Holman iWeather Station

ITS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE PRODUCT BUT CAN THEY DO FOLLOW UP CUSTOMER SERVICE? yes!!!!!!!! – i had cause to take my trusty holman weather station of some 6 years to our new home. unfortunately had misplaced the sender unit when setting it up I thought thats it im stuffed and this was a great unit and worthless now hot having outside readings to compute so i contacted holman industries and explained my predicament. Amber, kindly was… Read more

provided with a model number, and got back to me about a week later after searching the warehouse for an OLD unit- was happy to get a return, factory second or new- as long as it would be compatable. received it today in the post from one side of australia to the other( at their postage expense.) at this stage after plugging it in it seems to have paired up ok

as mentioned its not always about the actual item but the customer service and ability to stand behind a product with spare parts manuals or general follow up as opposed to being simply told" we dont have that model any more" excuse WELL DONE holman industries for this, i am happy to pay good money in the future IF and when this one dies and i will support this great aussie company buy with confidence here many thanks HOLMAN

Look somewhere else – I had this unit for about 3 years. The sensors were mounted on the roof. The unit was purchased from Bunnings for around $150-$200, cannot recall. The Good: A wide range of sensors and is relatively easy to install if you have a place to mount it. Mine was mounted on the plastic air intake/went for the sewer system sticking out of the roof.… Read more

Decent battery life on external unit. Needs changing once every 6 to 8 months. Main unit shows a fair amount of weather data.

The BAD: The screen is just unreadable, have to be at a perfect angle to read the values on the cheap LCD screen even when battery is full. Pressing the backlight button usually makes it even worse. For this reason alone I would not recommend it. It's not built to last. Outside sensor array disintegrated as the cheap plastic is not UV proof and. The plastic has become brittle after a couple of years of exposure to the Sun and weather, the sensors started to break off. The first thing to break off was the air speed sensor. Then the whole sensor arm snapped in two when attempting to change battery. It is pretty bad that it is made out of materials that are not UV rated. Might last longer if it can be mounted in a shaded spot away from Sun. But it's a weather station! The battery cover is hard to remove on the outside sensor because of bad design. Need to remove the sensor (held in by a screw) to get to the batteries. This can be a pain as usually this is only discovered once already on the roof. The batteries in the display unit need replacing every two to three months. The sensor data is questionable. Humidity and temperature shows wildly different figures from other sensors. I would say that it is probably 15-20% out from the actual figures. I have nothing to compare the other figures to when they still worked.

Good Solid Unit – I purchased an Aspect Analyst Weather Station model WS5070W 3 days ago to replace my WS5056C which was starting to have issues with loss of connection to the data unit plus losing memory at times. So far I am very impressed with the new unit. It is much more accurate than the old one (I am comparing data to a nearby official weather service) and… Read more ·  1

the ability to connect to the internet is a real bonus. The only issue I have is when setting it up when it was time to put in the time zone there is no option for Australian Central Time. If I had purchases an obscure Chinese 'X' brand from E bay I would have accepted that but for an Australian developed and marketed product from a reputable Australian company I would have expected it to support ALL Australian time zones. It isn't a deal breaker for I can set the time manually but then I lose the ability to sync the time and keep it accurate. I thought there may have been a firmware update to address this issue but although the manual gives the procedure to update the firmware it doesn't say where to get it from. I couldn't see any reference to firmware on the Holman website and a Google search turned up no results either.

I mounted my Zephyr weather station with the "N" on the body (weather vane end) pointing north. Logical? No, 180 out of phase! After recording northerlies as southerly, I checked the instruction book which clearly shows the body facing the other direction. Should have checked the book first but...

Great xmas present for husband! Definitely worth the $$$. Only one little complaint is that it doesn't accurately predict the rain coming properly. Quite often says rain when its pure sunshine outside and it can show sunshine when it's cloudy as and even raining. Show details

Holman ws5070w weather station – I have had the weather station WS5070w for awhile now. It was a Christmas gift from Bunnings it is the second one I have had the first failed with in a couple of months. This replacement unit has started to fail too. The indoor unit was showing blank on the temp and % humidity. Changed batteries as this had been the problem before but no luck. … Read more

I have cleaned the unit as there were some cobwebs under it but no change in temperature still 0. So I guess this may have failed not sure if the humidity sensor is part of the problem as well. Weather vane direction indicator weight has rusted and is bulging out of its housing. Although a good unit but not built for longevity 1 to 2 years and then replacing so it would be expensive to buy one every year. Will look into other brands.

Why an error code – Why would the aspect weather station have an error code programmed, if holman aren't going to include a troubleshooting guide, or a key for error codes either in the manual, or literally anywhere else on the internet? Now what do I do? Show details

HOLMAN WS5029 – My 2nd Holman and i wont be buying a 3rd one. It rained all day yesterday and is raining now for a total of 60mls. Our Holman has been stuck on 6.3mls since lunchtime yesterday. It's only 17 months old Show details

Love it BUT inside unit chews batteries – I am replacing the inside unit batteries every week paying for top of the range batteries I replaced them 3 days ago again and now I have a low battery icon on the unit ? Show details

Was working good then failed – The outdoor unit flattens batteries in about 30 hrs than a couple of days later the indoor goes flat

Wind speed absolutely usless – Wind speed is not even close . Real time wind speed reads less than half of true wind speed . Show details

