Water Level Indicator -- do it yourself

[emerystora]

Here is an interesting water level sensor gauge which can light LEDs to show water level.
It should be easy to adapt this idea to the GMC water tank.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Water-Level-Indicator-Using-Magnets/

Floats could be made with closed cell poly foam instead of the authors use of a 3D printer.

In the readers comments one person suggests that instead of lighting LEDs it could couple a series of resistors so that a
regular water tank (fuel) gauge could read the water level.

Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO

 

[slc]

A supplier that I use for electronics parts has a float type switch for level indication. I believe it uses a reed switch and also has a thermistor
for temperature indications. You'd have to supply the electronics for the temp reader.

https://www.allelectronics.com/item/flw-1/float-switch-with-integrated-thermistor/1.html

FLOAT SWITCH WITH INTEGRATED THERMISTOR

CAT# FLW-1
$3.50 each
10 or more $3.00 each
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