La Crosse Technology WS-9004U-IT Wireless Rain Gauge

This is a basic rain gauge, which will be plenty for alot of people. Measure total rain and rain over the last 24 hours. It is missing some basic features other slightly more expensive models might have such as outdoor temp, indoor temp, and time and date features. These are more meaningful features for someone wanting a greater amount of data about the watering history.

It was fairly complicated to set up- not just a simple" add batteries & go". To make matters worse, it has repeatedly failed to function. We have tested & replaced the batteries numerous times. We were careful to mount it on a flat surface, in the open (we chose to mount it on the back side of our mailbox post, so we wouldn't have to worry about going around something else with the lawnmower). This last time, I tested the batteries- they were all 4 good, so I reset it again, reinstalled it on the mailbox post, and poured some water in it to see if it registered an amount. It did NOT. I am frustrated and would like to send it back for a refund, as well as tell others- DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!