There's always something...

[Felix]

Sorry to hear of your problems with Davis Instruments,  xairbusdriver...first an incorrectly assembled unit and now an invoice for what should be a warranty fix.

Usually, Davis weather equipment is a turn-key operation, mount it and it just works. But I'm sure you'll get it sorted out.

BTW, retired Eagle Driver (and several others) here.

[xairbusdriver]

After "sleeping" on the Davis invoice message, I think they are simlpy sending a complete Anemometer Kit instead of the door assembly. The tech did give me an RMA number, so they expect me to send the whole thing back. I'll confirm this before even opening the box, however.

Why so late?

Late? It's only 4/1, still 14 days to go! Besides, they've already got my money, except for the screwed up part. I didn't discover what I call a screw up until Saturday morning. I may have to pay more, but the company that created thi problem will lose an account. I doubt they will be too concerned about their solvency, however.

[elagache]

Dear Blick, xairbusdriver, and WeatherCat Davis owners,

Today, I get an email from Davis Sales with an invoice for an Anemometer Kit. 65 bucks worth of invoice!!! What? I did not "order" anything!

I got several invoices from Davis for my transmitter board and they had numbers which were unclear.  Take a careful look at that the invoice is saying.  In my case there was one of the invoices that indicated I had prepaid.  In your case this might be the cost that Davis would charge if it wasn't covered under the warranty.  Perhaps you'll find the words "covered under warranty" or something like that.

Cheers, Edouard 

[Bull Winkus]

I remember having the same invoice experience with them over a malfunctioning anemometer with an intermittent open in the signal wire. Credit for the invoice was given on return of the defective device. 

Don't know about your place, but we got a lot of rain here today. You could have been recording it. Highest rate was 6.40 inches per hour at about 3:45 pm. Water was stacking up like pancakes!

 

Ummm? for the pancakes. Not the rain.

[xairbusdriver]

We were driving back from St. Louis yesterday, getting ready to run over to take my Father-in-Law to an emergency doctor appointment. Saw that northern and NE AR was getting some heavy rain, we never saw more than a few minutes of it around Blytheville. Same line came through Memphis and I got a 2.67 in/hr "Alert" from that at 4:36 pm. Total rain was a mere 0.21 in! It was have all fallen within a minute!?

gotta go...

[Bull Winkus]

So, your were recording it? Sorry. I thought you were waiting for the door before setting it all up.

 

[xairbusdriver]

I'm recording everything from the station which has the anemometer attached to the same post as the station. It's just a standard/default set up. I've not had time, much less the weather, to  build the support /mount for the pole where the anemometer will be eventually installed. The station is only ~6 feet off the ground and there is the cups are too protected there. Since the station is so new, however, it's setting 'records' almost every day! Got two emails today for new high wind records. I'm still in NE AR with my F-I-L, just in case he gets a 'wound care' appointment today.

My data is not posted anywhere so I'm not concerned with publishing invalid or inaccurate data.

[xairbusdriver]

The replacement door and solar panel arrived this today! Installed on the Anemometer Kit. It shall remain on my desk until next week when I'll move things to the roof to verify reception before permanent mounting.

Made a call to Davis "Sales" and they confirmed that the "invoice" is simply a book keeping process and I should be (those two, always paired words ) getting a credit "invoice" when they get my returned two part door and solar panel. It was tempting to keep the panel, but not at the risk of paying $65! The box is "In the mail" (actually FedEx), Davis should get it by Wednesday PM. We'll see how long the book keeping department takes to do their magic.

[xairbusdriver]

"Life" and weather delays are keeping me off the roof to verify transmission acceptability. SWMBO is leaving Wed. for over a week, so I'll have to make at least one trip up/down to verify that. Then I can proceed, hopefully, with a permanent install on the pole, with the wall mounting set up. May look for some cheap golf shoes that would help with traction on the roof slope... or maybe just one of those "Help! I've fallen..." devices. At least I won't freeze now that Spring has sprung!

[elagache]

"Life" and weather delays are keeping me off the roof to verify transmission acceptability.

  . . . . . Now really, are you going to let a little thing like - life - stand in the way of getting your weather station up and running? . . . 

SWMBO is leaving Wed. for over a week, so I'll have to make at least one trip up/down to verify that. Then I can proceed, hopefully, with a permanent install on the pole, with the wall mounting set up.

Sounds like your golden opportunity!

May look for some cheap golf shoes that would help with traction on the roof slope... or maybe just one of those "Help! I've fallen..." devices.

  . . . . Uh, . . . . Yeah!?!?!? . . . . 

At least I won't freeze now that Spring has sprung!

Yes indeed the seasons are changing.  Alas for those of us in the west it is turning toward the worst season of the year. 

Do keep us posted on your progress!

Cheers, Edouard 

[xairbusdriver]

Had a successful test of the location. Pictures at ten... tomorrow! The Console picked up the new ID and I now have a new wind record! I expect it won't last long after the pole is up!

Had to stop work because the Sun set! I thought we could apply for some of that Saved Daylight! Guess I didn't get my request in early enough...

Tomorrow, the pole mounting begins! Made one more trip up the ladder tonight! I remembered I had left the solar panel with the battery installed! Removed the battery; no use wasting its energy on nothing connected to it right now. Funny how that ladder seems taller every time I climb it... 

"Tomorrow! Upward and onward!"

[Blicj11]

Nice to get started on a plan. Don't fall.

[elagache]

Dear xairbusdriver, Blick, and WeatherCat station caregivers,

Funny how that ladder seems taller every time I climb it... 

Must have something to do with that darned Murphy's law!

Don't fall.

That's also why such advice is . . . . .advised!

Keep us posted!

Cheers, Edouard 

[xairbusdriver]

My temporary-testing setup.


The highly engineered, meticulously measured, and sloppily cut wall mount!


View from the roof (looking almost due west). What's wrong with this picture?

[Bull Winkus]

View from the roof (looking almost due west). What's wrong with this picture?

Hmmm? Your solar collector follows the sun in its morning to evening trajectory?

Or? The anemometer is skewed to the ENE a little more than a wee bit?

Ya think CWOP will notice?

Great pictures, by the way! Also, great codger engineering! That's the most elegant use of a discarded two-by-four I've ever seen.