Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE User manual

Brand
Ambient Weather
Model
WS-2902-RAINSPIKE
Type
User manual

Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE

The Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE is a bird spike kit designed to prevent birds from nesting inside the funnel of your rain gauge. The kit includes 10 stainless steel spikes, 5 flexible silicone strips, and 2 self-locking stainless steel zip ties.

To install the bird spike kit, simply insert the spikes into the holes on the silicone strips and then zip-tie the strips around the funnel of your rain gauge. The spikes will help to deter birds from landing on the funnel and nesting inside.

Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE

The Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE is a bird spike kit designed to prevent birds from nesting inside the funnel of your rain gauge. The kit includes 10 stainless steel spikes, 5 flexible silicone strips, and 2 self-locking stainless steel zip ties.

To install the bird spike kit, simply insert the spikes into the holes on the silicone strips and then zip-tie the strips around the funnel of your rain gauge. The spikes will help to deter birds from landing on the funnel and nesting inside.

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Ambient Weather
6845 W. Frye Road
Chandler, AZ 85226
TEL 480-346-3380 FAX 480-346-3381
www.AmbientWeather.com
WS-2902-RAINSPIKE Bird Spike Kit for WS-1550-IP, WS-1900, WS-2000, WS-
2902 and WS-2902A Rain Gauge Funnel Kit
Suggested Tools
QTY Description Image
1 Needle nose
pliers
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Included
Qty Description Image
(not to scale)
2 Self-locking Stainless Steel Zip Ties
- Only one is needed. The other is a spare.
5 Flexible Silicone Strips
10 Stainless Steel Spike
Step 1: Insert Stainless Steel Zip Tie into the Silicone Strips
- Make sure all of the holes on the Silicone Strips, for the Stainless Steel Spikes, are facing the
same direction.
Figure 1
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Figure 2
Step 2: Make the rain spike strip into a circle and insert the pointed end of the Stainless Steel Zip Tie
into the self-locking clip
- DO NOT FULLY TIGHTEN. Leave some slack for Step 4
Figure 3
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Step 3: Place the circle over the rain funnel.
Figure 4
Step 4: Using your needle nose pliers, firmly grab the tip of the Stainless Steel Zip Tie sticking
through the locking clip. Tighten the Stainless Steel Zip Tie around the funnel by rotating the pliers,
with Zip Tie firmly gripped between the pliers, away from the locking clip.
- If your funnel is the same configuration below, with Zip Tie pointing right and holes for Spikes
facing up, you would rotate your wrist clockwise
Figure 5
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Figure 6
Step 5: Place the Stainless Steel Spikes into each hole of the Silicone Strip.
Figure 7
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Step 6: Using the pliers, bend the Spikes over the opening of the rain funnel to prevent birds from
nesting inside the funnel. Note, you will need to apply pressure to the silicone strip to prevent the
Spikes from ripping the silicone material.
Figure 8
Alternate Rain spike bending method
Required Tools
Combination Square
Pliers
Pencil
1) Remove ruler from combination square.
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2) Pencil Mark 1” on handle
3) Following the procedure outline below
a. Align one end of the bird spike with pencil mark.
b. Clamp bird spike against handle of combination square.
c. Bend free end of spike against handle – gives you perfect 45-degree angle.
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4) Completed bent spike should appear as in picture.
Step 7: Install the rain gauge funnel, spikes attached, into the sensor array. Rotate the funnel
clockwise to attach to the sensor array. Section 5.3.4 of WS-1900, WS-2000 and WS-2902A manual.
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www.AmbientWeather.com
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Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE User manual

Brand
Ambient Weather
Model
WS-2902-RAINSPIKE
Type
User manual

Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE

The Ambient Weather WS-2902-RAINSPIKE is a bird spike kit designed to prevent birds from nesting inside the funnel of your rain gauge. The kit includes 10 stainless steel spikes, 5 flexible silicone strips, and 2 self-locking stainless steel zip ties.

To install the bird spike kit, simply insert the spikes into the holes on the silicone strips and then zip-tie the strips around the funnel of your rain gauge. The spikes will help to deter birds from landing on the funnel and nesting inside.

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