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Home Weather Station
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Cleaning your Rain Collector:
Over time, you may find that blockages are created in your rain gauge due to
leaves, insects or something else. Though these items may be small, they can
prevent the tipping-mechanism from moving freely and therefore impact upon
your rainfall readings if they are left to build up.
Any blockages should be obvious but it’s a good idea to carefully clean around the
mechanism itself, as well as making sure the slits found at the base are clear in
order to allow the water to empty out. Once all appears to be correct, simply fit
the cover back into place and insert the screws to securely re-attach the rain gauge.
To access the mechanism, firstly locate
the three holes on the underside of the
rain collector as shown. Inside each of
these holes is a screw which must be
removed using a Philips screwdriver.
Once these screws have been
removed, you can carefully lift
the rain collector cover in order
to access the tipping-mechanism.
