Hawkeye Weather

solving the rain gauge lost signal

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I have owned the RGR126 unit for 3 years. the first unit went bad during the warranty period. The customer service people gave me all their fixes to try but the display could not find the rain gauge. They sent me a new unit and it worked fine until the low battery indicator came on for the rain gauge. I replaced the batteries but the display unit could not receive the signal from the rain gauge. I called OS customer service and went through all of their phone fixes but nothing worked. This unit was out of warranty so I took the rain gauge down to see if I could find the problem. It was simple! There is a reset under the battery cover top left side, a small hole that takes a bent paper clip to reset. One push and everything was ok. I don't know why Oregon Scientfic customer service doesn't know about this magic button. Hope this helps someone. This unit has been accurate and has allowed me to keep rain records for the last 3 years. Easy to use.

wonderful gift for my husband

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My husband loves to keep up with the weather. This rain gauge has worked perfectly. He now knows exactly how much it has rained. He does not have to go outside to empty it. We are very satisfied with this product.

Works nicely, good value.

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I stayed with 4 stars instead of 5 because I have no idea how long it's going to last. I've only been using it a month or so. That said, it works perfectly. I've compared the thermometer and rain gauge functions against two analog thermometers and two old fashioned glass rain gauges and this thing is perfectly accurate. I was surprised at the performance in this price range, but it really works.

So far it is GREAT

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I have had this rain gauge for less than a month, but it works great so far. I have a regular rain gauge right next to it and through 3 storms it has been within 0.05" of the old school rain gauge. Hopefully it keeps working like this for a long time. The design must be changed a bit as there are only 2 screws in the rain gauge to take out to change the batteries, other reviews stated there were way many tiny screws.

Raingauge/thermometer does not operate as advertised`

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Rain gauge appears to operate properly. Outside temperature does not display. Owners manual/instructions are terrible; lacking in any details.