Improvedbaseandprotectivecapdesign
Thereplacementwindvanecomponentsutilizeanimproveddesigntoaidprotectionagainstwater
ingressandprolongthelifeofyourwindvane
.
1.Newdesign—Thenewdesignhasanarmalignmentrecessinsteadofaslitthroughthethread
andthenewprotectivecapdesignincludesataperedcollar .
2.Olddesign—Theolddesignhasaslitthroughthethreadthatisusedforarmalignment.
Important:
•Ifyourcurrentinstallationusestheolddesignthebaseandprotectivecapmustbechangedto
thenewdesign.
•Failuretoreplacethebaseandprotectivecapwiththeimproveddesignmayaffectproduct
warranty .
R eplacingwindvaneandbaseusingexistingcable
Whenreplacinganexistingwindvaneyoucaneitherfitthenewwindvaneincludingthenewcable,
oryoucankeeptheexistinginstalledcable.Itisrecommendedthatthewindvanebaseischanged.
Themethodbelowdescribesreplacingthewindvaneandbase,keepingtheexistingcable.
1.R eleasethearmfromtheretainingclip.
2.Pushtheplasticsleeveupthearmandunscrewthelockingcollar
3.Pullthewindvanearmawayfromitsbase.
4.Placethecablenutremovaltool(suppliedwithyourreplacementarm)insidethethreadareaof
thebase,aligningthetagswiththegroovesonthenut.
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