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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I set my Kestrel Meter to read the correct barometric pressure and altitude?
To measure these values accurately, you must know either your current pressure or altitude. If you
know the current barometric pressure, go to the altitude screen, and press the button to enter the
reference pressure. As you adjust the reference pressure, you will notice that the altitude will change.
Once the reference pressure is entered, note the new altitude, and go to the barometric pressure screen.
Press the button to enter this altitude as the reference altitude. Your Kestrel Meter is now displaying
the accurate pressure and altitude. (If you start with a known altitude, simply start with entering this
value as the reference altitude on the barometric pressure screen. The adjust the reference barometric
pressure on the altitude screen.)
You will need to update the reference pressure and altitude as you change altitude or the weather
changes. For more information on this topic, see the Barometric Pressure and Altitude Adjustment
section under “Special Functions.”
Why is my Kestrel Meter is not registering wind speed?
It probably just needs a replacement impeller. You can verify this by removing the impeller (press firmly
on the sides of the impeller), and turn the unit on to the wind speed screen. Hold the Kestrel Meter
near a television, computer monitor or some electronic device and it will display a wind speed. Or,
wave a magnet (like a refrigerator magnet) back and forth by the Kestrel Meter. If the Kestrel Meter is
working properly, you will register a wind speed reading, even though there is no impeller installed.
Simply purchase a new impeller and your Kestrel Meter’s wind speed readings will be restored to factory
calibration.
