Pole cost, noise and regulations...
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The device itself is nice and as others commented you will need a quite substantial wind if you want to produce significant amount of energy. That said, there are a couple of additional issues:
- to get good amount of winds, the turbine needs to be high and a 30' to 45' pole costs much more than the wind generator itself
- you might need an authorization from the town if you want to install such a big pole (some might not even allow it)
- keep in mind that when spinning the turbine generates a significant amount of noise and vibrations (increases with wind speed). We tried to install one on top of a building at work and the ceiling of the last floor was vibrating at a point that lights were shaking. So you definitely don't want to try that on your roof at home.

Note that this thing generates DC current and if you install it far from your house, you will need expensive cables if you don't want to lose too much by the time it reaches the batteries and inverter. If you want to store the batteries outside, note that depending on the type of batteries, they won't charge in cold weather.

UPDATE:
- I took the wind turbines down after 2 years. The overall experience was pretty negative besides the noise and other annoyances. The total production per turbine per year was 1.5KW of usable electricity which is basically nothing (as a comparison I produced 75KW with 6 solar panels in March 2013 with bad weather).
- We have mostly gusty winds that do not pair well with these wind turbines plus the integrated charge controller is not good enough which leads to peaks up to 17V sent to the batteries in case of big wind gusts. That will damage your batteries or other equipment if you are not careful.

My location in western MA (on top of a hill) did not work for these wind turbines and solar panels have proven to be a more cost effective and reliable way of producing clean power. The noise generated by having these turbines within 20 feet of the house proved to disturb our sleep in the long run. We realized that when we finally took down the turbines.
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I installed the unit during the 2016 Christmas break. The installation was fairly painless but the way the sensor head mounts on a pole could be improved. The head must be level for accurate rain gauge readings. But in a pole mount there is no provision to adjust the angle between the head and the pole. The provided stub pole inserts into the head and locks. Then the stub either clamps to your pole with some U-bolts or slips into the top of the pole (a tapered and straight stub are provided). When you pound a pole into the ground it is hard to keep it vertical so the lack of adjustment in the system is a pain. When the weather is warmer I may devise a thin wedge to adjust the angle between the stub and the main pole.

The best (and most expensive) component in this model is the display unit. The display is an actual color LCD, not a monochrome LCD with some applied color filters as in some other weather stations. The information presented (and how it is presented) is well thought out. If you buy one of Ambients weather stations without this display you can save a lot. But then you will have to open a tab in your browser to your stations page on Weather Underground or an app on your smartphone. With the display you can just look over at the display. And WU doesnt receive or display the temperature and humidity from the indoor sensor - only the display unit does that. You can scatter as many displays around you home as you wish. They are listed on Ambients web site for around $178. Look under spare parts for the WS-1XXX line of weather stations.

The display receives data from the sensor head over the unlicensed 900 MHz band. It then connects to your WiFi network and feeds data to (and only to) Weather Underground. In the first two weeks I had the system installed the display would frequently lose its connection to WiFi and after an hour or so I would receive an email from WU saying they had stopped receiving data from my station. The WiFi connection would stay up for an hour, a day or a week and then drop. The WiFi access point is an Actiontec C1000A DSL unit on CenturyLink (a very common unit). None of the other 10 or so WiFi devices in the house have had connection problems nor did they when the Ambient lost its connection. I saw disconnects when the Ambient display was 30 feet or 5 feet from the access point. I email Ambient Support about this and they said this was odd but (to their credit) they overnighted me a free ObserverIP module. This receives data directly from the sensor head and connects to your home network over a wired Ethernet connection. This module is tiny - the footprint is the size of a credit card. Anyway, no WiFi so no lost connection. Since I moved my feed to the ObserverIP my data feed to WU has not been lost once. Ambient has cheaper models that include the ObserverIP bridge and omit the display.

