OK so my young son was kicking a ball around on our patio and knocked over and broke our $5 digital thermometer that we use to see the temp outside. I told him it was ok and I'd get something to replace it. The wife was like... I bet you will. Thus, I think that's justification to spend a bunch of money on a weather station.
I don't really care too much about the rain and wind sensors, but really just want a temperature sensor outside that I can report to HS. I was looking at the Oregon Scientific WMR100, but there is one thing I can't figure out. It says that it reports the outdoor temperature, but I don't see that it comes with an external temp sensor. If I have the main unit inside plugged into my computer, how is it getting the outside temperature? Does anyone have one of these?
Do I need to purchase an extra THGR800 right off the bat? My long term plan would be to purchase a bunch of those to report the temps in various rooms in the house. If I understand correctly, I'll need an RFXCOM antenna, but that seems to add at least another couple dollars to the equation and I'm not ready to spend that kind of money yet.
Anyone know if there are any Zwave temp sensors coming (outside of the HSM100)?
I've read about 1-wire, but I'm not much of a wiring guy.
If I could display the temp inside and have the wife see it's the same as the sensor outside, I could definitely nudge the WAF up a bit.
I don't really care too much about the rain and wind sensors, but really just want a temperature sensor outside that I can report to HS. I was looking at the Oregon Scientific WMR100, but there is one thing I can't figure out. It says that it reports the outdoor temperature, but I don't see that it comes with an external temp sensor. If I have the main unit inside plugged into my computer, how is it getting the outside temperature? Does anyone have one of these?
Do I need to purchase an extra THGR800 right off the bat? My long term plan would be to purchase a bunch of those to report the temps in various rooms in the house. If I understand correctly, I'll need an RFXCOM antenna, but that seems to add at least another couple dollars to the equation and I'm not ready to spend that kind of money yet.
Anyone know if there are any Zwave temp sensors coming (outside of the HSM100)?
I've read about 1-wire, but I'm not much of a wiring guy.
If I could display the temp inside and have the wife see it's the same as the sensor outside, I could definitely nudge the WAF up a bit.
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