UPDATE 2
Sadly
the new 5 in 1 unit sent to me from Acurite has reported erroneous rainfall. All was well until this morning. Interestingly, both the new and old units reported false rainfall data although different amounts and at different times of the same day. The old unit had reported false readings several times since I installed the new unit but this was the first time for the new unit. Is this a clue to the cause of the problem? I still think a new Access added into the equation would diagnostic but Acurite Co. doesn't agree so I am back to square one.
Included are two screen captures showing the problem.
1- The MyAcurite screen shows the new and old 5 in 1 units and the erroneous rainfall recorded for both. Interestingly the bad data occurs at different times of the morning.
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2- The Wunderground map is only reporting the new 5 in 1 unit and shows the erroneous .11" rainfall at my station as well as the other stations in my area that are correctly reporting 0" rainfall.
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