Topic: Temp probe with SHT35

[kenthcwx]

Here's a question though. How well do you think the display/transmitter is going to hold up against weather? Seems open to the elements to me.

Even with a proper radiation shield the transmitter with LCD display needs to go into a weather box. Look for posts by mauro63 on this forum in this very thread, he has shared some pictures of doing just this. See here:
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=39275.msg404372#msg404372

Color me confused. Lucy says the LED is 'rainproof'

"Thanks for your reminding of the instruction to protect the LCD display.
It's rainproof and if you install it vertically, you may no need to worry about the waterproof issue."

Confused me too. Surely installing it any rotation would cause water to get in it regardless? I plan to get this around December time & am not gonna take any risks with it being so-called "rainproof" lol.

[mauro63]

Here's a question though. How well do you think the display/transmitter is going to hold up against weather? Seems open to the elements to me.

Even with a proper radiation shield the transmitter with LCD display needs to go into a weather box. Look for posts by mauro63 on this forum in this very thread, he has shared some pictures of doing just this. See here:
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=39275.msg404372#msg404372

Color me confused. Lucy says the LED is 'rainproof'

"Thanks for your reminding of the instruction to protect the LCD display.
It's rainproof and if you install it vertically, you may no need to worry about the waterproof issue."

Pay attention, "you may" is not a warranty!
if you want you can, at your risk, my advice is absolutely to protect the sensor, and I think that some € for a good protection box could be not a problem
My wh-32 EP sensors is outside from months without any kind of problem, is a personal choice

Mauro

[GHammer]

Here's a question though. How well do you think the display/transmitter is going to hold up against weather? Seems open to the elements to me.

Even with a proper radiation shield the transmitter with LCD display needs to go into a weather box. Look for posts by mauro63 on this forum in this very thread, he has shared some pictures of doing just this. See here:
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=39275.msg404372#msg404372

Color me confused. Lucy says the LED is 'rainproof'

"Thanks for your reminding of the instruction to protect the LCD display.
It's rainproof and if you install it vertically, you may no need to worry about the waterproof issue."

Pay attention, "you may" is not a warranty!
if you want you can, at your risk, my advice is absolutely to protect the sensor, and I think that some € for a good protection box could be not a problem
My wh-32 EP sensors is outside from months without any kind of problem, is a personal choice

Mauro

Look, I bought and installed a weather tight box. It looks better than a length of cable dangling around. In retrospect I don't feel it was required.

The 'you may' falls in the same category as 'thanks for reminding me'. English as a second language and being polite to customers.

'It's rainproof' isn't up for debate or translation.

I also do not believe that Ecowitt would weasel out of replacing the sensor if it failed due to weather, just not that kind of company in my dealings with them. In the absence of any printed instruction/warranty material, who's to say it is warranted against anything?

If you have an otherwise kind of protected area to mount the LED/transmitter, I'd be comfortable with that. My similar WH32 was outdoors without a box for a year through the seasons we 'enjoy' in New England. I don't get firehose intensity rain here.

I agree with the idea of 'it's a personal choice' or good idea, but disagree with what I was told which was that it needed a weatherproof box.

[mauro63]

Here's a question though. How well do you think the display/transmitter is going to hold up against weather? Seems open to the elements to me.

Even with a proper radiation shield the transmitter with LCD display needs to go into a weather box. Look for posts by mauro63 on this forum in this very thread, he has shared some pictures of doing just this. See here:
https://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=39275.msg404372#msg404372

Color me confused. Lucy says the LED is 'rainproof'

"Thanks for your reminding of the instruction to protect the LCD display.
It's rainproof and if you install it vertically, you may no need to worry about the waterproof issue."

Pay attention, "you may" is not a warranty!
if you want you can, at your risk, my advice is absolutely to protect the sensor, and I think that some € for a good protection box could be not a problem
My wh-32 EP sensors is outside from months without any kind of problem, is a personal choice

Mauro

Look, I bought and installed a weather tight box. It looks better than a length of cable dangling around. In retrospect I don't feel it was required.

The 'you may' falls in the same category as 'thanks for reminding me'. English as a second language and being polite to customers.

'It's rainproof' isn't up for debate or translation.

I also do not believe that Ecowitt would weasel out of replacing the sensor if it failed due to weather, just not that kind of company in my dealings with them. In the absence of any printed instruction/warranty material, who's to say it is warranted against anything?

If you have an otherwise kind of protected area to mount the LED/transmitter, I'd be comfortable with that. My similar WH32 was outdoors without a box for a year through the seasons we 'enjoy' in New England. I don't get firehose intensity rain here.

