rke[pler
Diamond
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2002
- Location
- Peralta, NM USA
I'm mounting a weather station remote on my roof, replacing a free standing mount I made from pressure treated 4x4 that warped like crazy (badly enough that it was able to blow over). The sensor I'm mounting mounts to a vertical 1" pipe, and I'm trying to figure out the best way to mount that pipe on the roof. The only thing I see that I can tie to is a run of 1" pipe for a gas line, and there's a convenient 90 degree about where I'd like to mount this.
So, a couple of questions:
Would mounting a 5' mast on a gas line violate code?
What would you use to mechanically couple the vertical pipe to the existing pipe? It presents a reasonable amount of sail area (it's a wind speed and direction sensor) so I was thinking of mounting it on the inside of the 90 at right angles to both of the lines on the 90.
Short of that - any other ideas? I've replaced a couple of wind sensors and would like to not replace more. I need the wind sensor above the roof (flat roof) and since a temp sensor mounts to the post I can't really tie to the chimney. There's really nothing else on the roof to tie to, and I really hate the idea of cutting a hole in the roof.
So, a couple of questions:
Would mounting a 5' mast on a gas line violate code?
What would you use to mechanically couple the vertical pipe to the existing pipe? It presents a reasonable amount of sail area (it's a wind speed and direction sensor) so I was thinking of mounting it on the inside of the 90 at right angles to both of the lines on the 90.
Short of that - any other ideas? I've replaced a couple of wind sensors and would like to not replace more. I need the wind sensor above the roof (flat roof) and since a temp sensor mounts to the post I can't really tie to the chimney. There's really nothing else on the roof to tie to, and I really hate the idea of cutting a hole in the roof.