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ECOWITT GW1101 Wi-Fi Weather Station $116.24 Delivered @ ecowitt au via Amazon AU

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Just noticed great deals on all the ecowitt weather stations on Amazon.
The pick of the bunch is the GW1102, cheapest most of the units have ever been on OzBargain.
I have a GW1101 hooked up to home assitant and am fairly happy after 1 year of service. It cost me $155 at the time!

There are also lowered prices on the units with display panels, however I can't be sure each model connects to home assistant
https://www.amazon.com.au/ECOWITT-Weather-Station-Wireless-S…

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  • FickleRick on 13/05/2022 - 17:08
    +3

    Ok I just had a poke around, looks like the ones that are really cheap at the moment with the monochrome displays can still publish to wunderground and third party (home assistant). Correct me if I am wrong :)

    Clicking the coupon on the WN1900 brings it down to $84, it has the same sensors as the GW1101
    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09KXX17LM

    • runean on 13/05/2022 - 18:38

      Great call, thanks!

    • bargainshooter on 13/05/2022 - 19:18

      The gateway and gateway bundles allow local access via HA, etc. The wn1900 needs to upload data to ecowitt or WU before you can access it via HA. All moot if you don't need local smart services integration…

      • team teri on 13/05/2022 - 20:40

        Not according to the users manual, it can (like the gateway) send things to a local website, which is what I gather the way to directly integrate with HA. But see below for my other comment, I won't buy it because of 802.11b.

        • paul09 on 14/05/2022 - 11:13
          +1

          If you want one with display, the ecowitt hp2551 is the one to get. This is also sold on ebay as Pantech hp2550 (they are identical, OEM is 'fine offset'), where they also are often on sale.

          Supports 802.11n, publishes directly to local server (can upload to weather services as well, but optional), can publish as fast as 16sec interval, and there's a great home assistant integration - ecowitt2mqtt, docker container that publishes to mqtt with home assistant auto discovery. NOT the 'ecowitt' integration, which polls the cloud.

          I've had one for around 2 years and love it :)

    • boomramada on 13/05/2022 - 19:28

      Why not using the BOM data based on closest weather station to you to HA ? (FREE)

      • vinnycol on 13/05/2022 - 20:28
        +2

        BOM is your Friend!!

      • 9839002 on 14/05/2022 - 09:29
        +2

        Because the closest bom site can vary wildly from your exact location. Things like temp and rainfall can be very different, even a few hundred metres away.

        • boomramada on 14/05/2022 - 21:39
          -2

          Outside +/- 1c really gonna affect your home automation? Or the rain fall?

          My automation based on rain prediction, ie don't water the garden when rain is predict today. Unless you got something like auto bringing the cloths in when raining ?

          Maybe be for novelty, other than that BOM is more practical.

          • 9839002 on 15/05/2022 - 07:37

            @boomramada: Yes, it does matter. And the temp at our place can be several degrees off from the nearest bom station.

            This can be the difference between frost damage and none.

            I love how you determine what is practical and what's not based purely on your own perspective. Must be cosy in that little bubble of ignorance.

            • boomramada on 15/05/2022 - 09:55
              -2

              @9839002: I like how you challenge the $1000 Bom, collaborated gear against $100 toys which setting up against direct sunlight.
              True, distance from Bom station play a role but frost damage ? Give me a brake lol

              It does feel cosy when automation actually works according to BOM weather prediction. "Home Assistance Alert : Not watering the garden due to rain prediction"

              There is automation and there is enjoyment of looking at your collection of your home-grown pretty lil data in a graph I guess.

    • team teri on 13/05/2022 - 20:38
      +2

      Problem with that (and probably the reason for the price): 802.11b Slow Wi-Fi Mode

      My current router doesn't even list it as an option any more.

  • pieman08 on 13/05/2022 - 17:11
    +6

    OMG this is something that I want but dont really need. must resist.

    • Junnyjun on 13/05/2022 - 17:13
      +13

      Same here… second time im back on this post. Replying to your comment has stopped me from buying it… hopefully

    • btiltman on 13/05/2022 - 17:13
      +2

      Bought it yet?

      • pieman08 on 13/05/2022 - 17:16
        +10

        I did come back, but Junny has give me some support and will power. Plus I turned around from my desk and looked at the amount of catch boxes I have with crap still in them. Who buys a stand up paddle board 15 days before winter in Geelong???? me, thats who.

