stopping the spiders
Posted: Sun 26 Aug 2012 12:04 pm
I have finally got round to a hopefully stopping spiders making a home in the rain gauge 
all for the princely sum of 99 pence
first find your nearest 99p or pound store (probably available for a similar price in any supermarket)
buy a splash guard used to cover frying pans
next place the rain gauge on the guard and mark round it with a marker pen
using a sharp knife cut it out and trim it up with scissors i cut it slightly larger than needed to allow it to push into the gauge and not leave any gaps
tuck the cut out mesh into the base and attach the support bracket this will hold one end in place
finally i added a small bolt to the end fixing hole to prevent the mesh falling down
then gave it a spray of plasticoat to try and stop it rusting
time will tell but hopefully this may help
ps dont forget to unplug the rain gauge before you start to avoid massive false readings
all for the princely sum of 99 pence
first find your nearest 99p or pound store (probably available for a similar price in any supermarket)
buy a splash guard used to cover frying pans
next place the rain gauge on the guard and mark round it with a marker pen
using a sharp knife cut it out and trim it up with scissors i cut it slightly larger than needed to allow it to push into the gauge and not leave any gaps
tuck the cut out mesh into the base and attach the support bracket this will hold one end in place
finally i added a small bolt to the end fixing hole to prevent the mesh falling down
then gave it a spray of plasticoat to try and stop it rusting
time will tell but hopefully this may help
ps dont forget to unplug the rain gauge before you start to avoid massive false readings