Which direction to put an outdoor thermometer?

[21Rouge]

Simple mercury outdoor thermometer.

What is the general consensus regarding which side of the home to place it? N, S, W or E exposure?

 

[user00000]

North side, where it won't get hammered by the sun.

 

[labman]

How far north are you? In the summer time, the further North you are, the further North the sun rises and sets if it sets at all. (Ontario doesn't go that far North.) You may want to put it on the side of the house shaded by a large evergreen.

 

[Papa Bear]

I don't think it matters as long as the sun can't shine directly on it. user00000 is probably correct for the most accurate reading but I have mine out of the sun on the South side as that is the most convenient window.

P.B.

 

[21Rouge]

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Originally posted by user00000:
North side, where it won't get hammered by the sun.

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Thanks. Would it have the same effect placing it on the east side of the home with the neighbour's home 12 feet away ie it wont get direct sun because of the extra home?

 

[Papa Bear]

21Rouge ... yes, where are you located. ??
EVERY TOWN in Ontario is "hockey Town"

P.B.

 

[user00000]

That might work. Keeping it out of sunlight (direct or reflected) is the primary goal but it's also important to try to place it where the air does not become stagnant.

 

[JAYCEE]

Put it where you can see it without opening the door.

 

[21Rouge]

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Originally posted by Papa Bear:
EVERY TOWN in Ontario is "hockey Town"

P.B.

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[user00000]

I use wireless thermometers because the sensors can be placed strategically and displays can be placed in convenient locations. They yield fairly accurate readings with no doors to open and no peering through obstructed windows (condensation, snow, etc.). I can sit in my Lazy Boy and see all of the current data.

 

[labman]

Between the houses could work. As I said, the further North, the greater range of angles the sun comes from. Note, for our friends in Oz, it is the opposite.

 

[21Rouge]

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Originally posted by labman:
Between the houses could work.

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Thanks for the quick replies. I just mounted it on the door frame of the side door on the east side, between the homes.

 

[Al]

Do yourself a favor and get a digital wireless thermometer. After you have had one you'll kick yourself for not having one before.

 

[21Rouge]

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Originally posted by Al:
Do yourself a favor and get a digital wireless thermometer. After you have had one you'll kick yourself for not having one before.

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The wireless frequency for a thermometer doesnt affect cordless phones or wireless routers?

 

[user00000]

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Originally posted by XS650:
Real early wireless phones works in the 49 mHz band. There aren't a lot of those old phones still in service.

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Yup, I used to find/inadvertently listen to them with my radio scanner, as well as 800 MHz cell phones. It was interesting and entertaining (only when I couldn't find the scan button soon enough to stop eavesdropping).

XS650,

Regarding your military veteran status, thanks for your service.

 

[XS650]

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Originally posted by user00000:

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Originally posted by XS650:
Real early wireless phones works in the 49 mHz band. There aren't a lot of those old phones still in service.

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Yup, I used to find/inadvertently listen to them with my radio scanner, as well as 800 MHz cell phones. It was ineresting and entertaining (only when I couldn't find the scan button soon enough to stop eavesdropping).

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Those scan buttons can be hard to find

Years ago some neighbors put in a 49mHz baby monitor. I was scanning various bands and reconized their voices so invited them over to listen to their house on my radio. They got rid of the monitor and got one that worked over the powerlines.

 

[eljefino]

Be funny if a neighbor used a wireless thermometer to keep up on, say, their pot garden, and that jammed your unit.

Maui Wowee prefers 91 degrees 15 hours a day, or somesuch.

 

[user00000]

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Originally posted by 21Rouge:
The wireless frequency for a thermometer doesnt affect cordless phones or wireless routers?

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The frequency used on my wireless thermometer is 433 MHz. Are there phones and routers using that frequency? I have a WiFi router and cordless phone and I've never noticed any interference.

 

[XS650]

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Originally posted by user00000:

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Originally posted by 21Rouge:
The wireless frequency for a thermometer doesnt affect cordless phones or wireless routers?

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The frequency used on my wireless thermometer is 433 MHz. Are there phones and routers using that frequency? I have a WiFi router and cordless phone and I've never noticed any interference.

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Cordless phones operate around 900 mHz, 2.4 gHz and 5.8gHz. Wireless routers share the 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands with phones.

Real early wireless phones works in the 49 mHz band. There aren't a lot of those old phones still in service.