightening the screws which adds to the moisture problem. There is no way to initiate it or reset it from outside without compromising the seal from first use. I have purchased 5 units over the last year for two hotels with a hot tub and pool each. I liked them so well at the first hotel that I bought two more for the other hotel before the first one quit. After messing with them for nearly a year I found that by drying them out and cleaning any chemical residue inside and swapping parts around, I can usually keep each one going for a few months before the next problem. Silicone o-ring lube helps seal the gasket and marine goop helps seal the small cracks in the cover but weights applied to the bottom stem to keep them upright just rust or come off. The batteries in the lower stem are just not heavy enough to offset the top heavy upper part. It simply needs a heavier stem to float correctly.
They have made one change internally from my first units to the later units by fixing an internal connector that was prone to come loose. They used to put a note inside to remind you to make sure it is tight before sealing the unit. If it comes loose from bouncing around it quits and you have to open the unit again to fix it. Now they attach that plug permanently and use a clip connector to separate the wire between the upper and the lower parts of the floater unit. That solves one problem but not the major flaw. They need to add weight to the bottom to it floats upright and raise the top so that the sealing gasket between the top and bottom is way above the water level. That and a stronger clear top that won't crack and maybe they would finally have a design that lasts. A nylon cord and a hook to secure it would be a nice touch as well. If they get this improved, every commercial pool and spa in the country would pay three times as much for these units. As on now consider it a cheap throw away and buy several so you can dry them and rotate parts or just go back to the old fashioned thermometer on a string. Someone will eventually make a much better unit and probably make a lot of money.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Edit!!! This item was great while it lasted ... unfortunately it lasted only 5 months. therefore I am changing the rating to 2 stars.
Finally a digital pool thermometer that works! I've bought other products and they all broke by leaking. I've had this one for several months and it is a dream come true. Not only is it a quality accurate thermometer, it transmits the temperature wirelessly to a dual-digital receiver. The receiver displays both the pool temp. and that of wherever the receiver is located. If you keep the receiver next to the pool, you have the outdoor and pool temperatures on one display. Great quality. If it ever breaks, I'll definitely buy another one.
Finally a digital pool thermometer that works! I've bought other products and they all broke by leaking. I've had this one for several months and it is a dream come true. Not only is it a quality accurate thermometer, it transmits the temperature wirelessly to a dual-digital receiver. The receiver displays both the pool temp. and that of wherever the receiver is located. If you keep the receiver next to the pool, you have the outdoor and pool temperatures on one display. Great quality. If it ever breaks, I'll definitely buy another one.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Worked well for 3 months...went kaput and now I see the warranty is 30 days...they must really be proud of the quality of this product
Most Recent Customer Reviews
junk
Put new batteries in. The receiver keep searching for 15 min. I removed the batteries to reset it, and when I put them back in, the display never came back. Read more
Published 2 days ago by computertech
Floating pool themometer
Purchased this product last year and it was a problem item after about one month's use. The batteries died often and the unit in pool got moist inside and battery connections got... Read more
Published 5 days ago by Jim
Many issues with this product
I purchased this last season (2011) and it worked for a couple of months and the display on the floating transmitter started to blank out frequently. Read more
Published 16 days ago by Daveatamazon
unbelievable
This is technology at its best and am impressed and amazed with what i received. I had no idea that it was going to be a way better device than what it seemed to be in photo and in... Read more
Published 25 days ago by STUDLY
VioProducts 11000 Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Floating Thermometer
I purchased 2 of these units in May of 2011. I gave one to a friend and kept the other for myself. I had to change the batteries in the floating thermometer varily often, and found... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Roger Dodd
Decent product
I'm on my second one of these. The first actually almost lasted a year. I know that sounds cynical, but I've tried like 3-4 different products, and this is definitely the better... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gazoo
Needs to tweek the design
This thermometer concept is ideal, one floating in the pool and a remote read-out. I don't have problems with the floating unit being vertical, but this part gets through... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Karen N. Vare
Leaks
The second one that I have bought. First one stopped sending a signal. Now this one leaked beacuse the battery replacement requires the removal of 5 screws and the rubber gasket... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Michael R. Bustamante
worked fine for 5 months
The thermometer worked adequately until the first battery change. After replacing the batteries, the temperature readings became inaccurate, by about 15 deg F, and the thermometer... Read more
Published 8 months ago by weltwindsand
Second one works better than the first...
Great idea.
First one worked for a while - a couple weeks. Then the temp reading started failing inside the house - in a window with a clear view of the pool - about 25... Read more
First one worked for a while - a couple weeks. Then the temp reading started failing inside the house - in a window with a clear view of the pool - about 25... Read more
Published 9 months ago by David Shea
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