Where are you located.? . .so we can follow your stations’s data.
Share your stationID. . .such as:
https : / / tempestwx . com / station / ##### . . .where ##### is the StationID number. . .NOT the device (ST) serial number.
Note: the above “URL” has spaces as seperators to prevent it from hyper-linking.
This is precisely why I gave up on putting mine on a tower. Not just resets but device replacements. Mine hinges over too but it’s still a lot of prep work, disconnecting cables for other devices, etc.
Put a PTZ camera up there! I did and it’s a great way to watch storms roll in and be safe!
Here’s a video from earlier this year from mine:
What was the direction at the beginning and the end of your video?
Yes, I’m still looking at the new Eufy 360 cam,
Peter
I do enjoy climbing the tower with my kids, it’s like a new challenge for them. I designed my tilt plate and have a swivel system for the wires, I don’t have to disconnect anything to lower or raise it. I had to make sure my kids could handle it on their own, when I’m not here and wx moves in that exceeds cat 2 winds.
If you discover you get false rain when the wind blows, it is likely due to vibrations from the fence migrating up the pole. In that case you may need to mount the pole separately from the fence.
With that length of pipe, I would recommend filling it with loose sand to prevent vibration in the wind. This would cause false measurements of some sensors.
Thanks, always willing to learn from those with experience. Another member suggested filling the pipe with sand, which I can do to. I want the measurements to be as accurate as possible. Thanks again.
Thanks, padamec. Always want to learn from those with experience. If I have any problems I will get a bag of sand and do this. I want my measurements to be as accurate as possible. Thanks again.
If you do the sand filling, remember that the sand needs to stay dry, otherwise it won’t dampen the high frequency vibrations as well.
good to know, thanks
Testing out a temporary 10-foot tall tripod, constructed of four x 10’ fence top rail tubes and some fence hardware:
How often have you found it necessary to reset your Tempest?
I sold all my WF gear two years+ ago but if you poke around in the forums you’ll find that many people have to reset theirs many times for a variety of reasons. I used to have big issues with the old Sky solar panels failing (went through several before giving up and using batteries there) and finally punted when I couldn’t get the Hub leds to go out with multiple Tempests and a Air+Sky at the time back then. Finally just gave up and dumped all my gear to good homes.
I’ve been using WF stations since 2016 (crowfunding), first the first generation where after about 6 years the anenometer in the SKY module stopped working, and under extended warranty I got the first Tempest.
I later acquired another Tempest for our second house. This one WF replaced for free once, it was measuring some variables wrong.
I NEVER had to reset anything though. I consider it a pretty reliable technology.
Thanks padamec, does not sound like a big issue.
Days are getting shorter. . .solar angle becoming less each day. So my New Strategy for remainder of the Fall and upcoming Winter is to place my 3 ST devices where they will “soak up” the maximum amount of sunlight. . .each day. . .When there is sunlight! If it becomes cloudy for weeks-on-end. . then I will deploy the uses of 2 x proto Power Booters and a production version of WF-PBA01. All 3 ST devices are then attached to a Power Booster and the electrical connecton to the house is easily reached with a long extension cord.
In the image above. . .the “tallest” one is called Paver Patio; the “shortest” one is called Backyard and the one on the Univeral Mount is called Field Test.
Normally “Backyard” and “Field Test” are located back out at “Station 1” area. . .
. . .but because that area is about 95% shaded due to trees. . .and winter sun angle does not allow for a clear-shot opening. . .I decided to make a Tempest Command decision! (The DVVISS will be all alone until next Spring!) The other two ST devices will then be relocated back to the “Station 1” area in the Spring and Summer.
