My PVC pipe filled with sand was too wobbly, so I replaced it with a galvanized steel pipe today. I considered aluminum and steel electrical conduit tubes, black pipe, and copper pipe. I trusted the steel pipe to be hardier in the weather without bending, corroding or oxidizing. I’m told the outer diameter of the pipe or tube should be 31 to 33 mm (1.25-1.31 inches). Hope this is helpful.
Sky mounting pole diameter
What is the outside diameter in inches for the pipe/pole needed to fit the sky mounting bracket?
What size pipe/pole/mast do I need for my Sky
The official WeatherFlow pole mount is designed for two sizes: 1.315 inches / 33.4 mm and 1.25 inches / 32 mm. And any pipe/pole/mast within a mm or so of those dimensions will probably work.
Why the odd sizes? Well, 33.4 mm is the outer diameter of what turns out to be a pretty common pipe size all over the world. It’s what Americans who work with such things would call “one inch pipe”. The official size is a north american standard known as “NPS-1” (aka “1 inch Nominal Pipe Size”). It’s also…
Installing Sky on rooftop
Thanks for the response.
My first concern with that mount is that it won’t likely hold a 10 foot pole rigid enough.
I’m certainly hoping something like that mount will do the trick, as attaching the pole to my fascia boards is just about the only real option I have. Do you think I’d have better luck with something like the item shown in this video?
As for grounding, I personally wouldn’t run a lightning ground wire to my electrical panel. It should run to a separate ground rod or rods as…