U6-Mesh

Unfortunately this is a known issue with these. You gotta give them hats. https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1hxauih/u6_mesh_waterproof_hats/

U7 Outdoor would be best. U6 Mesh apparently has a design defect that lets water in over time and it corrodes and dies. https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1s1or4w/avoid_u6_mesh_these_have_a_design_flaw_that/

honestly a storm shelter is tough because of the concrete. mesh from the garage will still struggle to penetrate. i'd run an ethernet cable into the shelter and mount a U6 Mesh or U6 Extender inside. the U6 Mesh is weather-rated so fine for a shelter. if you really can't run cable, try placing a U6

kinda faced this last month with backyard coverage. placing an indoor ap behind a wall will kill half your signal even at 5m - brick eats 5ghz like candy. drill once and do it right. for cheapest outdoor friendly option look at the UAP-AC-Mesh or the newer U6-Mesh. both handle weather and mount easi

i feel you on the yard coverage. since you already have full ubiquiti system, look at the U6 Mesh or U7 Outdoor - both are weather rated and have good 360 degree coverage. if you really want corner position with directional pattern, the UBB or Building Bridge units are overkill but work. honestly th

honestly for 45 bucks it's not bad but you're spot on about EOL worries. ubiquiti still supports the AC line but they've been pushing wifi 6 hard. i grabbed a U6 Mesh instead last month and it's been solid with better future proofing. the AC Mesh Pro will probably lose major updates in a year or two

Get a U7 Outdoor or Pro version. No idea how they'll last outside since they're too new. But the U6 Mesh has a design flaw that allows water to get inside and Ubiquiti knows about but they don't care. It should've been recalled or at least the warranty extended.There are 3rd party covers for the top

Normally, I would not expect them to. In the case of the U6 Mesh, there have been many, many documented cases of the same types of failures; water ingress from the top where the LED ring is and an electrical/component failure that results in the burn through hole like pictured. Some people got lucky

Most of the PoE+ and Poe++ Ubiquiti PoE injector I have purchased have a small mounting bracket https://dl.ui.com/qig/uacc-poe%2B%2B-10g/#index The Ceiling APs come with mounting plates. You should of gone with something like a U6 Mesh or wifi 7 UX7 or Wall/inwall

Sounds like a U6 mesh, they get crazy hot but it's normal. However the 'inside sliding out' is not normal and sounds like the glue has failed. I would contact Ubiquiti for assessment and definitely do not use it outside.