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01-19-2013, 12:21 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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holding tank/propane/battery monitor?
I've done some looking on the net, and so far I like this the best.
https://tankedge.com/products.html
Any other ideas? I would really love one that showed all of them on the screen at once, but haven't found it yet, and I want to keep the price reasonable.
Anything with in tank sensors is not happening.
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01-19-2013, 01:37 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2007 Casita
Posts: 3,428
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I don't know that you can do this, but there is a rv salvage yard here outside of town. The guy carry's more stuff that comes out of salvaged rv's.
Could you get the type you want from a salvaged rv? Again, I don't know but it just dawned on me, the larger Rv's all have the ones that display everything at once. I am sure you would need to wire to each tank, but can't imagine that you can't buy the sensor and wire to use to complete the job. The sensors are usually what go bad so re-placment sensors shouldn't be an issue. The monitoring panel isn't usually the issue when one goes wonky.
Just a idea........
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01-27-2013, 07:38 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
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I installed a monitor from accu-gauge(snake river) about 5 years ago, it has functioned flawlessly so far. it didn't have a display, you had to press a button for each tank and the batery, but it works reliably, and that;s more important to me. I would be willing to ry their newer products as the install was dead easy. Joe
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01-27-2013, 10:27 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2000 Scamp 16 ft Side Dinette
Posts: 728
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You don't really need a holding tank monitor; your fresh water tank is less than half the capacity of the gray water tank, so why bother. As for black water you can tell the level by holding a flashlight against the translucent tank wall.
I do see value in battery voltage, amps, water pressure and outside temperature, so I installed those gauges in my camper. See Dan and Dawn's Scamp Travel Trailer cick on modifications and repairs, and scroll down.
-- Dan Meyer
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01-27-2013, 10:41 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
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No, it's not. I'll have 40 gallons fresh, and 45 gray. I prefer to be able to keep an eye on it. I also prefer not to have to hold a flashlight to the crapper.
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02-25-2013, 04:54 PM
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Trailer: Trillium 4500
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Did you ever decide on a system monitor?
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02-26-2013, 04:55 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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99% sure it will be the one posted. I need to order fairly soon so I can put it on the new gray and fresh water tanks before final install.
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02-26-2013, 06:38 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 4500
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Just curious but do most of these system monitors operate with "external" sensors? I've thought of doing something like this, mostly for the battery monitoring, but it seems several come with tank monitoring also. I didn't want to get involved because I would have no idea how to install an internal sensor.
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02-26-2013, 12:42 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Hammel
Just curious but do most of these system monitors operate with "external" sensors? I've thought of doing something like this, mostly for the battery monitoring, but it seems several come with tank monitoring also. I didn't want to get involved because I would have no idea how to install an internal sensor.
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No, most of those have internal sensors. Installing a bung is easy. It's diving for brown trout or tp after it fouls up a sensor, that isn't fun. That's what the jets have. You couldn't pay me enough to use internal sensors.
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02-26-2013, 03:03 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
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The stuff from snake river uses an external sensor. If you can use duct tape, you can use their sensors. Then when tanks are empty press 0, you're done
Joe
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02-26-2013, 03:26 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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That's why I'm going with them. If its not an external sensor, I don't want it.
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02-26-2013, 04:18 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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What is the technology that the sensor uses?
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02-26-2013, 04:45 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jon
Trailer: Escape 21C
New York
Posts: 2,387
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One of the things I've wondered about the external foil sensors - what effect does slush, rain, road spray, etc have on them?
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02-26-2013, 05:34 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by David Tilston
What is the technology that the sensor uses?
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Not sure, but I haven't found anything had about them.
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02-26-2013, 05:39 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Jared
Trailer: 1984 19' scamp
Kansas
Posts: 1,610
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Vermilye
One of the things I've wondered about the external foil sensors - what effect does slush, rain, road spray, etc have on them?
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Probably not much, if its like the aluminum tape at work. I'll take problems with that over wrangling turds any day.
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02-27-2013, 11:39 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1981 Trillium 5500
Posts: 1,158
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my sensors have been on for 4 years now, no issues. However.... I havenot towed in the winter.
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03-05-2013, 09:26 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Conrad
Trailer: Bigfoot 3000 & Barth "slide-in" truck camper
Connecticut
Posts: 958
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You use a shunt for battery monitoring.
External sensors work well. I was thinking about using a NMEA 2000 bus network for my tanks.
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