I am planning on putting the anemometer for my new Davis Vantage Pro 2 on my roof using the Davis wireless anemometer kit (part no. 06332 I think).
Does anyone have any experience with this wireless anemometer? I certainly don’t want to–probably can’t–get up on the roof once a year for maintenance.
Thanks.
Bill Hogsett
Then you need to find some independent way of getting 3-5v DC power to it. Otherwise the 6332 battery will need replacing every 18 months or so, give or take.
Thanks, that is what I suspected.
Bill
I have had a wireless anemometer Tx kit (set-up for some 5 years and am very satisfied with it. However, I do NOT have the wireless transmitter located close to the anemometer itself (which is on a mast on the chimney/roof), but connected via a long Davis provided cable to a much lower position near a ground floor window where I can get at it easily for battery changes. This arrangement has been very satisfactory (I do change the battery each year) and it has always given perfect comms to the indoor console(s).
Thanks, that is a good suggestion. I can run the Davis extension cable from the roof down to the ground level and then have it go wirelessly from there.
What kind of protection do you have for the cable coming down from the chimney? We have squirrels and raccoons (5 on one night last year!!) on the roof and I am concerned they will gnaw on the cable.
Bill
Absolutely nothing required here for cable protection other than being pegged to stop it flapping against the stonework of the wall…no racoons :lol:… and no trouble from our local red squirrels. 
You could use some “Panduit” http://panduit.com/Products/ProductOverviews/SurfaceRacewaySystems/index.htm or “Wiremold” sold at the big box hardware stores to protect it. You might also find it at a local hardware store.
James
I have one. The anemometer has a 40 foot cable and the transmitter has a solar panel and the 3 v backup battery. You should be able to mount it up on top, run the transmitter to where you can get at it. but it does work fine.
Thanks, with these suggestions I think I am set.
I’ll mount the anemometer on the roof, use cable inside panduit protection to run the cable to the ground where I will have a wireless interface to get the data to my weather station.
Any suggestions for roof mounting equipment?
Bill
The Davis Tripod works great for me. I actually have the whole ISS mounted on it. I don’t have the space to properly sit the iss separately from the wind vane.
James......
I’ve finally bitten the bullet and bought a Davis VP2 Plus as a replacement for my Honeywell TE923W setup. Am currently going through the installation process, and in particular the #6332 Wireless Anemometer Transmitter Kit.
The transmitter housing has a nice solid plastic case with hinged door and “O” ring seal. All very fine, but I am concerned about the lack of sealing for the cable entry. There are two large rubber grommets with cuts in a “cross hair” pattern. No way is this even weather-proof, let alone insect-proof. The ants are going to have a lot of fun building a nest in there unless I seal it up somehow.
My first thought is to use Silicone Rubber sealant, or Black Rubber Windscreen sealant. What have others done to keep insects out of Davis housings like this? The #6372 Wireless Temperature Stations have exactly the same housing, so I will face the same problem there.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
the grommets do work as they do. Oh…I have used that silicone sealant, and that plastic stuff one puts posters on the walls. nothing really works well
congrats on getting an Davis VP!
Well done Grant.
I upgraded from the iROX to a davis VP2 Plus a few weeks ago, not one data packet missed by the console. The iROX was doing my head in. Now it’s just my current account thats suffering.
Have fun.
Cheers
Greg
Thanks Windy and Windy Greg. The iROX/Honeywell hasn’t done a bad job considering what I paid for it (about NZ$200 second hand). But after a replacement UV sensor only lasted about 18 months (same as the original one had done), I realised that throwing any more money at it would be foolhardy, and even then I wouldn’t have a proper Solar sensor, just an estimated reading from the UV sensor.
So I saved my money and with the US$ exchange rate above 80c, figured it was a good time to buy. I have ordered all the bells and whistles, including 24-hr FARS, UV & Solar Sensors and two extra wireless temperature stations, which I am using for Soil Temperature and Water Temperature. One small disappointment is the realisation that the Extra Temp. Sensors only have about 0.5 degrees C resolution (1 degree F) unlike the iROX which has 0.1 degrees C for all its sensors.
Apart from that small shortcoming however, I am very pleased with the system, especially the RF performance. I am getting rock-solid comms over more than 100 metres to the water tank, even though it’s over the brow of a hill, and surrounded by trees. Definitely couldn’t do that with the iROX/Honeywell 
Cheers,
Grant.
I wonder if you might get a better seal by forgetting the grommets and just stuffing a foam rubber plug in there with the cable(s). I haven’t had any major insect infestations in mine though :dontknow:
Here is a picture of my setup, and as you could see there is a ladder so I have no problem getting up an replacing the battery.
I use the Winegard
Plumbers Putty works well to seal cable entrance holes. Easy to remove afterwards if need be.
I have had my wireless anemometer up for 2 1/2 years now, and haven’t had to change the battery out yet. The solar panel does its job well.
Congrats on the Davis purchase!