The most annoying flaw with this model is snow buildup blocking the anemometer (and sometime the wind direction vane). I live in a snowy climate in Utah. Even 3 inches of snow will block the anemometer. The sensor head has a large, mostly flat area under the anemometer where snow invariably accumulates. Ambient says to spray the unit with silicone and I gave it 2 generous coats but snow still piles up and blocks the rotation of the cups. The snow may stay there for 2-3 days after a storm and I have to clear it by hand. I may take a saw to the unit, do some real hacking and extent the mast with some PVC pipe.
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Somewhat easy to install. Sometimes the main pole will lossen up when in use. Other then that works great! Difficult to get down without some help.
The one thing that I wasn't happy about was that the box was damaged, the box had foot prints all over it like no one cared if it was damaged. Luckily the box took most of the heat. But my pole is bent in some parts..its like it has stress fractures. my husband managed to find a way to fix it. Last thing! it comes with a crome/sliver bottom base not blue. Was slightly disappointing but great pole if it doesnt get ragged on before arriving.
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My house is pre-wired for 10 zones and all of the wires run to one cabinet in the family room.  I did not know much about how to set these up, so I called the pros for an estimate.  I have three decent receivers I was willing to donate to the cause - whatever they could get to work.  So, I got a quote back for $4,300.  They said they could not use my receivers and I had to buy a new 6 channel receiver and a new four channel receiver.  They also wanted $200 for each volume control knob installed (x10) (the locations were already roughed in).  So, I did some research and found these Niles products.  I bought a 6 speaker and 4 speaker selector and combined with my old receivers (if you do this, make sure you can drop the receiver to 4ohm), I have the whole house rocking for $450.  Not bad.

The sound quality has been great, and I hear no buzzing, clipping, or artifacts.  I saw someone complain about the hole size for the wires.  I have heavy gage in-wall wire and had no problem.  Hooking up speaker wires is a breeze.  Each zone has a connector that popped out of the back.  You insert 4 wires into each connector, screw them down with a small flat head, and then the connector pops in the back like a cartridge.  No bending over the back of the box inserting wires.

The features are also simple to use.  Each speaker set has an on/off button and the speaker selectors have 12 volume clicks.  It is very fast to set the zones and volumes you want.  The selectors also come with pre-printed labels with every home location conceivable.  So when I look at both boxes, everything is clean and organized.  The knobs are high quality and the housing is heavy duty.  Looks pro all the way.

I can't recommend these enough for someone wants to set up a multi-zone system and make use of existing equipment.  And they are made in the USA.
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Are there any actual extend poles for the K12s that you can get? I have the K12s and just used these KPOLEEXTEND and they seemed to work fine even though it wasn't recommended for use.
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Ive had this system in place approximately 3 months now. I did not purchase on amazon but at local tractor supply. The system has worked great so far for my short hair pointer which is known to be a very energetic, near neurotic breed. I started him off on a collar and hand held transmitter so that he would be accustomed to the warning tone and correctional static charge before the installation of the fence. It took all of 30 minutes to train him where the boundaries were.  The problem that I have had is this, the wire they sell you is cheap. Do some research and you will see there are better options. The professional installers use 14 to 16 gauge wire for install. Take the 20 gauge wire that comes with the kit and throw it in the trash and use the 14 gauge wire. Also you can rent a wire burier from your local equipment rental company.  The break finding kit is garbage as well. I used it for two days on 5 acres of wire and wound up pulling half of it up without any success.

Moral of the story, decent system for the price, terrible wire, go buy 14 gauge and rent a wire buyer from equipment rental company.
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For hiking in brush and desert, a good pole. A  bit heavy compared with other  poles. MAKE SURE THAT  YOUR BASKET IS  FIRMLY  AFFIXED to the bottom of the pole.  I assumed this would be the case  with  my new pole, but the basket  disappeared after 10 minutes of hiking. bummer !!! I called the company  and  asked them if they would send a  replacement. No deal. No sympathy. No understanding
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This fan looks great in my pole building.  Moves a decent amount of air on high speed setting, which leads me to my only 2 complaints about this product:

1 - The fan wobbles slightly.  I checked level, reinforced the joist it is mounted to, and tried applying light weights to see if I could balance it, no luck.  It is in a garage and it wobbles just a little so not a big deal for me, but if you are putting this in your home, it may bother you (assuming yours wobbles too).

