Holding Tank Level Monitoring

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   I think that we can all agree that the monitoring system for the Grey tank, Black tank and Fresh-Water tanks are very inaccurate in terms of letting you know how the level of water in the tank.  For example, I drained my grey tank one afternoon and by the evening it was showing 2/3 full.  I drained it again and very little came out.  BTW, I have flushed all of the tanks at the start of each season.  I have seen various monitoring systems on the market and was wondering if anyone had made a change and how difficult was the installation?  Also, what system did you purchase and were you able to integrate the replacement into the current panel?  Since my RPod (2021, R-196) has a covering on bottom, how difficult is it to partially remove this coving, it seems to have many attachment screws, some are different sizes.   
  Any suggestions will be most appreciated.

Regards,

John

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Old Man Running Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Mar 2021 Location: Alabama Online Status: Offline Posts: 24	Post Options Post Reply Quote Old Man Running Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Holding Tank Level Monitoring Posted: 19 Jun 2023 at 8:33pm
	I think that we can all agree that the monitoring system for the Grey tank, Black tank and Fresh-Water tanks are very inaccurate in terms of letting you know how the level of water in the tank. For example, I drained my grey tank one afternoon and by the evening it was showing 2/3 full. I drained it again and very little came out. BTW, I have flushed all of the tanks at the start of each season. I have seen various monitoring systems on the market and was wondering if anyone had made a change and how difficult was the installation? Also, what system did you purchase and were you able to integrate the replacement into the current panel? Since my RPod (2021, R-196) has a covering on bottom, how difficult is it to partially remove this coving, it seems to have many attachment screws, some are different sizes. Any suggestions will be most appreciated. Regards, John

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jun 2023 at 9:08pm
	The only ones that could potentially integrate with the current panel would be inside the tank sensors. Some of those are built to try to shield the sensor probe from materials collecting on them. Horst Miracle Probes are one such replacement probe. The SeeLevel system would require a different display panel. The 709-HP3W on the Garnet site looks to have the most similar functionality except for the propane which would not apply to the RPod. Anyway, the choice of whether to tackle this job is up to you.
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gpokluda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Location: NM Online Status: Offline Posts: 292	Post Options Post Reply Quote gpokluda Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 2023 at 10:15am
	We have the SeeLevel system on our Escape and it is fantastic. At roughly $500 for the sensors and monitor, it ain't cheap and then there is the installation. Reading the reviews on etrailer, you may want to first scope out how the tanks are positioned in your 196 before you purchase.
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