RainWise MK-III-RTI Solar Powered Wireless Pro Weather Station w/ Oracle Wood Trimmed Base Unit

I have older one that I bought 15 years ago. It has worked perfectly. So I bought a second for a vacation house. It is junk, it has never worked for than a day. The customer service department is a joke, one person who usually doesn’t return calls and really knows less than the average customer. I would stay away from RainWise. Too bad really it was a good product

The Rainwise weather station really isn't intended for outdoor use. I'm on my second unit in three (3) years and it's on it's last leg. Sensors fail within 12 months outdoors, Solar Panel wiring breaks and becomes disconnected for no apparent reason. Tech support says it's my fault because I didn't by the lead acid battery from them. Rainwise would probably be OK if the unit was left in the box and stored inside; otherwise, it falls apart outside in the weather. Your money is better spent somewhere else.

I agree with the other posts here. Mine currently won't transmit unless the station is less than 10 feet from the receiver, and even that's iffy. Their support is just as iffy and unresponsive. I've pretty much had it. I'm trying one more change (bigger antenna). If that doesn't work, it's off to the scrap heap and Davis, here I come.

We bought this model for our company to monitor rainfall amounts for storm-water permitting issues. Setup was relatively easy, but from the first time we turned on the unit we had problems. Our data logger was somehow 'scrambled' from the factory. They admitted it was poor QC and replaced it. Weather station worked for another three months and died completely. During that three months however we bought another unit for one of our other locations and they've also had terrible problems. If you have any problems or questions their support is by far one of the worst I've come across from any industry. The automated response about getting back to you in 24 hrs is complete BS, and when they do respond they don't offer solutions. We're now considering just cutting our losses and going with Davis Instruments.

two things bother me about this setup. first, the temp sensor is right against and/or too close to the black rain gauge. this would cause an issue with heat radiating from the rain gauge on a sunny day. second, the wind sensor is likely to block some rainfall during certain wind directions based on its proximity to the rain gauge. for the price of this unit, they should have put some more thought into these things. of course both problems could be eliminated by allowing thr pole with the temp and wind sensors to be lifted a few feet above the rain gauge...if it does, then nevermind. ;-)

I purchase my first RainWise unit in 1999. The unit was mounted 75 feet from the Pacific Ocean and worked perfect for more than 5 years. After 5 years the sea spay started attacking electrical parts within the unit but RainWise and their great customer service department always worked with me to replace at no-charge any electrical boards that went out. The unit continued to work until last Christmas when I decided to purchase a new unit. The RainWise unit had lasted a total of 14 years in the very worst environmental conditions. The customer service has always been fantastic. I strongly recommend a RainWise unit.In 1998 I originally bought a Davis Instrument unit. During the first 6 months the unit failed 7 times and finally after the 6th month, it died. I sent the unit back to Davis who informed me that their unit was not designed for this environment. The Davis distributor refunded my money and sold me my first RainWise unit.

I've had a number of Rainwise weather stations over the years at multiple properties. My favorite thing about this station is the old-school LED display, which can be read from across the room. However, I echo the comments about the range sometimes being an issue with the standard product. To address this, Rainwise now offers a long-range version (LR). My experience is that this fixes all the problems. Otherwise, this is a very solid and well constructed product.