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greghoro · 11-01-2014, 06:54 PM

SSquared, thanks for the picture. I thought about going from the inside after Airstream suggested that as an alternative. But I would have to remove the wardrobe floor, water pump and water pump support to get any type of working clearance in my model. Other models may be more lucky in this regard, such as Bruce B with his Bambi.

The sensor has the adhesive on it. You remove paper from the sensor to reveal the adhesive and then press the sensor to the tank. Think of peeling the backing off of a paper mailing label. One cannot slide the sensor into place once the adhesive is revealed, it must be pressed on perpendicular to the tank wall. And you only get one shot to do it.

Greg

dbj216 · 11-01-2014, 07:02 PM

I think it would be tough to position a SeeLevel sensor circuit in such tight confines. The 3M adhesive is very sticky. You only get one shot at positioning the circuit. You must cut the circuit to fit your tank height. And there are two wire connections to make.

My sensors are mounted close to the frame rail. The instructions say to insulate the sensors from metal. I used 3/16 rubber sheeting. It is working so far.

SeeLevel requires a very good ground plane, like less than 8 ohms resistance from the instrument ground wire to the DC frame ground bolt. SeeLevel wants an exclusive ground wire to the ground bolt. Mine was okay as I had cleaned the frame during my floor rot replacement project. Made a nice, shinny, tight ground.

Here are a couple of my photos for what they are worth.

David

kscherzi · 04-03-2015, 07:35 AM

Greg,

Have you tackled the replacement project yet? Please post photos and lessons learned. I'll be next in line to replace the micropulse on my 27FB.

Just finished boondocking for a few days and being really stingy on water only to discover upon leaving and draining the fresh, must have had 15 gallons left over. The whole time micropulse was blinking red empty. Would have liked a nice shower instead.

Kurt

switz · 04-03-2015, 07:50 AM

Our SeeLevel monitor is mounted above the ship's clock (see my avatar). The wires harness to the MicroPulse system was intercepted and spliced into for the SeeLevel system. We put a nice hickory cover board over the MicroPulse hole for a future sign which will also be steel for magnetic note/receipe holders.

We installed the senders low on the fresh water tank and high on the black and gray. I do not see a level change from full in the fresh water tank after getting 10 gallons out for the refresh water for the black and gray water tanks (5 gallons each) when at the storage unit. But it is about spot on when the fresh water is low.

We have yet to test the "limits" of the grey and back water tanks.

KJRitchie · 04-03-2015, 08:03 AM

Did you have to drop the waste and water tanks to install the sensor on the side of the tanks, or did you cut access panels out of the waste and water tank covers under the Airstream?

Were you able to use the existing telephone wiring?

This project is on my wish list for my 2008 Classic 25fb

Kelvin

gandttimes · 04-03-2015, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by gandttimes

Gee, when I talked to Randy at JC he said that he hadn't had any complaints about Micropulse. He did however authorize a complete change of all sensors and head unit on our 2014 25ft.
Supposedly everything works now. I will report on our upcoming trip.

George

As reported elsewhere, after a complete fail of my system 3 days into my last trip, Midtown RV, campaigned on my behalf ( Thankyou Brenna) to have A/S replace my system under warranty on my 2014 25FB Int.
The tech who did the install is on these forums as FIXXXER. He is also a vintage A/S owner and well versed in RV repair. He explained to me that there is a system in place at A/S for the replacement of the Micropulse whereby on some models holes do not have to be cut in the belly pan.
All I can say is Finally, I can boondock and know what my levels are. The battery monitor even shows the same level as my Trimetric.

George

greghoro · 04-20-2015, 09:51 AM

Sorry for delayed response. Ma Airforums account was locked out due to "suspicious acrivity"

I have not yet addressed installing the new SeeLevel system but will be attemping to do so before the end of May.

I will fully document once i have completed.

Greg

GMFL · 04-14-2018, 05:58 AM

Did you ever get this project done?

greghoro · 04-15-2018, 10:05 AM

Have not installed yet. Still sitting in the box. Hope there is no issue with it, as it is certainly out of warranty.

Greg

kscherzi · 04-20-2018, 02:59 PM

I replaced the micropulse setup with seelevel a couple years ago. Here's a link to that project.

http://www.airforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138416

Not a easy project, but doable. The Seelevel setup has worked flawlessly since. Very accurate, to within a few percent.

Captnkirk54 · 01-26-2019, 07:45 PM

I installed my SeeLevel today in a 2013 Flying cloud 25 FB not much to add to other posts. The fresh water tank was the hardest to reach coming in from above by the water pump. I cut an access hole in the pan for the grey and black tanks . I left enough room to replace the valves if need be. I did use the heat gun to warm up the area as it was just in the 50’s here today. I was going to test the levels but we are calling for freezing temps in a day or two and did not want to have to winterize again. The only question I have to those that have done this before is regarding the monitor lead for the water pump. I just tied into the power line for the pump it won’t tell if the pump is running but will show power on the line . The pump cycles with the switch but until I have water in the tank I am not sure if it is wired correctly.