TFA Protective Sensor Shelter 98.1114
- Regular price
- £20.00 GBP
- Sale price
- £20.00 GBP
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20% off this item when purchased with selected sensors and weather stations.
This practical shelter from TFA protects temperature or humidity sensors from the rain and reduces the effects of solar heating. Due to the open construction of the protective cover, the air can circulate freely inside and you get improved readings even in direct sunlight.
In addition, the sensor is protected against rain and can be easily placed anywhere outside often extending the life of the sensor inside. Suitable for a variety of sensors including TFA, Ecowitt, GARNI, Davis, Oregon Scientific and Netamo.
The protective casing is also ideal for transmitters with a cabled sensor, as a cable opening is also part of the design.
We also recommend that when mounting the sensor inside that it is slightly raised above the base to allow air to circulate underneath as many sensors have base ventilation holes.
Technical
- For temperature, humidity or lightning sensors
- Protects against rain and direct sunlight
- Keeps Ecowitt lightning sensors sheltered, but away from additional interference
- Bottom opening for sensor cable
- Easy to assemble, with included mounting parts
- Internal dimensions: width 60mm x 160mm tall
- Two smaller sensors can be mounted back to back
- Weight 161 g
- Made from white ABS Plastic
Includes
- Protective sensor cover
- Velcro sensor fixing
- Mounting bracket
- Fixing screws
- Cable ties
This is a much better design than the Ecowitt version - less fiddly to install. The sensor is held in place with a tie wrap which is perfectly adequate for the task as the sensor will not be moving. There may be slight problem if a reading is required from in front when the cover is slid upwards and off: the sensor my not be facing straight out to the front. As I will not be reading the sensor directly, this is not a problem for me and may have been caused by the cover's orientation relative to the base. The mounting is secure with the four screws supplied which went into the side of my shed with no problems. You will will need a small Phillips.
After placing the WN32 inside the TFA screen, I positioned it out in the open air attached to a pole.
When the sun shone on it, that affected the temperature by a few degrees higher that what my Davis station reads.
I then moved the TFA etc to the best shady place I could, which faces not quite North. Probably NNE, but the early morning sun does just catch the TFA screen upto about 10.00am, and affects the true temperature until then. So I'll have to accept that.
I got this at a slight discount with a WN31 for greenhouse use. It appears to be sturdy and well made and we'll see how it stands up to the environment there.
Instructions say put it in the shade but that impossible but I don't need an exact temperature there.
The price seems very high for what it is however, hence only 4 stars