Warren Holybee
Active Member
I had the electrosense monitor, but it failed. The Cat5 wire was not outdoor type, and in the bilge it cracked and shorted out. I otherwise really like the monitor, it worked well and was trouble free until that happened. Electrosense is now out of business.
I bought a scad monitor and the internal tank sensor. Nice idea, with a pipe that is inserted into that tank, with foil strips inside, instead of having foil strips on the side of the tank like many monitors use.
Trouble is, I am struggling to get it to calibrate. After cutting the sensor to the correct length, I tested it in a bucket and it seemed fine. But in the actual tank I am getting a calibration error. At this point I don't have confidence that it will be trouble free, and since there is no way to know how full the tank is to properly calibrate it, I've spit water out the vent, and still can't get it to work.
Anyway, other than the no longer available electrosense, what are others using? There seem to be very few options, short of cutting a bigger hole in the top of the tank for a standard 5 hole SAE mounted type.
I bought a scad monitor and the internal tank sensor. Nice idea, with a pipe that is inserted into that tank, with foil strips inside, instead of having foil strips on the side of the tank like many monitors use.
SCAD Technologies Internal Tank Sensor - 10021
Ever have a float sensor foul and fail in a waste tank? The SCAD Technologies' PVC rod-style level sensor solves this problem, as it is a completely solid-state design with no moving parts to foul. This sensor installs through a 1" NPT threaded hole in th
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SCAD TM2 Tank Monitor for Two Tanks - 10041
Features: Monitor two fresh water, grey water, or holding tank levels by simply tapping a touch-pad Can be used with a variety of sensors (All sensors sold seperately) Optional external sensor easily sticks onto the outside o
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Trouble is, I am struggling to get it to calibrate. After cutting the sensor to the correct length, I tested it in a bucket and it seemed fine. But in the actual tank I am getting a calibration error. At this point I don't have confidence that it will be trouble free, and since there is no way to know how full the tank is to properly calibrate it, I've spit water out the vent, and still can't get it to work.
Anyway, other than the no longer available electrosense, what are others using? There seem to be very few options, short of cutting a bigger hole in the top of the tank for a standard 5 hole SAE mounted type.