Is it possible to adjust what the Sky thinks is north? Reason I am asking is because I made the mistake of installing my Sky without thinking to make sure it was facing North. Sure I could just go back up and fix it but I am trying to avoid it. It was extremely difficult to install at the top of my …

[image] steve.a.coffman: Is it possible to adjust what the Sky thinks is north? Hi Steve. @hankster is correct: There is no way to do this in the app, yet, but it’s coming soon. Meanwhile, we can do this for you over the air, to save you a trip up on the roof. Let me know how many degrees you…

[image] steve.a.coffman: Is it possible to adjust what the Sky thinks is north? Reason I am asking is because I made the mistake of installing my Sky without thinking to make sure it was facing North. Sure I could just go back up and fix it but I am trying to avoid it. It was extremely difficult…

As @Phoenix says . . . mark the unit so you can see it from the ground (I use red electrical tape as my marker but a paint pen would work great, too). Also . . . best results will be obtained if you point SKY to “true North” rather than “magnetic North”. My true N is currently almost 15 degrees di…

Is it nassessary to have the SLY point towards “North”? Is there an issue if you don’t?

Yes. The issue is, the wind direction will be incorrect.

Ok thanks for the information. How can I tell if SLY is facing north or no? Is there an indicator on the unit itself?

Does the N have to be facing north? Like have the N face towards north or the other way around?

Yes. The N should be facing North. (True North would be better that Magnetic North if you are able to determine True North for your location).

[image] dan.gealt: Yes. The N should be facing North. (True North would be better that Magnetic North if you are able to determine True North for your location). I would say in today’s world most folks would be using their smart application on the cell phone. In doing so it would be display…

Not 100% certain on this yet, but I just compared my iPhone X compass with my iPad theodolite surveying app and it sure looks like the iPhone X compass is showing me magnetic direction. Now I’ll have to check further in the morning and post an update . . . always something new to research . . .

Adjust "North" after installation

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GaryFunk June 4, 2018, 10:59pm 8

Yes. A big white N at the top and the WeatherFlow logo at the base.

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Adjust "North" after installation

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