Cup anemometer

[ms911]

I have cup anemometers wind sensors on my Girard awnings. I need help finding just the cups. Girard tells me they are not available. I think the anemometers are made by C and E? It is a Marathon conversion.
Thanks.

[merle&louise]

ms911,

I don't think you can purchase just the cups.

I changed the complete wind sensor about 2 years ago. I can't remember who I purchased it from (I think it was directly from Girard), but it cost about $75. When it arrived a few days later I changed it out and installed the new one - it works great. I had hit a tree limb while driving through a subdivision in New Orleans and broke the old one into several pieces.

Girard is a nice company to do business with. They make a great awning!

[ms911]

Thanks. The cups just pop off but Girard wants $149 for the whole unit. I may just change to the blade style.

[HarborBus]

I bought three of the of the cup type last year from Girard for around $100 each because at that time they said they had heard that Somfy was going to discontinue them. I replaced one at that time and now I have another that has one of the cups broken off so I'll only have one left. I'm wondering if the blade style would work with our older system?

[kenrobertson]

I bought three of the of the cup type last year from Girard for around $100 each because at that time they said they had heard that Somfy was going to discontinue them. I replaced one at that time and now I have another that has one of the cups broken off so I'll only have one left. I'm wondering if the blade style would work with our older system?

Yes Elliott - The blade style is a direct replacement and it works much better - The blades are flexible and can take a lot more punishment than the cups.

[HarborBus]

Thanks Ken that's good to know, I'd hate to have to convert the entire system to the new stuff, nice but expensive.