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7. Maintenance
1. Clean the rain gauge once every 3 months as follows. Reference Figure 13.
Step 1: Make a note of the current rain totals by referencing the receiver. You will need to
re-enter these values after the calibration procedure it complete.
Step 2: Pour water into the rain collector to moisturize the dirt inside rain bucket.
Step 3: Use an approximately 3 inch (80 mm) long cotton swab, and push the cotton tip
through the rain collector hole until is reaches the self emptying mechanism, and press until
the mechanism no longer rotates.
Step 4: Rotate the cotton swab back and forth, removing dirt from the tipping mechanism and
rain collector hole.
Step 5: Remove the cotton swab and flush with water to remove any remaining dirt.
Step 6: Re-enter the rain totals recorded in Step 1.
2. Clean the solar radiation and UV sensors every 3 months with water and towel.
3. Clean solar panel every 3 months with water and towel.
4. Replace batteries every 2 to 3 years.
7.1 Advanced Rain Gauge Cleaning
If the rain gauge stops updating, it is possible for spiders and other insects to nest inside the sensor
array housing and interfere with the rain gauge mechanism.
1. Remove the six screws on the bottom of the sensor array, as shown in Figure 14.
2. CAREFULLY separate the top housing from the bottom housing. They cannot be completely
separated due to wires. DO NOT STRESS THE WIRES. Open the sensor housing slightly,
like a clam shell.
3. Clean any debris and spider webs, as shown in Figure 15.
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