Ambient Weather TX-3107 Floating Pool and Spa Thermometer for WS-7078, WS-7079, WS-8482, WS-8478 Weather Stations

Easy to put together and sync up with my existing unit. Works great.

On the plus side, this is a reliable pool thermometer which, if you use Home Assistant for home automation, can report its state to Home Assistant. Two downsides:1. These do not last forever and will eventually leak and begin eating up batteries. I just replaced one that was about five years old. Know what to expect. I deducted a star for this.2. Not every Ambient Weather sensor pairs with every Ambient Weather base. This one pairs with the WS-8482 which is a very basic multi-sensor display thermometer. This will not pair with more sophisticated Ambient Weather weather stations. As a general matter, it would be great if Ambient Weather aimed for universal compatibility between their sensors and their base stations. Alas, they do not.

The product seems to be well built until you start using it. It leaks and water droplets accumulate inside. I ordered two as the first one want out within a couple of months. I erroneously attributed it to be me not tightening it well. The second one was far worse as it just stopped working within 2 weeks. I changed batteries multiple times and could not revive it. I ended up returning it as defective however I did lose the money for the first one. These made in China stuff on Amazon by and large suck big time as multiple different products proved that. I typically try to avoid to buy anything from Amazon that are made in China similar to Facebook. Though Facebook is the worst when it comes to that.

I wanted to monitor the temperature of my lake and I already owned a -8478 wifi station, so I bought this. It has a plastic loop on it which I attached to a line and the dock. Its been working all spring and into the summer without an issue. Decent purchase and seems to work good. Not sure battery life yet, but its been 3-4 months and still working fine

I bought this to replace the one that came with a set but failed after 2 years when water got into it. You have to change the batteries and I was careful with the seals but the second time it died. I found water inside and it couldn't be resurrected. I will probably seal it up with RTV sealant between battery changes AND tie it to the ladder to minimize kids tossing it around in the pool.

Perfect for adding pool temperature readings to your existing Ambient system. Setup is a snap, quality is good, and the range is much better than other systems I have used.

The best part of this thermometer is that you can track it remotely through the Internet after you enable your FREE ambientweather.net account. Also once you do that you can create triggers like email alerts and integrate it with IFTT.I use two of them. One for the pool, and one for the hot tub.I have used lots of Ambient weather stuff. When given a choice, I would try their stuff first even if a bit more expensive. I have used their stuff for decades. It might be easier/cheaper to order directly from AmbientWeather.com. Just to be clear ambientweather.com and ambientweather.net are the same company. One is for sales, and the other is for dataThe Bad part of these is they only last so long 1-2 years. The hot tub ones fail sooner because they are hotter (above the recommended temp) and submerged more. I take good care, and keep the seals greased, but eventually water gets in and it dies. I always have a spare.

Easy set up