2 - The switch that comes with it seems like a nice bonus, but it really is kinda cheesy and bulky.  to switch between speeds you have to go slowly or you will skip over the one you want.  And, just the other day, the slider actually broke for me.  I can still use it but have to hold it a certain way when sliding it.

if buying, just get yourself a different fan control switch and save yourself the time of replacing it later.
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My first response was it was awesome built pole, I didn't even have it for 6 months and took a spill snowboarding and snapped the mount. I tried to send it back to get fixed and they told me they didn't offer warrant for this type of incident, then tried to get the parts or even send it in and the guy told me they didn't offer it.

So screw GoPole & their cheap junk, I'm going to try a Smatree SmaPole next & hopefully the all stainless steel & cnc metal mount will withstand it.
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The pole it's self and the look of it is fine. The irritating part is that the company does NOT provide all the parts you need to immediately fly a flag on the pole. To hit you up for more money and another purchase they sell the ring attachment that you need to successfully fly a flag with separately and that information is no where to be seen until after you have the flag pole in your possession.
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I just bought the device and found that I had to retighten the assembly often due to vibration.  It kept stopping during use in the middle of cuts, especially softer wood.  The pole is very fragile, thin fiberglass.  Therefore when a medium size limb fell about 10 feet and struck the pole, the pole broke, second day of use.  It was the mid-section extension pole that broke. I can order a replacement part on their website for a mere $20 +$11 shipping on the Black and Decker website -close to 30% of the entire replacement cost.  Note there is no customer service available for Black and Decker on the weekend.  I guess they think people do gardening during working hours (Eastern time only).
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FYI, A friend of mine purchased this for me from his account.
This is a very well made product.  It would probably last longer than my poles.
The only thing i didn't like about this product are the wall anchors that were included in it....which is probably good enough to some people, but
I went to a hardware store anyways to buy a cheap set of better wall anchors to keep my mind at ease.
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I have just received and put into use this aluminum pole for my garden flag and am happy with it. I am not giving it five stars yet, because I need to see how it holds up under very windy conditions. From previous reviews, I see that purchasers have been confused by the mechanics of the pole. To keep the anti-wrap plastic sleeve from sliding down the pole, you must work the rubber ring up the pole to the end of the sleeve; then the sleeve will not slide down to the bottom. It takes wiggling the rubber ring, first one side, then the other, to get it in place. Most garden flags come with a white tab inside the banner, at the top, with a hole in the tab; use the clip at the top of the pole to secure the tab. I hope that helps those who were confused.
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Pretty noisy for something from Broan, and a LOT of vibration..  One should note that if mounting with isolation, the brackets do not have holes large enough for a fully isolating grommet (a grommet that sleeves the opening as well as both sides of the bracket).  I found it more practical to isolate a plywood mounting board than the fan itself.  I also had to bend and reshape the housing, as the clearances allow little space for any damage in shipping.  The housing construction was rather crude, with some rivets barely flattened.  It is a rather stark difference from their indoor fan product line, and I'd be willing to pay another 10 bucks for more quality expected of the brand.  Since this is gable mounted, chances are a gable wall is substantial on a house and thus easily transmits vibration and noise if directly mounted

Interesting  the photo shows using Romex for wiring, which might not be a very good idea near a sharp metal edge!
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It appeared in the Amazon ad that it comes as a ready to use tool (look at the photo, it has a pole attached), but, once the package arrived as a small box I knew it wasn't. I had to go to Home Depot to purchase a telescoping pole ($15-$20) to actually use the Crown Support Tool. I think it should be in BOLD that you ALSO need to purchase a telescoping pole!! Other than the misleading ad... the tool itself is great!
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Good sturdy and very lightweight pole.  Star deducted for the as mentioned plastic threaded end, especially since they make it look metal for the pictures.  So far mine has held up and has not loosened after hours of sanding with their triangle head, YMMV.  Found out my local Sherwin Williams sold them for $10
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This is def worth buying I've been using them for years I have 3 of them, in fact Im buying 3 more, however this company is ripping you off. Home depot has the EXACT same pole for $79 and no shipping.