Oregon Scientific Wireless Temperature Sensor
November 13, 2009 by Wireless Thermometer
Filed under Wireless Thermometer Reviews
- Remote, wireless thermometer for Oregon Scientific weather stations
- Transmits up to 100 feet from the main unit; requires 1 AA battery
- Water-resistant casing and a battery cover
- Sets to one of three different channels for tandem transmissions with other sensors
- Red LED light notifies when data transmission has been sent
Product Description
A low-cost sensor with an water-resistant casing and a battery cover that’s easy to slip on and off. Can be set to one of three different channels. Red LED light notifies when data transmission has been sent. PLEASE CHECK SENSOR COMPATIBILITY WITH YOUR MAIN UNIT BEFORE PURCHASE…. More >>
Oregon Scientific Wireless Temperature Sensor
I am unable to have this sensor be acknowledged by my receiver . I talked to a customer service representative at Oregon Scientific and was quite surprised to be unable to get support . The representative got rather brisk and unwilling to accept my problem. She actually hung up on me without providing any resolution . Very poor customer service .
Rating: 1 / 5
The sensors were as promised but it took several weeks to get them and I had no way of tracking thier whereabouts during this time.
Rating: 4 / 5
This is not a complicated product: it’s a thermometer. As such, it pretty much does what it’s supposed to, in that it measures the temperature and transmits that information to a base unit. So far, it hasn’t failed to do that.
My only complaint is that it appears to run low by about 2 degrees F. Hence the three stars. On the other hand, it seems to be pretty consistent about that, so I just add 2 degrees in my head to whatever it reads, and I’m good to go.
Rating: 3 / 5
R. Whitaker is correct about the receiver batteries needing to be in good shape for this unit to communicate with it. I had mine sitting right next to the receiver and it still would not communicate. The red LED was flashing about every two minutes which seemed to indicate that the sensor was still transmitting. After read Mr.Whitaker’s review, I changed the batteries in the receiver and suddenly all was well again.
I gave this thing three stars because it’s failure prone due to weak batteries but without the usual symptoms. I started having problems within the first few months of ownership. The batteries were probably weak from the factory.
Rating: 3 / 5
Oregon Scientific’s indooe/outdoor thermometer with atomic clock is a useful household device. The receiver works fine. The outdoor transmitter which came with it also worked fine but for just over a week. Then it went comatose. New batteries made no difference. Even brought in from its carefully protected outdoor station and placed alongside the receiver, it failed to do anything. An older one is still working and a medium older one is not. Fool that I am—and because we have 3 receivers—I am ordering 2 new transmitters so we can (we hope) then read from 3 sites. I found no effective way to contact Oregon Scientific to complain. Another branf we had worked less well and we gace up on it.
Rating: 2 / 5