Date:         Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:34:50 -0700
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      I'm fixing a hole [in the fresh water tank]
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So for a while my fresh water tank level meter lamp thingy on the front
of the stove was inop due to the green wire (David Beierl, this is for
you) on the top electrode having come loose.*

I filled the water tank a few times while the level meter not working,
and found that I needed to open the top of the tank to monitor the
filling else it overflowed out of an opening on the tank top and flooded
the inside behind the cabinets. Now that the meter is working again, I
can cut off the fill sooner.

But I'd like to see about sealing the tank top better in case I am
distracted and miss the green "full" light.

There are three openings on the top: water out (from the pump),
electricity in (to the pump), and a mystery hose that goes forward
behind the refrigerator to places unknown and there's presently too much
crap under there for me to want to find out. I presume it's a
breather/overflow line for the tank and possibly dumps into the sink
drain line? Just a guess. But anyway,

The two hose connections (water out and mystery) are tight, but the seal
around the electrical wire ain't so tight. The wire goes through a black
rubber grommet which has seen better days. I was thinking about
schmearing a bunch of RTV around that point so an overfull tank would
not squirt water out there.

Any tips or better ideas before I proceed?

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* I crammed a shoreline dual-battery smart charger and a DC > DC charger
into that secret compartment and the extra wiring tugged the green sense
wire off the upper electrode. All fixed now.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR