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Old 07-03-2024, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by TheWatcher View Post
Better than can be measured with a tube type manual system which cannot be used when I am not there.

The haptic system measures the drops as they strike its surface (somewhat like your phone touchscreen) so no mechanical parts like a traditional system. When you connect to the network, the amounts are adjusted with an algorithm that uses nearby and area wide station data that is used to calibrate your unit.

A lot of our rainfall is very irregularly patterned but that is the nature of the thunderstorm cells that predominate the rainy season in central Florida. So good enough for me and certainly matches any other methods I know.
Thanks for the info!

I just installed one but it isn't measuring rain so they are sending a replacent.

Also unable so far too get bHyve to see it, or other local stations I can see with PWS Monitor.