At 07:18 5/13/99 -0700, Brent Christensen wrote: >After noticing that my water level gauge would always read 1/2 (yellow) >unless it was completely full, I pulled the level sensor rod out of the tank >and tested it with an ohm meter. By sliding the gray float up and down the >tube, I found that instead of three different readings, I get only two - at >the very top and at the very bottom. I also noticed that there is a >slightly audible "click" as the microswitch (?) is activated at the top and >bottom positions. I assume there must be one of the microswitches in the >center as well, and mine must be fried. Hmmm...are you sure it's busted? I have an '84 with electrodes in the side of the tank, so I haven't seen your setup -- but on mine the yellow light means everything except "almost full" and "almost empty." Says so right in the book, and that's how it works, too. Green means (roughly) > 11 gals, Yellow > 2 gals, Red > 1/2 gal, No light < 1/2 gal. If yours is like that, I bet it's just fine. david David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net |
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