Weather stations are fun, especially if you have fast changing weather. I think you’ll enjoy it, congrats. LaCross doesn’t have a great reputation for durability, but all I know is the Hawaiian environment, which is wet, warm, with 30% more UV than the mainland. UV destroys these plastics! Ironically, the main issue with all weather stations is truly being able to withstand weather, LOL. My LaCross lasted 18 months, my replacement lasted 6 yrs, but it cost 3x more! You may fare better, fingers crossed. The App is nice...
I've owned quite a few of La Crosse items also and agree. The sun here in the summer is actually quite similar to there. It's the high desert here and in direct sun i've seen 140 + temps directly on the outdoor unit. The screen burnt out pretty dang fast. I'll need to place these items in better places for sure.Weather stations are fun, especially if you have fast changing weather. I think you’ll enjoy it, congrats. LaCross doesn’t have a great reputation for durability, but all I know is the Hawaiian environment, which is wet, warm, with 30% more UV than the mainland. UV destroys these plastics! Ironically, the main issue with all weather stations is truly being able to withstand weather, LOL. My LaCross lasted 18 months, my replacement lasted 6 yrs, but it cost 3x more! You may fare better, fingers crossed. The App is nice...
Since we just kinda sorta not-quite-finished-moved, we didn’t get presents this year. The AZ house was very thoughtful giving us a gift though. A $3K main water feed plumbing leak requiring cutting into 3 freshly painted walls. Jack Daniels made it feel better though...until the next morning
TY, yes indeed...Fixed one leaked, discovered another. Leaks are in ground outside (not in slab, thankfully), but finding the offending pipe, capping it, then rerouting a new one is the $$$ part
. Check the Docs, I don’t think the LaC can handle that kinda heat?? 140F Holy____. How cold does it get in winter?
OMG. And it’s a tad colder for you too. So sorry. I’ve been working outside in 30’s-40’s for 3 days, *itching the whole time. Compared to you @5Fgeeeeez. The parts aren’t really the issue for most plumbing issues are they? (unless I need 200’ of copper pipe), it’s the bloody labor. With the help of a plumber I know, working for cash off books, we are going to try a Hail Mary. We’re gonna try to snake a 1/2” pipe thru a leaky 3/4” pipe, and a 3/8” pipe thru a leaky 1/2” pipe. They are pretty much straight-shots, no joints. If there are no kinks it could work, saving $$$$$$ in repiping. I hate slab foundations mainly for this reason. Won’t try until next week. Right now no leaks, but no hot water in kitchen and nearest bathroom. Livable. I hope you can get your old hardware out w/o problems. That took us 4 hrs today, just to cap a leaky pipe. Best of luck!!I feel for ya. I woke this morning to no water. On a well and it could be a number of things. Pressure switch, pressure tank, pump, blown fuse or a cracked line. After a series of checks it seems to be the pressure tank. Guessing the bladder is shot. Will not hold air and weights a ton so its saturated. New one is about $159 bucks which is not bad but the hard part is getting all the old fittings off without busting a nut. Ya just gotta love country living
When I first moved to AZ we had a water leak under the driveway and had to cut about a foot wide cut through it to patch it up. That was a pain in the a$$.TY, yes indeed...Fixed one leaked, discovered another. Leaks are in ground outside (not in slab, thankfully), but finding the offending pipe, capping it, then rerouting a new one is the $$$ part
That sounds like a royal pain in the a$$ too!! lolI feel for ya. I woke this morning to no water. On a well and it could be a number of things. Pressure switch, pressure tank, pump, blown fuse or a cracked line. After a series of checks it seems to be the pressure tank. Guessing the bladder is shot. Will not hold air and weights a ton so its saturated. New one is about $159 bucks which is not bad but the hard part is getting all the old fittings off without busting a nut. Ya just gotta love country living
Being from NB Canada I know your pain.This started about 8AM this morning. Nothing new for where I live but it just adds to that pain in the a$$ as I have been out twice trying to keep the driveway clear. Time for another beer
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WOW.... That’s a story I promise you I will repeat. It will need no embellishment, but I will change the name to thwart Facebookers, LOL. So, no marshmallow roasting?About ten years ago we had no snow but -40 degree weather. Water lines froze and septics froze. The frost went real deep that year. It was tough on a lot of us out here. Had a fire going on my septic tank for 3 days just to be able to get the lid off. If ya want to smell something real nice just boil your septic tank innards LOL
A skunk smells a heck of a lot better
Good luck with your project. I am sitting here looking out my front window with a snowstorm that will leave a foot of snow before its done. Think I will crack open another beer
Holy..........This started about 8AM this morning. Nothing new for where I live but it just adds to that pain in the a$$ as I have been out twice trying to keep the driveway clear. Time for another beer
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