Date:         Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:08:38 -0800
Reply-To:     Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
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From:         Troy <colorworks@GCI.NET>
Subject:      fresh water level sensor
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Just wanted to thank David Beierl, and others who pointed me  to a source for replacement reed switches for the fresh water level sensor. What a really simple job!  Soldering was done in under 15 minutes. Digikey had the part to me in 3 days-- highly recommend those folks. The only issue I ran into was removing the old plastic tube from the flange.  It was glued in there solid, so I ended up breaking the tube at the base of the stem. I will glue it with some JB Weld and apply some silicone inside the tube, and heat shrink tape on the outside.  It would be nice to find a replacement source for the tubes as well. Old plastic tends to break when looked at the wrong way;)

On a related note, Fred from Bus Depot informed me a new level sensor is in the works and should be on their site within a month or two.

Cheers,

Troy