Thanks for the information Chris. I've kind of committed to replacing the unit since my wife bought me another one but I'll check all that before I send it to my daughters house.
Tony On Apr 20, 2017 12:03 PM, "Chris Swanda" <[email protected]> wrote: > Tony, > > On my 5-1 unit, spiders will crawl up under the unit and build webs, that > in turn will stop the fans from spinning. Or at least on mine, that has > happened in the past. > > From the Acurite website. > > *Step 1.* >> Remove the four outer screws on the bottom of the sensor. Keep the screws >> for re-assembly. >> >> >> - *Note:* Be careful not to remove or adjust the rain calibration >> screws located beneath the rain gauge. >> >> >> *Step 2. * >> Separate the upper and lower halves of the sensor. >> >> >> *Step 3.*Check the fan for debris, such as insects or spider webs. A >> gentle puff of air can clear most obstructions safely >> >> If no debris appears to be blocking the fan, position the top white >> portion of the sensor (that has the solar panel) in direct, bright >> sunlight. The fan should power on immediately without any assistance (such >> as a nudge). *Note:* Artificial light, such as flashlights, *cannot* be >> used as a substitute for actual sunlight. Also, overcast days may not be >> sunny enough to power on the fan. >> >> *Step 4.* >> To reassemble the sensor, bring the two halves of the sensor back >> together. >> >> *Step 5.* >> Reinstall the four outer screws to join the upper and lower portions of >> the sensor together. >> > > On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 7:37:28 AM UTC-5, Tony Turner wrote: >> >> BTW! I have checked my 5-1 units fan to see if I can hear it running but >> I hear nothing.... I checked it Saturday and Sunday in bright sun light and >> a very warm day and never heard a thing. I have to assume it's not working. >> I received this unit for my birthday back in November but didn't get around >> to installing it until February. I would have thought it would work longer >> than that. >> >> Just as a side note. I have been looking at the weather stations around >> me on weather underground and found one other Acurite 5-1 unit. I found it >> because I noticed one temperature that was the same as mine so I looked at >> what station hardware they were using... same as mine. It was easy to spot >> because my station and theirs was reading 8 degrees higher than any of the >> other stations around us. He seems to be having the same issue. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "weewx-user" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/weewx-user/RNSuvdXtUaU/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "weewx-user" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
