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Offline captgadget

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Too much rain fall
« on: November 28, 2022, 07:01:28 PM »
My Ambient weather WS-2902C. Within the last 30 days my weather station is registering 50% more rainfall than my Davis Vantage Vue and my Stratus rain gauge. I put my level on it and it's a bubble off. In the photo with the Ambient with the arrow it's flexing at that point. Do you suppose that would give a false reading. The way the instruments are mounted the pole is level. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Offline kheller2

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Re: Too much rain fall
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2022, 07:47:18 PM »
Your station looks a bit worn.  When was the last time you cleaned the bucket?
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Re: Too much rain fall
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2022, 02:44:04 AM »
when the tipping spoon isn't cleaned from debris, algae, unsollicited guests etc., it can tilt earlier and thereby cause too high readings.
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Offline captgadget

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Re: Too much rain fall
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2022, 09:07:07 AM »
Isn't a Davis!
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Offline captgadget

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Re: Too much rain fall
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2022, 12:43:18 PM »
Quote from: Gyvate on November 29, 2022, 02:44:04 AM
when the tipping spoon isn't cleaned from debris, algae, unsollicited guests etc., it can tilt earlier and thereby cause too high readings.

I did clean the bucket and as of today it measured the same as my Stratus. Thanks for the heads up.
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Re: Too much rain fall
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2022, 02:15:14 PM »

this is normal, these AIO stations are factory (non)calibrated at +20%
Set on WSVIEW Rain gain at 0.8
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