Battery Requirements

Not all batteries are created equal...

• AcuRite recommends NEW, HIGH QUALITY, NAME BRAND ALKALINE batteries for the best product performance.

• In outdoor, low temperature conditions (below -4 degrees Fahrenheit / -20 degrees Celsius), AcuRite recommends NEW, HIGH QUALITY, NAME BRAND LITHIUM batteries for the best product performance.

• Verify batteries are fresh. The battery expiration date should be at least 5 years in the future. Batteries can lose 3% of their power or more every year in storage.

• Follow the polarity (+/-) diagram in the battery compartment. 

• DO NOT USE heavy duty, rechargeable or private label brand batteries. These batteries are not recommended due to fluctuations in the way these types of batteries disperse power.

• DO NOT MIX old and new batteries or different types of batteries (brands, alkaline/lithium, etc.).

Battery Safety

• Clean the battery contacts and also those of the device prior to battery installation.

• Remove batteries from products which are not to be used for an extended period of time.

• Promptly remove dead batteries from the device.

• Dispose of used batteries properly.

• DO NOT incinerate used batteries.

• DO NOT dispose of batteries in fire, as batteries may explode or leak.

• DO NOT recharge non-rechargeable batteries.

• DO NOT short-circuit the supply terminals.