If You Are Considering A Weather Station, Go Weatherflow Tempest

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I got one of these back in 2021, then had a minor issue with the UV coating a few months later and instantly was sent a new one, no questions asked. Lately I’ve noticed the battery isn’t charging to full any longer and chatted with their support and they have a policy that if you have a failure in 2 years, you get a new one free, if after that up to 10 years you get a new one for 50% off. That’s a company that seriously stands behind their product.

And they are made in the USA (if that matters to you, it does to me).

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Good to know, appreciate your experience (on top of the multiple recommendations I’ve encountered). I received one yesterday, pleased with the installation, operation, and how readily HK gets its data.

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My perspective on this device is quite different: Weather station for use in Home Assistant - #6 by tom_l

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My Weatherflow Tempest just stopped holding a charge. How many of the kickstarter backers have had to buy a new unit already? (self.WeatherFlowSmart)

submitted 9 minutes ago by scstraus[F]

This seems like planned obsolescence to me. Don’t include a replaceable battery and then just ask people to pony up for a new one every few years.

Do any of you still function without dropouts or is this just a fairy tale they tell us?

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Mine never held a charge from new and neither did a replacement (based in UK)