Title: Difficult to Maintain, Unreliable
Product review: I had one of these units for 2 years. The comments about replacing the batteries are right on. Why must it be so difficult? Generally the unit gave reasonable readings, however very small amounts of rain did not record. But when one considers the tilting pan mechanism for measuring rainfall, this (at least to me) is not surprising. A small amount of rain does not trip the pan, and may evaporate before the next rainfall.During the time I owned the unit, the display would periodically start to flash, for no apparent reason. This could go on for days, then stop. I'd replace the batteries (as mentioned earlier, a big pain), but it would not solve the problem. I tried re-setting the unit. It did not help. I tried calling Customer Service. They were of no help. They claimed they never heard of a problem like this. So this spring, rather than waster money on a new set of batteries, I threw it away. I would not buy another one.
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