AcuRite Wireless Indoor Outdoor Temperature and Humidity Sensor (06002M) , white

My weather station stopped reporting outside temps. A new sensor was needed and this one did the trick. Be sure to double check the proper match to your station as I almost bought the wrong one.

Advice: Easy way. to set the channels. I have difficulty seeing, so I use the middle one. You cant go wrong.

Perfect replacement for my outdoor temperature/humidity sensor.

Replacing batteries requires a genius because the system rarely ever works without the assistance of a genius with a PhD in Electrical Engineering. But once it operates its greats but must be protected from rain and moisture.

Would buy again! Working great!

I just ordered my second one of these things... The original and the first replacement each lasted about four years before giving up the ghost...... At $35 the four year lifespan is pretty disappointing... Other than that the item works fine... Edit: In defense of AcuRite, they do mention in the directions that its best to protect the sensor from direct contact with the elements when placing it outdoors... I placed the new sensor under my front steps to give it some protection... Hopefully this will extend the life of the unit...

I bought several of these. They all seem to work fine. Im using a cheap SDR to read them with an RTL433 docker, and feed them to Home Assistant via MQTT. There are times where its not super consistently reading some of them, but there is probably a lot of metal blocking/interfering in some of the locations they were placed. Even the ones in the far backyard, on the other side of a 1/2 acre read successfully every so often. Overrall, Im happy with them.

5-15-2023: Ive owned this sensor for about a month now. Bottom line: I highly recommend it. Makes for a quick temperature and (calculated - you can find various formulas online) dew point sensor within Home Assistant without any need for a proprietary base station (assuming you have an SDR). Im not sure I could make a DIY T/H sensor myself for a better price given the quality. I put it next to two other sensors from different companies and all three were within 0.2 degF of each other. I have used it outdoors and it tracks the trends as measured by an airport weather station nearby. I generally trust the accuracy. It has so far survived temps as low as 15 degF and as high as 80 degF. So far I dont believe its gotten wet since I have it underneath an awning in the shade. Ill plan on updating this review as I see how it performs this summer and later through the winter. As Im sure others have noted, if you do plan to use this in low temperature applications, use lithium batteries. The refresh rate is good for my needs. Im picking up broadcasts between 15-300 seconds. Which is fairly wide and seems to be dictated by changes in temperature rather than necessarily a regularly timed broadcast. However, that could be due to my SDR not picking it up 100% of the time. Either way, I think this should suit the vast majority of people for indoor or outdoor monitoring. I do plan on buying at least one more as a bathroom temp/humidity sensor with the intention of automating a bathroom fan using humidity readings. If I didnt have ecobee sensors for motion and occupancy, I would probably use these throughout the home at a fraction of the price.

This replaced my original control. Works well.

After years of use the old sensor stopped working.