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Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

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Mapantz
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Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

Post by Mapantz »

I set up the soil/leaf transmitter back in January.. I've just started noticing that the grass temperature probe keeps spiking downwards, sometimes to below freezing.

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Pretty peeved about it to be honest. The amount of money I have spent on Davis products which have failed in a short space of time, is eye watering.
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Re: Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

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Try an Ecowitt T/H sensor beside it and see how that compares.
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Re: Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

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I'm pretty sure I don't need to put another sensor alongside of it to confirm that sub-zero temps are impossible.
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Re: Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

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I have an Ecowitt grass temperature probe. Strangely enough I've had the same symptom over the past couple of days. Fortunately a replacement is less than £20!
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Re: Stainless Steel Temperature Probe Failing?

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freddie wrote: Sat 03 Sep 2022 1:27 pm I have an Ecowitt grass temperature probe. Strangely enough I've had the same symptom over the past couple of days. Fortunately a replacement is less than £20!
That might be an indicator of another reason.
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