I agree with the idea of 'it's a personal choice' or good idea, but disagree with what I was told which was that it needed a weatherproof box.

what can I say?
probably I have some problems due to the fact that my English language is horrible and I have some difficulties in this way.
I had expressed my opinion, and I will continue to protect my external wh temperature sensor, EP or not, with a solar radiation shield and, in EP versions, also with a good waterproof enclosure.
the original wh enclosure has no protection on batteries compartment, no O-ring, and the side holes can give the opportunity for water infiltrations in case of hard rain events and strong winds

so, not sure that this will happen, but probably yes in some cases

Mauro

[GHammer]

Insurance is always good.

[havtrail]

To me, "waterproof" means you can throw it into a bucket of water and it will still work, like wearing a waterproof wristwatch while swimming. So "rainproof" is a more practical goal for a weather station - withstanding drops of water pelting down on it from some upward direction.

Rich K.

[Jai Soone]

Hi,
a little presentation about new WH31/32 EP series with external Sensirion SHT35 probe

Mauro

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y48DSfO0Q0U7gE1OFjvf0FhLTe1ldl-8/view

The relative humidity diagram shown in Figure 4 for the SHT 35 sure looks flat to me at the  low end and doesn't climb as fast at the high end as the SHT30 does.

[havtrail]

That is really at the heart of it - the performance at the low and high extremes of the range. Serious PWS people in some areas want to see good high-humidity performance, while others in dry areas are looking for better performance below 10% RH. Note that while the stated tolerance of the SHT35 does not climb as high as the SHT30, it does start climbing sooner, at 80% instead of 90%.

Rich K.

[galfert]

Note that while the stated tolerance of the SHT35 does not climb as high as the SHT30, it does start climbing sooner, at 80% instead of 90%.

But....although the SHT35 begins to climb (and lose accuracy) at 80% RH at that point it is still more accurate than the SHT30. By the time the SHT35 reaches 90%RH it is still more accurate than than the SHT30. Then the SHT35 ends the climb at 100% RH at an accuracy of ±2% RH which is where the SHT30 was at its best before it started to climb. So it doesn't matter that that SHT35 begins to climb before the SHT30...what matters is at what accuracy each sensor is at for any given % RH. This is a distinction that is easy to miss and to then draw the wrong conclusion. I'm sure if you look at it more closely now that I've pointed this out that you will agree. Perhaps you did realize this but it doesn't seem to me like it got conveyed clearly enough. I see where someone might draw the wrong conclusion from your statement.

EDIT: I just re-read your post. The more times I read it I think you do get it because of this part, "the stated tolerance of the SHT35 does not climb as high." I just think it is undeserving to point negative attention to the SHT35 losing accuracy sooner than the SHT30 without more clearly explaining that what really matters is that at any given point the SHT35 is still more accurate. Although I guess you did say it. Somehow I would have said it the other way around for clarity. See the last thing I heard is that something is worse on the SHT35. So you are good. Sorry for even bringing this up.

[mauro63]

Note that while the stated tolerance of the SHT35 does not climb as high as the SHT30, it does start climbing sooner, at 80% instead of 90%.

But....although the SHT35 begins to climb (and lose accuracy) at 80% RH at that point it is still more accurate than the SHT30. By the time the SHT35 reaches 90%RH it is still more accurate than than the SHT30. Then the SHT35 ends the climb at 100% RH at an accuracy of ±2% RH which is where the SHT30 was at its best before it started to climb. So it doesn't matter that that SHT35 begins to climb before the SHT30...what matters is at what accuracy each sensor is at for any given % RH. This is a distinction that is easy to miss and to then draw the wrong conclusion. I'm sure if you look at it more closely now that I've pointed this out that you will agree. Perhaps you did realize this but it doesn't seem to me like it got conveyed clearly enough. I see where someone might draw the wrong conclusion from your statement.

correct, I totally agree 

Mauro

[havtrail]

Galfert, I do see your point, and what I wrote could have been clearer.

A main consideration to me is that these tolerance lines as drawn are not the actual performance of a sensor. They are simplified boundary lines for stating the standard that Sensirion uses for the units it sells. You can think of it as a quality control measurement criterion. Those individual sensors (or samples from batches) that come off the production process and fall within the stated tolerance line pass; the actual performance graph of a typical sensor unit is somewhere below (i.e. better than) the specified line, and is likely a more irregular line. A sensor that exceeds (is worse than) the specified line gets rejected, or possibly may be stamped and sold under a lower-quality, lower-priced part number. The tolerance line is set so that a commercially viable percentage of the production meets that standard.

