Weather Station - Model “PRO”
Model “PRO” - Weather Station
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9
Nov., 2001
GT27145B Cozz
4.0 WEATHER STATION CONCRETE BASE:
SUPPLIED COMPONENTS
(3) ½” x 12” long “L” Anchor
Bolts
(9) ½” Nuts
(3) Flat Steel Washers
(1) Stainless Steel Template
(1) 1 ½” Dia. Long Sweep Elbow
INSTALLER SUPPLIED
(1) 2” x 4” x 10’-0” piece of
forming lumber
(4) 16p Double Headed nails
10’-0 “ length of form wire
½ yard of concrete
Duct Tape
TOOLS REQUIRED
Claw Hammer
Hand Saw
Saw Horse
Shovel
Pliers & Wire Cutters
INSTALLATION:
For the following procedures - Refer to FIGURE 4 below.
1.0 The Tower for the “PRO”
Weather Station - attaches to a user
supplied poured concrete foundation
- constructed as shown in FIGURE
4 below.
2.0 Dig the required foundation
hole - with a 24” square top
and slanting outward sides,
to the bottom of 32” square.
The “Sloping” sides of the
foundation are very
IMPORTANT in providing
the necessary support to the
weather station tower, in
preventing it from “leaning”
or falling over, due to wind
load on the station.
3.0 Determine the proper location
of the long sweep elbow and
dig a small cavity
to accept the end of the elbow
that will protrude beyond the
concrete base.
4.0 Construct the concrete form
with 2” x 4” lumber and 16p
double-headed nails.
Center the form over the dug
hole. Adjacent to the long
legs of the form that extend
beyond the hole, drive four
stakes into the soil. Level
the form. Secure the form
to the stakes with 8p nails -
making sure that the form
remains “level”.
5.0 Place a piece of duct tape
over one end of the 1 ½”
diameter long sweep elbow.
Insert the elbow into the
hole, with the taped end
into the small cavity that you
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