Cobwebs on my PWS

[Grumpycat]

Have forgotten how many years I have had a PWS (Personal Weather Station) on this fence (this is the 2nd hardware, first was up long enough for the plastic to turn to dust) but this year is the first I have had a spider problem. Don't see cobwebs anywhere else on the fence or the trees but have had this thing apart 4 times this year to clean it out. This morning I only had to dust it off having observed the almost impossible situation of no wind for several days.

The 2nd picture is of the black teeter-totter inside with buckets to measure rainfall. Each tilt counts as 0.01" of rain. Most recent cleaning used WD-40 hoping spiders will not like the smell. Also folded a dryer sheet inside as fabric softener seems to be a good bug repellant.

My PWS posts as KALMADIS73, Personal Weather Station Dashboard | Weather Underground

 

[bunyip]

We had a spider plague this year, seems to be a 10 year event, early in the morning acres of paddocks are just covered in a blanket of cobwebs, our PWS didn't seem to be affected but it is on top of a 10' steel pole mounted on gutter fascias.
Our problem is corrosion on the battery terminals that get damp in their waterproof (???) enclosure.

 

[Grumpycat]

We had a spider plague this year, seems to be a 10 year event, early in the morning acres of paddocks are just covered in a blanket of cobwebs, our PWS didn't seem to be affected but it is on top of a 10' steel pole mounted on gutter fascias.
Our problem is corrosion on the battery terminals that get damp in their waterproof (???) enclosure.

The AcuRite 5-in-1 shown doesn't do anything to waterproof the battery compartment. Has a loose door on the bottom. Batteries are about 1/2" above the door. Humid air freely enters. Haven't had a problem with battery contacts.

 

[Big Barn]

Peppermint oil mixed with water and applied with a spray bottle solved the spider problem in my home gym.

A single undiluted drop in your weather station should do the trick.

 

[bunyip]

The AcuRite 5-in-1 shown doesn't do anything to waterproof the battery compartment. Has a loose door on the bottom. Batteries are about 1/2" above the door. Humid air freely enters. Haven't had a problem with battery contacts.

Ours was a cheaper unit which probably explains a lot, we paid about $130, might look at the Acurite but the missus will baulk at the $350 price tag.
Fence mounting no can do as the horses will break it.

 

[LittleBill21]

we got this about a month ago, the display alone makes it better then the 5 in 1 which i still have

https://amzn.to/3klZF9W

 

[oosik]

I have a Vantage Pro 2 weather station. Mounted on a steel pipe about eight feet above the corner of my porch. No spider problems. However - the rain collection cup will fill with dead, falling pine needles. I climb the ladder and pick them out two or three times a year. It's somewhat of a PITA & I dislike ladders.

 

[Wakey]

Peppermint oil mixed with water and applied with a spray bottle solved the spider problem in my home gym.

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A single undiluted drop in your weather station should do the trick.

Killer gym!

Yeah, I’d spray the pole too.

I spray the soffit around my hummingbird feeders to keep the ants out.

 

[fried1765]

Killer gym!

Yeah, I’d spray the pole too.

I spray the soffit around my hummingbird feeders to keep the ants o

Peppermint oil mixed with water and applied with a spray bottle solved the spider problem in my home gym.

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A single undiluted drop in your weather station should do the trick

Never been to a gym in my life!
Ain't about to start now (almost 81).

 

[Wakey]

Never been to a gym in my life!
Ain't about to start now (almost 81).

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!!

Keep going, you’re doing great!