Winnie 2005 Vectra inside and outside level indicators don't agree

[oldryder]

Rookie DO owner. My Vectra has an inside tank level display and another at the water compartment. The outside one seems more accurate, at least it shows empty after a dump. The inside black water display is always 2/3's.

Doesn't make sense as seems unlikely there are separate sensor sets for each display.

can anyone suggest what is happening.

 

[IBTripping]

Those indicators are not very accurate; at best, an approximation.

 

[ChasA]

Can you see where the sensors are stuck on the side of the tank,? If so, how many do you see?

 

[John Canfield]

Please put the make/model, year and floorplan in your signature.

Was your Vectra an 04 or an 05? Early models of the Vectra/Horizon used interior tank sensors and they were a disaster, then Winnie switched to exterior sensors which work fairly well assuming the tank walls are kept really clean.

Look over my Horizon projects link in my signature, among many improvements and modifications was installing a Garnet SeeLevel digital tank monitor. Works great and is very dependable. You will never be able to keep your tank monitor working 100% of the time.

 

[emiddleb]

Yeah, I have the same issue on my 04... inside and outside lights don't always match, though are close enough for me. For example, when filling the water tank, the inside lights will hit "Full" and I'll go out to turn off the water, but the outside panel still says 3/4 for about 30 secs, then it gets to "Full" too. Never figured out why they aren't perfectly in synch but hasn't been that much of an issue. As far as I know, this is unrelated to the dirty sensor issues on the dark tanks... that's gunk on the sensor. This is an issue of the two panels not being in synch light-wise.

 

[Utclmjmpr]

On a new build,, there are many more priorities that have greater weight than tank sensors..>>>Dan

 

[Ray-IN]

Some OEM makes/models have an adjustable pot on the back-side of the display. Don't ask me which ones, I've forgotten.

 

[oldryder]

thx everyone. thought I had added coach details previously. will make another attempt.