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ECOWITT HP2551 Wi-Fi Weather Station $186.49 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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ECOWITT HP2551 Wi-Fi Weather Station $186.49 Delivered @ Amazon AUAffiliate
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mduncan2 on 10/04/2022 - 10:57 amazon.com.au (777 clicks)
Last edited 10/04/2022 - 12:12 by 1 other user
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Current price dropped to $246.49 from $289, with a $60 off coupon drops the price in cart down to $186.49.
Normally $289 (plus $60 off coupon), occasionally $249 (no $60 coupon), and today an even lower price.

Wi-Fi Weather Station with 7'' Large TFT Coloured Display Console, 7-in-1 Solar Powered Outdoor Weather Sensor and 3-in-1 Indoor Sensor, Indoor/Outdoor Temperature & Humidity, UV Light, Rain Gauge, Wind Speed/Direction, Moon Phase, Sunrise/Sunset, Weather Forecast

Also available is a 10% discount for the individual indoor or outdoor temp+humidity sensors (WH31 or WH32), bringing them down to $18 each.

Ecowitt user interface on this screen is generally considered nicer and more user friendly than the other optics from Ecowitt, Pantech, etc.

If you have home automation (eg Home Assistant), this integrates so you can link irrigation and air-con with the data.
(some text copied and pasted from Public21's deal https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/684584)

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  • pennypacker on 10/04/2022 - 11:22

    This is a great price for a newer colour station with an extra sensor. I have an older WS2910 and couldn't be happier. I have it connected to HA (haven't done too much beyond that), and WU, historical records are cool. Love it.

  • krouton24 on 10/04/2022 - 11:27

    This is a self emptying rain gauge

  • oz-dxer on 10/04/2022 - 11:33

    I bought one a couple of months ago with a couple extra temp sensors.
    Works a treat.
    this is great price with extra coupon.

    The HP2551 is NOT touchscreen as indicated in the original description above.

    it also transmits on 433MHz for AU.

    • mduncan2 on 10/04/2022 - 12:13

      Thanks, I just updated my comment on the description.

  • raj76 on 10/04/2022 - 11:35
    -4

    Why would I need this, doesn't the weather app tell you the same thing

    • gimli on 10/04/2022 - 13:05
      -1

      U need phone for weather app.
      Not everyone can afford iphone

    • CacheHunter on 10/04/2022 - 13:26
      +1

      Not at your address. It often rains in my suburb and not at the closest Bom station and vv. Also, historical records are useful for gardening. Soil moisture sensors can control your automated sprinklers, …

  • 11CENTS on 10/04/2022 - 11:36

    Can you connect wh31 / wh32 to hp2551, or do you need gw1000 to connect ?

    • mduncan2 on 10/04/2022 - 12:40
      +1

      According to ecowitt website:
      One WH57 lightning sensor
      One WH45 PM2.5/PM10/CO2/temperature and humidity all-in-1 sensor
      Up to 8 WH31 multi-channel temperature and humidity sensors
      Up to 8 WH51 soil moisture sensors
      Up to 4 WH41/WH43 PM2.5 air quality sensors
      Up to 4 WH55 Water leak sensors
      Up to 8 WN34 Temp Sensors
      Future sensors to be developed

  • Kammi on 10/04/2022 - 12:06

    Not really sure what the application of this is?

    I've got irrigation which I manually turn on, haven't yet figured out what to buy to control that.

    I also have solar (sma+longhi 6.6kW) and my ducted AC is controlled via an app.

    How does this fit in?

    • Loracks on 10/04/2022 - 12:37

      I’m guessing you can bypass even using the app to have it start/stop with weather changes.

    • NigelTufnel on 10/04/2022 - 13:25

      I have one (older version), and I have it linked up to my b-hyve tap timers for smart watering programs.
      Also linked to home assistant to view info, and run automations based on light level and temp.

      • Kammi on 10/04/2022 - 13:53

        Thanks! I guess I need to read up more.

