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Commissioning a new weathervane
Personalizing your weathervane
About West Coast Weather Vanes
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DECK & WALL MOUNT WEATHER VANE INSTALLATION For use on fences or deck railings.
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For use on walls or other vertical surfaces: .
The Wall Mounting Brackets (L-Shaped) are used when the weather vane is to be mounted on a flat vertical surface such as an exterior wall.
Tools and supplies recommended for installing the vertical or horizontal mounting bracket:
1. After installing the flat mounting bracket by screwing it onto its new surface, loosen the set screws so spire (black weather vane rod) can slide in.
2. Place the spire in the bracket tube and tighten the set screws. Use your pilot level to make sure the spire is absolutely vertical to insure that your weather vane turns correctly in the wind. You can use small wooden shims behind the base plate to adjust the spire, if necessary. NEVER TUG OR PULL ON SPIRE WHILE IN MOUNT (BRACKET MAY PULL OUT). 3.
Assemble ring, globes and directionals on spire. Use your compass to orient the brass
directional letter N to
true north.
4.
Coat the section of the spire that will be covered by the vane sculpture
piece with grease.
5.
Insert ONE steel ball into the mounting tube at the base of the
weather vane ornament. (The remaining steel balls are spares in case you
drop the first one during the installation.) Then slide the vane on top of spire. If you have a
3/8” spindle on the top 10” of your rod, check to see that the vane
clears the flared section of the spire. If not, add a second ball bearing
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