Are My Tanks Really Empty?
My gray water tank is filling up much faster in September. During the summer I could go 2 days between emptying the tanks. Now in September I have to empty the tanks every day. I just emptied the t...
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Hurricaner wrote:
Winnebago has used what they call true level sensors for years unless something has changed in the last year. They are a non contact probe that mounts to the outside of the tank with glue. They are pretty darn reliable on the water and grey tank, the black can get toilet paper on the sides and fool them.
If you are confidant the tank is draining than something is filling it. The best way to determine that is to run off the water tank using the pump. You should be able to here the pump running when it shouldn't be and trace the problem from there.
Sam
Winnebago has a lot of different models and maybe the Intent uses something different. I looked again at my black and gray tanks in the storage compartment and they each have about 4 wires connected to something that is screwed into the side of the plastic tank. I could take a photo, but it's not worth the time to me to upload it so I can link it here. If that is "non contact" then you are correct, but to me it looks like the sensors puncture the side of the tank to sense the water level.
