SeeLevel Tank Sensor Placement

[charliem]

[font size="3"]Merlin,

Attach the sensor with two strips of duct tape to try out placement. You'll learn a lot. You only get one shot with the supplied 3M super adhesive.
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[daplumbr]

Yup, I learned it cost $51 for a new sensor each time I screw up. I paid some "tuition" on this by not taking the "tape first" advice. 

As a relevant aside, in my calibration of the fresh tank, I'm sorry I put the sensor strip all the way to the bottom of the tank. I should have accounted for the fact the pump pick-up leaves an inch of water in the tank. As a result, the sensor reads 19% when the pump will no longer hold a prime. I wish I had mounted that sensor with the pump pick-up point as the "bottom" of the tank. 

[charliem]

[quote timestamp="1465503067" source="/post/22034/thread" author="@sandroad"]As a relevant aside, in my calibration of the fresh tank, I'm sorry I put the sensor strip all the way to the bottom of the tank. I should have accounted for the fact the pump pick-up leaves an inch of water in the tank. As a result, the sensor reads 19% when the pump will no longer hold a prime. I wish I had mounted that sensor with the pump pick-up point as the "bottom" of the tank. [/quote][font size="3"]Yep. In an unusual flash of brilliance I let the pump run dry, then positioned the sensor just a bit higher. But I did pay some dues on the gray tank. Education is always expensive. I just try not to pay twice for the same lesson     [/font]

[jtelles3993]

My fresh also reads 19% at the point where it starts sucking air. I don't see any need to fix that. That's a known read point I can work with.