        • FickleRick on 13/05/2022 - 17:19
          +2

          Guys if I had my time again, even though all my info is on home assistant, I like the cheaper one better as you also get a nice "always there" display.
          It's only $84 :D

          • pieman08 on 13/05/2022 - 17:31
            +4

            @FickleRick: but for $70 extra I could get a weather station. I could create weather report videos for friends and family. I could even get on TV and be the new Jane Bunn. Would that make me a …… metorologist???????? surely having a weather server would make me a meteorologist…….dammit Pieman, gotta stop those afternoon Friday drinks.

          • NigelTufnel on 13/05/2022 - 17:45

            @FickleRick: I have a Pantech one with the display. It's currently hiding behind my best hub max which shows all of the data in a much nicer format with everything else through home assistant.

          • FLICKIT on 13/05/2022 - 17:54

            @FickleRick: I feel lazy and I don't want to fall down a rabbit hole and spend the whole night researching, lol, so…

            Do you know if the WN1900 can connect to Win software like Cumulus and "Weather Display"?, or is the GW1101 better for that type of thing?

            (years ago I ran a WS-1080 with "Weather Display" on Win, the 1080 ended up falling apart due to sun damage… I like the Weather Display charts and graphs, I wouldn't mind getting a similar system up and running again with a modern station)

            • FickleRick on 13/05/2022 - 18:45
              +1

              @FLICKIT: Gotta be honest all the windows based stuff has been superseded by these as they have an esp32 for wifi/bluetooth in them and connect straight to cloud weather services or home assistant etc. No PC needed

              • FLICKIT on 13/05/2022 - 18:58

                @FickleRick: Cheers… I'm not too interesting in cloud based, I spend a lot of time traveling and I usually disconnect my NBN when away, so prefer local.. (and I like the old-school layout & graphs like: https://www.weather-display.com/windy/gb/grahamsbeach.gif )

                It seems Cumulus and Weather-Display support: GW1000/1100/2000(Wittboy) station (or similar station type by using the GW1000 Bridge)… I cant find any info about the cheaper WN1900 though… I'll dig deeper later…

                • NigelTufnel on 13/05/2022 - 19:04
                  +1

                  @FLICKIT: You can set it up to send data to a local IP address with either ecowitt or Wunderground format. So assuming your receiver can get that data and transform it accordingly it should be fine I think.

          • yesterdayshero on 13/05/2022 - 19:14

            @FickleRick: @FickleRick isn't the GW1101 outdoor sensor solar powered? Looks like the cheaper one requires AA's.

            • FLICKIT on 13/05/2022 - 19:30

              @yesterdayshero: I think the GW is battery also, I believe the "GS" outdoor unit is the solar powered version…

              It seems the GW1101 & WN1900 both use the same outdoor unit… I could be wrong though…

              • yesterdayshero on 13/05/2022 - 19:39
                +1

                @FLICKIT: @FLICKIT now we're down a rabbit hole haha. It looks like the GW1101 comes with the WS69 solar powered outdoor sensor.

                https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07R1Y72G4/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_d…

                • FLICKIT on 13/05/2022 - 19:45

                  @yesterdayshero: Ahhhhh, I see… I looked at the quick start guide and saw the battery compartment and assumed it was battery powered… It seems the batteries are for backup…

                  Outdoor sensor -
                  Solar panel (built-in)

                  Outdoor sensor (backup)
                  2 x AA 1.5V LR6 Alkaline (not included), or
                  2 x AA 1.5V Lithium battery (not included)
                  https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/ws69

                  • windrc on 14/05/2022 - 09:30

                    @FLICKIT: would you know if i use a rechargable battery as back up, will the solar panel charge it up during the day?

                    • paul09 on 14/05/2022 - 11:22
                      +2

                      @windrc: Instructions say not to use rechargeable. It does have a 'super capacitor' built in though which charges off solar to then keep it going and minimise battery need. I've had one on my roof for about 2 years now and haven't had to change batteries yet

                • FLICKIT on 13/05/2022 - 20:04
                  +2

                  @yesterdayshero: To throw another spanner in the works…

                  The WS2320 https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/wh2320
                  can be had for $112
                  https://www.amazon.com.au/ECOWITT-WH2320C-Weather-Wireless-S…

                  • yesterdayshero on 13/05/2022 - 20:12

                    @FLICKIT: hmmm that could be the winner. It doesn't look like it needs a separate wifi adaptor to transmit the data right? I'm hoping to connect it to Home Assistant.

