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brholt
Dec 03, 2015Explorer II
One issue you will run into is where to locate the outside sensor. You want the sensor to give accurate readings but also to be at a location where the sensor is somewhat protected and you don't have to worry about it.
The biggest problem I have found is getting an accurate reading. I have attached (Velcro, lots of patches on the truck and camper from experimenting :) ) sensors in places including the inside of the truck bed, in the propane compartment, and on the side of the camper just behind the truck bed side amount other places. They all have read high (I'm talking about getting good cold weather readings). Best accuracy is to put the sensor away from the truck and camper but then it's too easy to forget the sensor when you leave. So far the best spot seems to be behind the gas tank door on the truck but I do worry it will fall out sometime while filling up with gas.
The biggest problem I have found is getting an accurate reading. I have attached (Velcro, lots of patches on the truck and camper from experimenting :) ) sensors in places including the inside of the truck bed, in the propane compartment, and on the side of the camper just behind the truck bed side amount other places. They all have read high (I'm talking about getting good cold weather readings). Best accuracy is to put the sensor away from the truck and camper but then it's too easy to forget the sensor when you leave. So far the best spot seems to be behind the gas tank door on the truck but I do worry it will fall out sometime while filling up with gas.
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