When you see it......It's the little things.

Boat Guy

Boat Guy

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When you see it......It's the little things.....Some of you will appreciate this accomplishment today.

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Congrats!

On mine, the empty works good. When I get a pump out, it's empty, then as we use it, it goes out, but nothing else lights up.

What worked to clean up your floats?
 
The issue wasn't the float switch. I know that was operational. I've just never been able to get a pump-out that actually got to the bottom. Earlier this year when I was having issue with the float switches for the half and full I unscrewed the top and cleaned the switches. Yes, it's a dirty job but not that big a deal and it wasn't really smelly (or my sense of smell is just terrible...haha)... I just did the clean up after a pump-out and then added a bunch of the blue stuff West Marine sells. So when I opened it up it wasn't bad at all. Then after cleaning the switches I put a hose to the tank and cleaned as best a could hitting the sides and bottom and obviously had a pump-out a few days later. But, still that didn't get it to read empty....Until the pump-out today....Satisfaction...haha
 
@Chris-380 Plumbing on a boat or plumbing in a home.... Has to be the worst experience ever.... Wear gloves ..have 3 beers before the adventure and you will be fine after a while....like a day or two

You're basically going to take the floats out of the tank covered in crud and with your hands ..pick at it to get the big stuff off and then scrub them until they are shiny clean... After all this effort... Gagging and two more beers your half full light will work... It's such a great feeling ...Your full light always worked you just never pushed the limit to know :)
 
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Blueone said:
@Chris-380 Plumbing on a boat or plumbing in a home.... Has to be the worst experience ever.... Wear gloves ..have 3 beers before the adventure and you will be fine after a while....like a day or two

You're basically going to take the floats out of the tank covered in crud and with your hands ..pick at it to get the big stuff off and then scrub them until they are shiny clean... After all this effort... Gagging and two more beers your half full light will work... It's such a great feeling ...Your full light always worked you just never pushed the limit to know :)
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It's on my list, I promise I am doing it this summer. I have a quick connect plug to splice before the floats in my dock box

Thanks for the motivation and description
 
I get the “empty” reading every pumpout, but it’s short lived. Seems like one flush and it disappears! Must be very sensitive.....
 
My level indicators didn't work from the beginning so the dealer mucked around with them and got them mixed up. When I pump out to empty it shows nothing, then after allot of usage the empty light comes on... so that's my 1/2 full indication. It's on my list to get down in there and straighten it out.
 
I get no light after a pumpout, then empty after a few flushes. Half also works but never pushed the limits to see if do not flush does.
 
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