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Replacing rain collector issue
Posted: Tue 09 Apr 2024 7:18 pm
by aznetcowboy
I just received my Update Kit from Davis Instruments. It didn't take long to run into an issue. How do you get the old tipping spoon off? I have removed 2 little screws from the old unit, but I can't see how to remove the old unit. It's almost like it is glued in place. I don't want to force it loose so I can remove it as I sure don't want to break anything. Any suggestions on how to get the old tipping assembly off and the new one installed?
Re: Replacing rain collector issue
Posted: Tue 09 Apr 2024 8:47 pm
by ConligWX
Re: Replacing rain collector issue
Posted: Wed 10 Apr 2024 8:52 am
by mcrossley
Though if the plastic is cold and old, it takes a bit more force than the video implies!
Re: Replacing rain collector issue
Posted: Wed 10 Apr 2024 9:51 am
by ConligWX
mcrossley wrote: ↑Wed 10 Apr 2024 8:52 am
Though if the plastic is cold and old, it takes a bit more force than the video implies!
a Hairdryer soon warms the plastic up.
Re: Replacing rain collector issue
Posted: Wed 10 Apr 2024 7:34 pm
by aznetcowboy
I got it off, with just on big problem. My W.W. spent years on my roof it Tucson, exposed to the hot sun and temperatures in the 100's for months on end. Well, it seems the clips holding the tipping spoon assembly has gotten brittle, and they broke while doing as shown in the video that I found on You Tube. All I can hope for now is that the new assembly will stay snug in the stubs of the clips that are still in place (fingers crossed!). Time will only tell.
SUPER GLUE
