Not a nice subject. Not nice at all, but a necessary part of life especially for the RVer. Voyager came with a probe/dummy light system. It had 3 lights 1/3 full, 2/3 full, and 3/3...uh, full. Normally, this is ok, but not great. The problem is that these types of systems use probe that are prone to giving false readings. This can leave one wondering if you're going to have an overflow problem and that leads to constant manual checking and this takes away from the fun of it all. So, I splurged and bought a SeeLevel II system which has sensors that attach to the outside of the tanks and senses fluid levels without the concern of build-up or false readings. It also displays much more accurately and in percentages, not just thirds. Finally, it gives an inside temperature and monitors the battery juice levels. Seems to be a great product so far.
For the non-RVer, the 3 tanks that RVers monitor are:
1. Fresh. This is where clean water is held and if needed, pumped via the 12 volt water pump throughout the RV to provide water to sinks, shower, toilet, and outside shower. Our RV has an 85 gallon fresh water tank.
2. Gray. This is the "dirty" water that drains down the sink, shower, and washer/dryer drains. Our has a 45 gallon tank. A future project is to add to this quite a bit.
3. Black. You probably guessed it. This is the #1 and #2 storage tank. We have a 45 gallon tank and it takes quite a bit of time to fill up.
Here are some pics of the previous and new tank reading systems. The last pic is the new unit installed. If you look above the installed unit, there is a switch. That is the new switch I purchased for the water pump. I need to put a label on it. Enjoy.
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