Come get it or I’m going to have it picked up and euthanized.
It’s April 29, and this is officially the latest date on which I’ve ever seen it snow here. Not very much snow and it’ll go away, but at the moment it’s on top of a whole bunch of ice and I’m a little afraid of my front steps. If LB can cross his legs for a couple hours we’ll be fine but I really ought to go scrape off the solar panels.
Through a cascade of stupid mistakes, I seem to have lost my outdoor thermometer right when I really want to know how cold it is.
It was screwed to that tree trunk I cut down a few days ago – first mistake, really, because this time of year it caught the morning sun and wasn’t accurate. I didn’t immediately find a new place for it – second mistake. I left it on the front ledge of the cabin and forgot all about it, face-down – third mistake. Then it rained all day, the water got in and shorted something. Spent all yesterday afternoon trying to dry it out, even put it in the warm oven for several hours and gave it new batteries. The status light says it works, but the read-out on the wall says it doesn’t exist. So…dammit. I’ll have to send for a new one, too, looks like. I got this one at the local hardware but they no longer seem to carry this type of wireless indoor-outdoor. Bother.
Glad I was diligent about keeping the tarp on the firewood, though, because it’s supposed to stay a good deal colder than it got yesterday. At least partly sunny, so it’s not all bad. My batteries did great. Tonight will be colder than last night, if the forecast holds true, but then after that things brighten and warm up again.
Have you tried changing the batteries (or at least removing them for a bit) of the indoor portion? I’ve got a different brand of indoor/outdoor, It wants you to change both batteries at once to get it to reconnect.
Yeah, did that. The blinking light says the sensor works, but it’s apparently not transmitting.
Joel while I’m sorry about your weather woes i will take not responsibility about your weather station. Oh and thank you for giving “my weather” a nice home.
I suspect that Sevesteen is right. By taking the batteries out and putting them back in you will reset the sender.It should reach out electronically an reconnect. When I’ve had issues with mine that’s what cured it. But then again I’m not as hard on my toys as some are…
I took the name off the pic of the sender unit, did a quick search and found it easily. Of course when I tried to look at the instruction sheet it went to a 404 page so it looks like that was a dead end. But all is not lost, you can contact the manufacture and ask what to do.
http://taylor-enviro.com/contacts/
Good luck Joel and stay warm.
I did reset the inside thermometer. Then painfully re-learned how to re-set the clock.
The transmit logo is flashing, which means the indoor part isn’t receiving from the outdoor part. I think I cooked it when I left it out in the rain with the backside up.
I didn’t realize the unit had been soaked so you’re probably right, it’s done. Next time you go to town see if the hardware store has a cheap old fashioned thermometer to mount just outside the window. They may be old school but they work. This will buy you some time to save up for a new weather station.
Dry, uncooked rice is often used as a desiccant for things like your t-meter. Just take the batteries out and leave it in a sealed container with the rice (a cup or two should be enough) for several days.