Ornament.1Star under duress – Mine has never worked properly, 45°C with frost on the ground, never accurate rainfall, just an ornament. Hence ZERO STARS.Only reason it wasn't returned it was a gift. I hope this review has turned people off buying this dud product. Show details

Poor Product – Not my best purchase. Chews quality batteries, wind speed inaccurate from day one and on a two-story house a chore to replace batteries every few weeks. Dont waste money on this product

Not merchantable quality – First Weather Whiz unit supplied, outside station did not work. Supplier replaced under warranty. Second unit, good quality batteries die after 3-4 days, inside & outside unit. Weather Whiz is unusable product. So disappointed. Show details

Batteries go flat after 1 day – The outside batteries go flat after 1 day and I have used good quality batteries. The first couple of months the batteries were good and now the batteries don't eve last overnight. Show details

Here we go again – Despite my earlier negative review I decided to try this product once more. This was my 3rd iWeather Station and the same as the others it just died and cannot be revived. This one is less than a year old and I will not be replacing it. Terrible product and appalling reliability. Show details

Holman and Bunnings exchanged the product – My initial Holman iWeather WS5019 showed the sun rise, sunset times and moon rise and set times for countries and cities around the world. It knew Mackay and Rockhampton but not Brisbane. However Holman and Bunnings exchanged the item and Brisbane is now included!!

Battery Life – The battery life in both the outdoor and indoor units are not very good, I get about 3 months out of a set. The Frustrating thing is that when the Main unit battery dies all memory and historic data is lost. There is no way you could track a full year unless you wrote the figures down. Show details

Would not recommend – Worked really well for around 14 months then it stopped recording rain and temperature readings started going off (as others have stated). Tried replacing batteries, cleaning and relocating external unit without success. It's still working, but not at all accurately. Show details

Great value for money – Great value for money, have had the Holman for over two years now, haven’t had a problem with it. When the screen gets a bit dull, time to change batteries. Show details

Very happy with Weather Station – I have had the station for three years. It has worked perfectly & batteries last about six months. It stopped showing outside temps & wind details. It would not work for me, until I re read the instructions. It appears the two units must be paired which involves fitting batteries to both units within three minutes as per instructions. I suggest… Read more ·  1

those having problems. "read the instructions when all else fails" It also helps to keep electrical connections clean. Ron.

waste of money – I wish I had never bought this rubbish :( Two major failings of the WS5029. Most of the data is completely incorrect. 1.Only inside temperature and barometer is correct. Outside temperature is 2-3 degrees low. humidity is 20% low compared to a BOM station 2km from here. Wind direction is OK, but wind speed is about 30% of true wind speed. No rain… Read more

in 24 hours but rain gauge says 292.3mm LOL.

2. No data is recorded, no max or min temps, no way to download the data. It's useless. what is the point of knowing the wind speed or if it is partly cloudy when I can see that looking out the window? The whole point of a weather station is to GATHER data, not just display it on a screen.

Temperature Reading has dropped out all other readings ok – My Holman Wireless weather station has stopped reading the temperature and heat all other readings ok. I have model no WS5090W. I have tried resetting the device and still getting same outcome. Show details

Holman Aspect Wi-Fi Solar Pro WS5091W-MKii – Outside temperature, humidity, weather index & UV index fails to pair with the main unit inside. Tried changing batteries, cleaning the Stevenson shield, no luck. Waste of money. Not very happy Show details

Good for 12 months – The first 12 months were great, the ability to see indoor/outdoor temp, wind and rain was fantastic but almost on the 12 month warranty mark the outdoor temp went haywire due to corrosion on the RJ45 plugs. Cleaning only helped mildly, then at the 15 month mark the indoor display died and cannot be resurrected. I am resigned to the fact that you… Read more

get what you pay for so I am opting for a $300 unit next time. I no longer have my receipt so it’s not worth trying to return it.

Waisted money – Temperature seems to ok and it’s easy to put in but wind speed is not accurate and rain gage is terrible it says we had rain when there wasn’t any Show details

Won't pair up with indoor outdoor sensors – Cannot pair up with indoor outdoor sensors have tried new batteries resetting followed instructions exactly number of times all i can do is set time and date shows indoor temp and baro pressure already have a clock and barometer so will be going into recycle bin recieved as a gift very disappointed wasted to much time trying to get it going very disappointed model ws5091w

Chews through the batteries – Received this as a Father’s Day gift 2020. Since then I have replaced the batteries several times. (The main display unit only 3 weeks ago! ) Not real keen on getting up on the roof every 8-10 weeks to change the batteries in the outside unit. Very disappointed in this aspect of the item. Purchased at Bunnings.  Show details

I was looking forward to using this weather station. What a let down – The weather station is very inaccurate. Often when it is raining it has the sun icon out. The rain gauge is either not working or very inaccurate. It chews through the batteries at a rate of replacement every 10 days. I have tried the most expensive batteries as well as cheapies with the same result. What a let down!!! Show details

10 Month Old Battery Chewer – I was given this weather station as a birthday gift. Sadly the only thing that it is guaranteed to do reliably is chew through batteries - we're lucky to get three weeks out of the indoor system, the outdoor lasted 9 months - same type of batteries? It has also stopped detecting the rain, our pool level rose by 4 inches last weekend, the gauge… Read more

said we had nothing - it is out in the open on the edge of our patio nothing obstructing it from wind or rain. I REALLY wanted this to be a great system, sadly I have been let down. Back to the old school manual rain guage, measuring humidity based on hair-frizz and barometric pressure based on sinus pain - at least those methods never fail.