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My dog
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Tell me how much water is in this guage.

Reading below the float or above it?

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~Jean~ in garden zone 6b


 
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first instinct says above, but logic says below. wonder which is right.
 
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I think the logic is right. If it only rained a small amout but the float was at the 1/4" mark, that wouldn't be right...I don't think. UNLESS they have some how allowed for this when they calibrated the gauge.


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Just over an inch of water. If you take the float out, the level will go to the correct mark.


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Just over an inch of water. If you take the float out, the level will go to the correct mark.


Ya know, I think I will take the float out. Then I can get back to my life. LOL.


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Big Grin


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Jean,

LOL, my guess is 1 1/4 inch of rain. What was the level when you took the float out? Does the float displace water to make it higher?

Where are our college-brained kids? Big Grin


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Jean,

LOL, my guess is 1 1/4 inch of rain. What was the level when you took the float out? Does the float displace water to make it higher?

Where are our college-brained kids? Big Grin




Drum roll please...when I took the float out it the water level was exactly at 1 1/4"

So, I read the top of the float.

Whew, I'm gonna go take a nap.

Big Grin


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That just takes too much brainpower.
 
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So that is what's meant by a 'float' in a rain guage. It's to slow donwn evaporation; also, if common sense is included, the guage is calibrated to read with the float in place, so it reads 1 & 5/32".


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so it reads 1 & 5/32".


Way too much math... but wouldn't it be around 1 and 9/32 inches since it's over the 1/4 line. LOL, my brain hurts.

PS: how did you pick "32"? I always tell DH it's a line past the whatever mark and make him figure it all out.

Jean, Did you get any rain today so we can play again?? Big Grin


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Jean, Did you get any rain today so we can play again?? Big Grin


We DID get some more rain today but since the rain guage and I aren't on speaking terms right now, I didn't go out and look at it. Smile


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LOL Big Grin


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LOL Big Grin



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Too too much effort
 
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LOL, sorry that I've been bizzy and missed this post. It's a fun one!

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