SeeLevel Tank Monitor System
Has anyone installed this system since the discussion of 2009 and what do you think of it?
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slomark wrote:
My experience with the See Level system was quite disappointing. As recommended, I temporarily mounted the sensors in order to determine the best vertical location on the tank. However, when filling each of the four tanks with a five gallon bucket, it became clear that the sensors were not measuring the five gallon increases the same. One tank might increase it's level by 25%, and another tank would not change at all.
After speaking with their tech support it was advised to place the sensors on the lower portion of the waste tank, thus allowing for outage at the 100% level and the inverse for the fresh water tank. And yes, the installation instructions were closely followed.
In addition, they suggested that the inaccurate reading might be to scum build up on the tank walls. After purchasing their recommended tank flush product, there was no change in the accuracy of the sensors.
I've developed a chart for each tank, and it's relative percentage of capacity.
Thats why I would not recommend this product. Hope this helps.
We've had a SeeLevel gauge system installed for at least 10 years and have been very happy. The only problem we've had with it was due to a crimp splice that got corroded. That one caused rather strange symptoms and took a while to find.
This system works by sensing the level of the liquid through the tank wall (not the volume of liquid). If the tank's cross section area is not uniform, then the volume change is not directly proportional to the level change. This system works best on rectangular tanks. One of my tanks is somewhat wedge shaped so I put the sensor on the middle of the sloping side as a compromise. Like some others, I'm mostly concerned about when the fresh water tank is getting low and the gray and black tanks are close to full, and placed my sensors with that in mind.