        Does this cutout the need for an internet connection? Still not really clear as to the benefit. E.g. Looking at the b-hyve, it seems it does a lot of the stuff this device does? What's the difference?

        Is it like comparing the weather report for your suburb to the actual weather at your home?

        I'd love to know more!

        • NigelTufnel on 10/04/2022 - 15:54
          +1

          Is it like comparing the weather report for your suburb to the actual weather at your home?

          Yes, that's precisely what this is.

  • vagfinger on 10/04/2022 - 12:52

    Thanks OP. Been waiting for this one to come on sale.

  • foonman on 10/04/2022 - 13:07

    Has anyone run one of these alongside a traditional rain gauge to see how they compare? Especially with intense rain. My 150mm rain gauge overflowed during the floods.

    • CacheHunter on 10/04/2022 - 13:34
      +1

      The problem in my experience is rainfall intensity. A high volume over a few hours is fine.
      My ecowitt rain guage only overflowed for a few seconds when the rain was falling > 100mm/hr and the tray filled up and overflowed because the mechanism couldn't measure fast enough. It's really important to have your guage horizontally aligned so you minimise any overflow/spill from the water collection tray.
      Its hard to know for sure, but i reckon i lost <5mm of rainfall out of 100+mm on those intense days in early March. No issues during last week's storms.

      I'm in Sydney. I'm less sure how they would cope in places where downpours peak at 200+mm/hr

      • foonman on 10/04/2022 - 15:35

        Cheers, appreciate the reply. How did you know it overflowed - where you watching it, or could you tell by the data?

        • CacheHunter on 10/04/2022 - 16:29
          +1

          I could see it from my backyard security camera, which seemed to show water spilling from the tray. The angle wasn't ideal, but I didn't care strongly enough to go outside and watch. I only needed to look out the and at the water collecting around the yard faster than it was draining away to know that it was really heavy.
          I was expecting a bigger difference, but after the rain eased I compared what the display was reading with what had collected in a bucket nearby. I was surprised how close the readings were as I hadn't got around to calibrating the rain guage even though its been setup for 18months.
          I have the HP2553, which uses the WH40 rain guage.

  • danwylie on 10/04/2022 - 13:43

    Fantastic, thank you, I was looking for a weather station for my sister's birthday and this is perfect.

  • mansunz on 10/04/2022 - 15:43

    60 dollars coupon is gone

  • Elyxar on 10/04/2022 - 16:52
    +1

    There is enough home stations hooked up to www.wunderground.com near me that I can't justify buying one of these unfortunately. I just have the nearest one bookmarked and look at that for how much rain etc.

    • foonman on 10/04/2022 - 18:20

      Far out! I just looked at that site for the first time - I'm surprised how many there are near me. Thanks

    • mduncan2 on 10/04/2022 - 18:36

      Wow.. There are two stations within 100m of me, just up my street…

  • bargainshooter on 12/04/2022 - 14:20

    OP thanks for this post - do you have any experience with the GW1101 and GW1102 kits? Considering either instead for added flexibility. I believe there may be issues with local integration without the gateway as the hp2551 lacks a local network api per this thread? https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=39740.0

    • mduncan2 on 13/04/2022 - 19:34
      +1

      No experience with anything except the HP2551. Once configured, the HP2551 appears on my wifi network, but you are right, it doesn't have a local API that you can query. You can see it using the WSView Plus app, but it only sends out data updates to the configured weather servers. You use the MAC address to link it in Ecowitt Weather. And the device can be configured to send weather data to a custom source, which could be a local webserver that sends data to the Home Assistant installation. As an option, you can also later buy the GW1100 for $45 and that will receive all the same sensor data and you would then have the API option if you wanted.

      • Orac on 17/04/2022 - 17:45

        Did you have any issues setting this up for the Southern Hemisphere? Eg wind direction, moon phases.

  • bargainshooter on 09/05/2022 - 19:46

    The main unit is down to $217 - you may still be able to use the $60 coupon if you haven't previously.

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