No Rain Response
If a deployed G2-Rain does not appear to be registering any precipitation during an event, check the following:
- Verify that the siphoning bucket is clean. Leaf-matter, spider nests, and other debris can obstruct water flow and prevent it from reaching the tipping arm.
Figure 1: Verify siphoning bucket is clean.
- Remove the bucket and verify that the rubber band affixed to the tipping arm to stabilize it during shipment has been removed.
Figure 2: Remove shipping band from tipping arm if present.
- Verify that the two fork terminal leads are securely tightened to the Reed switch (center) and one of the two grounding screws.
Figure 3: Verify tipping bucket leads are tightened securely.
- Force the bucket to tip a set number of times by either manually moving the tipping arm, or pouring water through the top (the latter is recommended).
- Record the # of tips forced or heard.
Figure 4: Manually tip the arm and record the # of tips conducted.
Figure 5: Pour water through the bucket and record the # of tips heard.
- Compare the # of tips observed to the # of tips logged by the G2-Rain and uploaded at the next transmission interval. If less or none of the test tips were logged, check that the Reed switch is functioning properly.
Figure 6: Verify that the number of tips increases by the expected amount for the G2-Rain on WQData LIVE.