                    • Hargain Bunter on 14/05/2022 - 03:57
                      +2

                      @yesterdayshero: After digging into the hole myself, the WS2320 only supports the one WS69 (7 in 1) sensor, while the HP2550, GW1100, WN1900, WN1910 the whole ecosystem of Ecowitt sensors.

                      • yesterdayshero on 14/05/2022 - 08:18

                        @Hargain Bunter: Yeah, good call. I'm gonna pull the trigger on GW1101. I plan on integrating it into Home Assistant so don't really need the LCD display.

                        • Hargain Bunter on 14/05/2022 - 13:29

                          @yesterdayshero: Yeah I’m going the Home Assistant route too and decided to get the 1101 too. Might be able to add a screen on later, but not 100% sure about that.

    • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 10:00

      I have a internet weather station at home, it is awesome knowing what differences home is to the nearest BoM weather station and what exactly is happening at home when you are away. It is getting a few years old now so in am tempted to go this to have as a replacement.

      It helps to be into weather.

      An important thing is to also have an old manual rain gauge to calibrate the station when you set it up. One thing you do notice when on weather underground is how “out” home based stations can be. People don’t calibrate, and don’t site them correctly. One of the reasons crowd sourced weather reporting is so dodgy.

  • jmone on 13/05/2022 - 17:36

    I've been looking at replacing the (failing) Netatmo for integration with my Rachio Smart Watering systems and OpenHab. Great that the Ecowitt supports wunderground (which is what Rachio uses). The question is which model (I really don't need a Screen, and want one that can do room stations as well for Temp/Hum)

    • FickleRick on 13/05/2022 - 17:59

      All the models with wifi support wunderground, WOW, Ecowitt weather as far as I can tell. You can look at the manuals on ecowitt.com
      Also I use these ecowitt soil moisture sensors in my garden, they talk to the ecowitt stations and hence home assit.
      https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07JM621R3

  • trippy on 13/05/2022 - 17:55
    +2

    The Ecowitt HP2551 connects locally to HomeAssistant if anyone is wondering. I bought it for $160-ish last time it was on sale. There is an integration for it in HA and it integrates seamlessly. You can make some nice card setups in Lovelace. The separate screen is great much better than I thought it would be. The actual weatherstation bit is also much better quality than I expected.

    • kabammi on 13/05/2022 - 18:42

      Does it communicate with wifi off the solar power?

      • paul09 on 14/05/2022 - 11:25
        +1

        The main sensor unit with solar (and all other sensors you add) connects to the display unit via 433mhz RF. Then the display unit, which is plugged into power, communicates on wifi

  • kulprit on 13/05/2022 - 18:01

    Hmm, wonder how this will integrate with my orbit bhyve irrigation system

    • NigelTufnel on 13/05/2022 - 18:38
      +1

      It can. You can configure it to upload to PWSweather.com, and select it in the app.

      But, (at least on mine) you only have one custom upload option, so because I use mine to send to home assistant locally, I can't upload to PWSweather as well…

      • kulprit on 13/05/2022 - 18:47

        Thanks. Home assistant does seem more useful. Maybe I could connect ecowitt and ask for another custom upload slot.

  • phatmike128 on 13/05/2022 - 18:14
    +2

    What is the point of one of these over just using a weather app?

    • runean on 13/05/2022 - 18:36
      +10

      A: The most local report you can get - some people might not be particularly close to nearby sensors, or live in a valley, in the shade of a large building, etc.

      B: A project. I'm curious what kind of silly things I can do with automation for it. Under-bed lights get a light blue tint when it rains? Resets the 'water the backyard plants' reminder timer? Pipe it into my birdcam+call interpreter to correlate weather conditions with occurences of certain birds?

    • NigelTufnel on 13/05/2022 - 18:42
      +2

      I can see quickly that we've had 31mm of rain at my place today, and we had 61mm yesterday and 56mm the day before.

      I'm a nerd and like playing with presenting data and information.

    • Harold Halfprice on 13/05/2022 - 20:16
      +1

      They're much more useful for regional areas in my opinion. Metro areas have good reliable weather reports, but once you head out - weather stations are fewer and further apart.

      If you have a hobby that is dependent on the weather conditions, such as the wind, these could be pretty useful.

      • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 10:05

        Even in urban areas it is interesting observing the differences in rainfall patterns across the burbs. I for example am in a bit of a rain shadow between hills, and I can see the rainfall is greater to the north and south of me, often within a km or so. (And yes, my gauge is calibrated). Temperature wise I tend to be cooler in winter and warmer in summer by about a degree compared with my nearest offical BoM site. Again no doubt because of the surrounding terrain.

    • bmxr on 14/05/2022 - 11:59

      We are in suburban Sydney but in a valley at the bottom of an escarpment and our temperatures, rain fall and wind speeds vary quite significantly from the BOM station that is only 8km away.

      For us, the site specific weather records are hand in that we get quite significant drops in temperature in winter just after sunset, so the BoM might say 16 and it's actually below 10 for an hour or so locally, before rising back to double digits. This means we need an extra layer when walking the dog compared to going with what BoM records.

      Also that we had over 1m (1041mm) of rainfall in the 3 months of Feb/Mar/Apr and that some of our plants were dying from saturation, so they needed to be supported with better drainage and more sand in their soils. BoM recorded only 438mm.

      We have the HP2551 with the display panel mounted next to the front door.

      It's also a great conversation started with friends and family!

  • jmone on 13/05/2022 - 18:38
    +1

    Ended up ordering the HP2551 + a few additional WH31 indoor sensors. It will be interesting to see what the range of the indoor sensors are.

    • trippy on 14/05/2022 - 17:36

      We have a holiday house in Europe and I have a whole bunch of the separate sensors around the house to monitor for high humidity (mould risk) and low temperatures (frozen pipes risk). I haven't changed batteries since 2018 and they are all going strong. We have a pretty small house, but the range is probably pretty good since it uses 433MHz radio.

  • kulprit on 13/05/2022 - 18:51
    +1

    So many models to try and choose between. Why does the 1102 look do different to the 1101 in the main link?

    • Hargain Bunter on 14/05/2022 - 04:17
      +1

      1101 comes with a single 7 in 1 solar (with battery backup) powered sensor.

      1102 comes with three separate sensors, one for wind, one for rain and one for outdoor temp/humidity. The wind sensor is solar powered but the rain and temp/humidity are just battery. These ones seem to be billed as more accurate than the 1101.

  • airtime on 13/05/2022 - 19:24
    +1

    How long do these outdoor weather stations last? With all that cheap looking plastic, I'd expect the Australian sun to eat through it quickly. Wonder if you can expect a couple of years before the anemometer and wind direction indicator stop working?

    • tm32 on 14/05/2022 - 08:45
      +1

      Mine has been outside for a couple of years and its slightly yellowed from the UV. If you got 10 years out of it then your ahead.

      My wind prop was a bit broken out of the factory, workable but concerned it wouldn't last that long. Contacted support and they posted out a new one, so they seem quite good in that regard.

    • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 10:09
      +1

      Mine looks kind of like this https://www.amazon.com.au/AcuRite-Weather-Station-Temperatur… but cost half as much, about $150 about four years ago.
      I can see it has deteriorated in the Brisbane climate. But it still works OK. I reckon I would be happy if it lasts five years, as all the moving parts would be worn by then anyway.

  • 2jzzzz on 13/05/2022 - 19:59

    Not sure if silly question, but if you mount it on the roof, how do you empty the rain collector?

    • lgacb08 on 13/05/2022 - 20:04

      Probably not, it has some sort of slow drain or timer that open the valve to discharge water after set time or at certain water levels.

    • Jay43 on 13/05/2022 - 20:05

      They automatically empty themselves each day. Weather systems are decent value to have at home.

      • FickleRick on 13/05/2022 - 20:28
        +4

        They are all tipping bucket rain gauges and hence nothing to "fill up". The totals are calculated not collected

        • 2jzzzz on 13/05/2022 - 20:53

          Got ya, sweet as. See how it goes with tropical rain.

          • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 10:11
            +1

            @2jzzzz: Fast

            Seriously though, it worked fine this Feb when we got 940mm over two days.

    • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 10:11

      The rain gauge component has a little tipping bucket that tips out each way once a certain amount of rain is inside, the movement works a solenoid to report to your base station.

      That said the top of your roof would be an appallingly bad site for a weather station.

      • kulprit on 14/05/2022 - 10:40

        Where are people installing them? Just on the back yard fence?

