La Crosse Technology C86234, Faqs

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Rain readings
For all measurements, it is important time and date are set correctly on your weather station.
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1-HOUR RAIN: The 1-hour rain reflects rain that has fallen from current time and back 1-hour. It
updates every four minutes (15 measurements). The hour is not a fixed clock time measurement. It is
literally an ongoing “last 60 minutes” timer.
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24-HOUR RAIN: The 24-hour rain reflects the rain that has fallen from current time and back 24-
hours. This is not a midnight-to-midnight measurement. The day is not a fixed clock time
measurement.
It is literally an ongoing “last 24 hours” timer.
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WEEKLY RAIN: The amount of rainfall of the previous week. Week: Rain total for the week is reset
every 7 days. Week begins 1 day before the day the batteries are first inserted into the weather
station. For example, if the batteries are inserted on a Thursday, the start of the weekly totals will be
Wednesday of each week.
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MONTHLY RAIN: Monthly rain reflects the previous
month’s rain and will update 12AM the first day
of the month.
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TOTAL RAIN: Total rain will remain until you manually reset this value. Total rain reflects the rain
from time of display set-up until you manually reset the total rain.
Rain reads 0.00
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Check that the pin the rocker tips on is all the way to the back and that the rocker tips freely.
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Check the funnel and the inside of the rain sensor for insect nests or debris that may cause loss of
rocker motion.
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Check for proper battery installation.
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Check the battery cover is on firmly.
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Mount the rain sensor level and check that the mounting screws are not too tight (most common
issue).
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Use the eraser end of a pencil to manually tip the rocker of the rain sensor 10 times (five each way).
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Wait at least 2 minutes for all the rain to collect.
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Check the total rain on the weather station for a reading.
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Complete a factory restart .
Rain reads dashes
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The weather station and rain sensor are not connected.
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Complete a factory restart .
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Check that the wind and temperature are still working. If wind and temperature are not working, then
it may be a weather station issue.
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Distance/Resistance can cause loss of sensor signal.
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Check batteries in the rain sensor and the weather station. This is our primary warranty issue.
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Orient the weather station 90 degrees towards the rain sensor for better reception.
Rain reads OFL
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OFL indicates that the weather station is receiving a signal from the sensor.
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The weather station will read OFL if it has counted more inches of rain (from testing, interference,
etc.) then it is designed to read, 0" to 393.7" (0 to 9999 mm)
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Check for sources of interference such as other wireless rain sensors, Ham radios, or large electrical
transformers. This may cause rain to add up when there is no rain.
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Check batteries in the rain sensor and the weather station. This is our primary warranty issue.
Rain sensor drains batteries quickly
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Batteries should last 1-year or more, if batteries are good when first inserted. If the batteries in the
sensor are not lasting that long, please try these tasks:
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Test a new set of Alkaline batteries. Write down the date of installation and the voltage of the
batteries.