Is there a better tank monitor panel/display

beemerphile1 wrote:
If the only issue is being able to glance at the readout without pushing the button - place a jumper wire across the momentary switch or replace it with a SPST toggle.

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myredracer wrote:

Dutch_12078 wrote:

If you're satisfied with the inaccurate "Empty,1/3,2/3,Full" style level display, then certainly stay with what you have.

We are finding that our Horst probes are very accurate. It would seem that some have a hard time believing how well these probes work.

If there is any inaccuracy, it's because of the elevations the factory put the original ones at. 2/3 in our black tank is more like 90%, but it's consistently indicates the same at 90% and that's what is important.

It isn't the accuracy of the Horst probes I don't like, it's the inaccurate levels on the display I don't like. Knowing the actual levels by percentage instead of some arbitrary level point lets us plan filling and dumping better as we travel. As we stay in a lot of state and national parks that don't have at the site sewer connections, that's important enough to us to spend the extra few dollars and hour or two to install a SeeLevel II system.

If the only issue is being able to glance at the readout without pushing the button - place a jumper wire across the momentary switch or replace it with a SPST toggle.

Dutch_12078 wrote:

If you're satisfied with the inaccurate "Empty,1/3,2/3,Full" style level display, then certainly stay with what you have.

We are finding that our Horst probes are very accurate. It would seem that some have a hard time believing how well these probes work.

If there is any inaccuracy, it's because of the elevations the factory put the original ones at. 2/3 in our black tank is more like 90%, but it's consistently indicates the same at 90% and that's what is important.

myredracer wrote:
As said above, we installed Horst Miracle probes to replace the OEM button sensors. We've used them before and had excellent success. As well, I've also learned how to get the tank clean as a whistle after each dump and there's less chance of fouling the Miracle probes.

If you're satisfied with the inaccurate "Empty,1/3,2/3,Full" style level display, then certainly stay with what you have. I prefer the accuracy of SeeLevel's percentage displays myself. When that 90 gallon waste tank reads "2/3" full, do you have another 30 gallons of capacity left? Or 5 gallons, and the "Full" light will come on at the next flush... When my SeeLevel display says "95%" full, I know darn well I better be finding a hole to dump it in pretty quick!

SCVJeff wrote:
I'm not sure why you would want to burn current needlessly to watch a meter show you the same thing it did an hour ago?

Power consumption is a consideration but we only camp at full hookup CGs. Our display is in our bathroom and in an awkward spot to view and push the buttons.

I've just relocated light, slide out & awning switches to the upper cabinet beside our entry door and that would be a great spot for the tank display. I was thinking of mounting our remote EMS display there too. A battery voltage display would be nice there too but it could get too busy looking.

I'm not sure why you would want to burn current needlessly to watch a meter show you the same thing it did an hour ago? Don't forget, it's not only the current to run the LED, or LCD backlight, but also the electronics running the system. I forget the draw of the SeeLevel, but it's high enough to take notice, but only when on, and only one tank at a time.. With 3 tanks running, 3 displays (not even made), running continuously, and you're gonna run into battery issues.

PS- I just looked.. They claim "less than 200ma" so let's call it 200ma per tank. That's over 1/2a draw 24/7.. Good luck

As said above, we installed Horst Miracle probes to replace the OEM button sensors. We've used them before and had excellent success. As well, I've also learned how to get the tank clean as a whistle after each dump and there's less chance of fouling the Miracle probes.

The big advantage to the SeeLevel monitor system is it uses external sensors. If you stick to the internal sensors, I would not change anything.

The two main reasons for going to the SeeLevel gauges is because they do use sensors on the outside of the tanks which keeps them from getting coated with TP or other items and they read in smaller increments. I believe most OEM gauges only read in 1/4 tank increments whereas the SeeLevel gauges read in much smaller increments. I don't have my literature available, but I think it's in 5% increments?

Why is it important to always have the gauge level showing? A MH isn't that big and you must go past the gauges 20 - 50 times a day - so press the button once in a while.

Bill