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Latest Cumulus MX V4 release 4.4.2 (build 4085) - 12 March 2025
Latest Cumulus MX V3 release 3.28.6 (build 3283) - 21 March 2024
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Spiders in Rain Gauge
- fcook36
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Spiders in Rain Gauge
Any ideas on how to keep spider nests out of the rain gauge?
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tumutbound
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Re: Spiders in Rain Gauge
Hit the rain gauge with a insect surface spray every couple of months. Not perfect but keeps the time between cleans, down to a minimum.
Last edited by tumutbound on Tue 13 May 2014 6:42 am, edited 1 time in total.
- Solorize
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Re: Spiders in Rain Gauge
If you have a look at this thread it may help.
I have done this for my rain guage and have had no problem
with spiders for a couple of years now
https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... ers#p84333
I have done this for my rain guage and have had no problem
with spiders for a couple of years now
https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.p ... ers#p84333
Cumulus Real Time Data Grabber
http://bit.ly/WjBh5z
Wokingham Berkshire - weather station
https://www.wokinghamweather.co.uk
CGM UKScene Radio
http://www.lmp.d2g.com

http://bit.ly/WjBh5z
Wokingham Berkshire - weather station
https://www.wokinghamweather.co.uk
CGM UKScene Radio
http://www.lmp.d2g.com
- fcook36
- Posts: 4
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Re: Spiders in Rain Gauge
Good ideas. Thanks guys.
Floyd.
Floyd.