AcuRite Wireless Weather Station with Intelli-Time Clock (00754)

I had purchased a previous Acurite wireless weather station that had a sensor failure after about two years of use. It was fairly accurate, so I decided to try another Acurite unit. This new weather station worked fine for about one week. During that week, outside temp ranged from about 40 deg to about 75 deg. Station outside readings seemed to be reasonable accurate (within about 2-3 degrees). Although indoor readings were about 3 or 4 degrees higher than a nearby mercury thermometer. Then one morning clock and temp readings all remained frozen and unchanged from the previous afternoon. Pressing high or low buttons produced no change in the display. Removed batteries. Batteries checked ok. Replaced batteries. Restarted station. Sensor unit was still transmitting, and everything appeared normal again. However, outside air temp was now reaching low 80 degrees in the afternoon. Now, station temp readings were much higher than actual. Example: at 83 degrees outside temp (verified by two outside mercury thermometers placed at same location, and local weather station), the station outside temp reading was 98 degrees! Also, station inside temp reading was 81 deg., while inside temp was actually 73 deg. At lower temp, the outside readings seemed much closer to actual, but I did not verify this with actual measurements. I am now looking for a new wireless weather station.

I had an Acu-Rite model similar to this which I bought new in 2004, and it was bullet-proof, accurate, and hung nicely on the wall. (It still works, though it also had an 'alarm' feature, and randomly a few weeks back, it started beeping every 5-10 minutes and wouldn't stop. Rather annoying.) Anyway, this one doesn't seem to read as 'true.' The old one consistently matched thermometers in our vehicles and/or being reported by the local weather reports. This one reports several degrees warmer for both interior and exterior temps. The old one's case had 'flip-out' legs to stand it up if you chose to put it on a table or counter rather than hanging it on a wall; this one has a formed 'triangular' base which isn't removable nor does it fold up. As such, it doesn't allow it to hang flush on the wall. (It's got a wall-mount 'keyhole' on it, but with the triangular base, it angles sharply upward and you can't read the temperature easily.) One nice feature is it immediately syncs with the Atomic clock and re-syncs nightly. As such, you don't have to mess around initially setting the date and time; adjusting it for Daylight Savings and time zone is easy as well. Another nice feature to have (and which the old one included) was the exterior sensor had a digital display, so you could see the temperature outside where that was located - as well as transmitting it to the base unit inside the house. This one's sensor is streamlined, hangs or is placed easily, and is easy to set for selecting one of the three optional frequencies, but doesn't let you know what the temp is outside. But overall not bad for something around $15.

I needed a replacement sensor for my weather station so I searched on-line for the model number. The picture was identical to what I already had, so I purchased this product. When it arrived at my home, however, it was nothing like the picture, and it was not complimentary to my old unit. Also, my original weather station could support 3 different sensors, this one could only support one. It also did not come with a probe per the description.

I have 4 of them -- upstairs bedroom- downstairs kitchen - basement den and garage. I MADE AN ERROR though-- I put up 2 of the outdoor sensors-- 1 in the front and 1 in the back of the house -- wrong. ONLY 1 outdoor sensor is necessary and I hung it in a covered outdoor area but in open air to sense the outside temp. with 2 I was getting mixed signals-- but 1 did the trick and all 4 indoor receivers read the same outside temps-- but still record the varying indoor temps-- upstairs-downstairs- garage are usually different. The key is using a high quality battery [ I use Duracell copper tops] for the outside / inside items so you get strong signals all year round -- cheap batteries won't last or work very long as the outdoor sensor sends a signal frequently. I put new batteries in outside before winter and they last until summer for me. The indoor units usually last a whole year. GREAT gift idea too. Batteries are not included so buy good fresh ones!

When I first loaded the batteries it gave some really off temp results with the interior temp showing 6 degrees too high and the exterior temp showing 12 degrees too high. Then the exterior transmitter stopped transmitting (or the interior unit stopped receiving). I took the batteries out and repeated the process 2 more times with the same results. I was about ready to give up and return it but decided to try reloading the batteries one more time. This time it worked just fine with temp readings both inside and outside being with a degree of actual. I've since placed the exterior unit in the bilge of my boat (to monitor the effectiveness of the bilge heater during winter freezes). It's about 30' from where the inside unit is located and has been functioning perfectly for the last 3 weeks. I would have given this a 3 star rating because of the initial difficulties encountered trying to get it to function properly. I bumped it up to 4 star because of the great price. I now hope it lasts for a good while.

I ordered several of these weather stations. As a rule I have better luck with AcuRite than the other popular brand. I have them in different areas on my farm. In my experience these are one of those items where if you get a good one they work very well but others continue to lose the outdoor signal at less than 30 feet away with only one wall to penetrate. I find I need to bring the outside transmitter close to the unit for a few minutes to get a signal back then can place it back outside again. Unfortunately it will start out at 4 bars (strong signal) but when I come back the next day it have an incorrect temperature and zero bars. Still gets 3 bars at this price.

Was first experience as Walmart customer via internet/mail purchase. And can say that order arrived exactly on time and as specified. Nobody else is selling this unit cheaper than Walmart. It's an excellent choice for amount paid. (If it lasts) Purchased this unit because I am previous owner of AcuRite weather station. And know from experience how long these units last. Outside sensor should last several years if properly protected. (mine are double wrapped in ziplock bags) Gave this product four stars instead of five because of two minor negative differences between the old and the new units.Which,otherwise, are identical. Older unit is slightly larger overall which means readout info is also bigger and easier to see from a distance. And older unit had a detachable base with flat back for hanging on wall. And although newer unit can also be hung, base is molded which doesn't make it suitable for wall. It's a stand-up style. But the real surprise was that the outside sensor on the newer unit works on the older unit as well! Very nice! And now I have the older unit to continue using, as well as the newer one. And that's a good deal.

It's hard to believe that such a technically sophisticated instrument could be purchased for less than $10--the cost of a couple of cups of coffee, or a few pair of socks. Setup is easy and the performance is all that you could hope for. You can pay much more for a flashier display, but why would you? Great value.

Worked OK for a week and then the outside temperature reading stopped working. I bought lithium batteries that cost practically as much as this piece of junk, reset the unit multiple times and still no luck. The company that makes it says it has a one year warranty but expects the customer to pay shipping both ways! Avoid this product like the plague!

The clock is preset and changed over to MST when it was supposed to. The outdoor sensor is ~1 1/2 degrees F low. Had it right next to the indoor/display, for a couple of days, and it constantly read 1 - 2 degrees low. This was corroborated by a thermometer that has been around for years, is fairly close to temp and reads in tenths of a degree. AcuRite has been of no help whatsoever.