So, with good luck, you may happen to get a particular sensor that happens to work appreciably more accurately than the standard line indicates. I remember that a while back some people on this forum were buying a handful of sensors and testing them out to find the best individual performer. In any case, the SHT35 is a step up in performance.

Rich K.

[WA4OPQ]

FYI

Amazon has the SHT35 sensor conversion kit marked down to $10.95
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZGD8FKB

I ordered one just for a rainy day project

[galfert]

I believe that the benefit from doing the SHT35 conversion would not be as good as getting the new WH32-EP. This is because the original WH32 is limited by its hardware design to minimum 10%RH. The SHT30 itself is not limited to minimum 10%RH, it is the implementation by FO in the WH32 that has this limitation. That is just how they designed it. If you go and modify an WH32 with a SHT35 then you will not get the full benefit.

[WA4OPQ]

I'd thought of that.
I live in the South.  Not going below 10% isn't an issue.

[Calochortus]

Will the SHT35 probes be waterproof?  It'd be nice to have a pond, pool, hot tub sensor, etc.

[Mandrake]

That's not the ideal use of this premium sensor....
For one the Humidity would read 100%....
I think it would fail if immersed in water fairly quickly though I am not 100% certain.

However all is not lost as Ecowitt has a solution in the works..
They have developed a sensor that is IPX rated and either has a soil temp spike or a long lead to measure water temperature.
This will be called WH34, when released. Its currently in pre-production test so hopefully not too long.

I will report on it very soon as I will be testing it. (Both variants)

[WA4OPQ]

This might work



https://www.ambientweather.com/amwh31p.html

[SWX]

I know most are concerned with performance in low humidity but I can’t wait to see how this performs in high humidity, at times I feel my 2902A array is running a bit too high with humidity/dew points. It’s very plausible that my local environment is simply more humid than the airport, more greenery means increased evapotranspiration + far less air movement compared to an airport, and as a result the humidity just builds, maybe?

I want to see how the SHT35 performs with dew points above 70°F (21°C), and especially over 75°F (24°C). The readings on my 2902A array tend to become inconsistent at this point, changing by as much as 2°F (1°C) between updates, as if the sensor is struggling. This morning the dew point here is around 80°F (27°C), and my 2902A is darting back and forth between 79°F (26°C) and 82°F (28°C) lol. Not a big deal for me, but if the SHT35 probe improves on this that’d be great. Also would like to finally see 100% humidity instead of 99%.

[WA4OPQ]

Also would like to finally see 100% humidity instead of 99%.

I wouldn't get your hopes up. Most hardware and software is set up for two digits.

[KD7GFL]

Got my WH32-EP installed and mounted today in a Davis shield using the waterproof container I posted a few weeks ago.  I am waiting for some rubber grommets to seal up the hole in the bottom, but that is more to keep bugs out.

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[ivano]

Got my WH32-EP installed and mounted today in a Davis shield using the waterproof container I posted a few weeks ago.  I am waiting for some rubber grommets to seal up the hole in the bottom, but that is more to keep bugs out.

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Sarebbe interessante capire come sta messo dentro la sonda
Non hai fatto qualche foto ?

[KD7GFL]

Sarebbe interessante capire come sta messo dentro la sonda
Non hai fatto qualche foto ?

I didn't take pics of the probe mounted inside the shield, but I did it just like the Davis manual instructed. Here is a pic from the manual if that helps: [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

[ivano]

Sarebbe interessante capire come sta messo dentro la sonda
Non hai fatto qualche foto ?

I didn't take pics of the probe mounted inside the shield, but I did it just like the Davis manual instructed. Here is a pic from the manual if that helps: [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

ah ok lo hai messo in orizzontale  pensavo fosse in piedi , perciò ero curioso  ma il whEP è così?  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]

[KD7GFL]

ah ok lo hai messo in orizzontale  pensavo fosse in piedi , perciò ero curioso  ma il whEP è così?

Yes, exactly like that. (Ecowitt WH32-EP.)

[s435weather]

Got my WH32-EP installed and mounted today in a Davis shield using the waterproof container I posted a few weeks ago.  I am waiting for some rubber grommets to seal up the hole in the bottom, but that is more to keep bugs out.

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I am looking for a similar weather proof enclosure to hold the temperature/humidity main unit. Do you have a model or manufacturer for that nice box with a clear door I see in the picture?

Thanks