Gray/black tank gauge issues?
It appears the gray/black tank gauge on the new travel trailer we bought earlier this year is having accuracy problems. We recently stayed in it for a month. I noticed that often it did as expected. B...
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SidecarFlip wrote:The ugly duckling wrote:
My old tank monitors had rusted and failed so I replaced them with SeeLevel Tank Monitoring System for 3 Tanks with Pump Switch. What a big difference. The sensors mount on the outside of each tank so their not effected be what's in the tank. They give very accurate percent readings. Easy to install, but expensive. I guess you get what you pay for.
Only way to fly. Inductive, external tank sensors from SeeLevel. Easy to put on (so long as you can access the tank side and very accurate.
The reason why OEM's don't use them is the expense. Again like every other facet of RV building, it's about what is cheapest, not what works the best.
From cheap plastic fixtures to low end electronics that fail.
SeeLevel indicators are a one time install.
Sounds like this is pretty well the consensus. Since the trailer is still under warranty, and I've got other non-camping pressing issues, I won't do it now, but it sounds like the plan for perhaps next year. At any rate it seems as if I'd be wasting my time trying to get this repaired under warranty.