        • mgtra on 14/05/2022 - 11:39

          i would like to know this too

        • entropysbane on 14/05/2022 - 15:22

          On its own pole with nothing closer than about five metres at least.

  • muppet on 13/05/2022 - 22:15

    Thanks, got one. I hope it can integrate with openhab.

  • Mick88 on 13/05/2022 - 22:53
    +1

    I purchased one around a month ago. Works well and I'm happy with it. I didn't really need one but I find the data collection interesting. I have it mounted on the roof antenna pole. Will be interesting to see how long it lasts in the sun

  • Jaycastle on 14/05/2022 - 00:36
    +1

    Thanks OP, grabbed the GW1102.

  • spiff on 14/05/2022 - 01:21
    +2

    Nerds unite!

  • OldBugger on 14/05/2022 - 10:18

    Well, it's much cheaper than my neighbour's Davis Weather Vantage Pro that's for sure.

    He places all the data up live on his website using this software which is great for the locals, and may be an idea for others.

    • team teri on 14/05/2022 - 13:42

      Wow! He's a pro. I wonder how long those components last in comparison to the Ecowitt ones.

      • OldBugger on 14/05/2022 - 13:46

        Yeah it would be interesting to see the difference. I know he's had his for years and never skipped a beat and always accessible from his website. But at his price, I'd expect that.

  • team teri on 14/05/2022 - 13:40
    +2

    There's > $200 gone. But it ties in very well with my current project of transforming the backyard into a proper garden. The soil moisture sensors were they main selling point for me. Ordered 4 of them (separate orders, since the 10% off coupon only works for 1 unit at a time) for $17.54 each.

    Could have gotten away with just the $30 gateway, but getting wind and rain sensors for anther $100 sounded like fun, bought the GW1102 combo.

    Let's hope they last for a few years. I had a different weather station a decade ago, went to the trouble of converting it DIY to charge from solar, only to have the sensors fail just after the 1 year warranty was over.

  • kulprit on 14/05/2022 - 14:42

    Everyone end up going the 1101, 1102 or 2320?

  • Pixie13 on 14/05/2022 - 15:03
    +1

    I tried to not buy, but I have always wanted one. I have been trying to resist since last night. Just purchased.

  • Pchappy on 14/05/2022 - 21:12
    -1

    Are any of these google home compatible?

  • jmone on 15/05/2022 - 13:21
    +2

    Well my HP2551 arrived yesterday (1 day delivery from Amazon) and I set it up today. Works great and the wireless range is far far better than the Netatmo for both the Weather Station and the included WH31 Indoor Module (more arriving this week). Also no issue getting it setup with WU. It looks like setting it up in Open Hab will take a bit of work but others have done it.

    I also "cheated" and instead of using a fixed pole mount, I put it on a $25 Bunnings Umbrella stand and the whole thing is on top my decks flat (metal) roof. I was worried that the signal would not reach through the roof, a concrete floor, more concrete walls, to the other end of the house but…. it does!

    • entropysbane on 15/05/2022 - 21:24

      Excellent! Just don’t take your wind speed and temperature too seriously at a site like that.

      • NigelTufnel on 15/05/2022 - 21:44

        And unless it's nice and level (odd for a roof!), Probably ignore the rain gauge as well…

        Hopefully long term, you can invest in something a bit better like a mounted antenna pole to get more accurate readings.

    • Gray1978 on 15/05/2022 - 21:42

      @jmone and @muppet, I've spent the last few months getting mine working (in a limited fashion as only supported WU fields) in Openhab using various existing bindings but can recommend a new one designed specifically for Ecowitt that queries the gateway directly using their protocol so supports all the other sensors too. It's not merged into the official add-ons yet, but you can get the jar manually as per below.

      https://community.openhab.org/t/fine-offset-weather-station-…

  • team teri on 20/05/2022 - 09:32
    +2

    Thanks so much OP. My parts arrived and I've set them up over the past couple of days. All very straightforward, including to get data directly into Home Assistant without cloud.

    Let's hope battery life and longevity are good as well, and I'll be a happy gardener :-)

  • FLICKIT on 20/05/2022 - 14:58

    I got mine also, I ended up going for the ECOWITT GW1101 since it seems to have the best compatibility..

    Just set it up with the free CumulusMX Windowz software for testing, all good.. . Might have a play with Home Assistant later..

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