Marine Elegance Q for Vic

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Vic, I installed the ME and it's great. A very nice unit for a great price.

In the manual, it says "holding tank full light will only illuminte if the tank sensor has been added to the control".

I see the connector on the control box for a sensor, but's it's not clear to me what it is looking for you to hook up there.

Is there a sensor that would work with it? Or do you need a tank monitor system? Clearly one of those foil type sensors wouldn't work since they have to be calibrated.

What is that terminal looking for - voltage input at some level, short to ground?

I looked through all the paperwork and poked around Raritan's web site but it was not clear exactly what system would work with that feature.
 
That's intended to be used in conjunction with the Raritan Smart Tank Monitor system. If you don't have one, just ignore that light and don't connect anything to it.

http://www.raritaneng.com/store/page9.html

You need a single TM-4000 control head, plus a sensor unit HT100 for each tank. As an example, for two tanks, you'd need (1) TM-4000 and (2) HT100's.
 
Thanks Vic. Guess I stick with the "lift the floorboard and look" method.

A couple of very minor comments re the installation if you are interested in feedback:

1. I followed the instructions to trace the bowl outline, measure in 3/8", and affix the bracket up against those marks. But the head wouldn't fit on the bracket. I had to reinstall the screws in the slotted holes and push all three brackets in toward the center a little bit. I did notice that my bowl has a slightly different shape on one side than the other, so maybe it was a casting imperfection. Not a big deal, it just looked like that base was going to make it simple to bolt down and it was a little less simple than I'd expected.

2. I'd have been happier if the wire terminals were on the pump and solenoid wires already. I do have a crimp set but could have used one less thing to do. (After battling to thread new sanitation hose under my floor and get at a water line to tap, I was pretty well burned out at that point.) What's the logic, people are going to thread the wires through small holes and/or splice longer wires on, and would have to cut off the terminals anyway? I would not have had to do any of that so it would have been plug and play for me.

3. Taking apart the little box to get at the 12v connectors may not be the best idea. I hate those little tiny screws, too easy to lose. And I don't know if you really want DIY-ers cranking on those terminal nuts, since if they break loose the whole board might be useless. People don't always think to back up on the other nut. Why not prewire the + and - terminals with a lug and a stub wire, and put a crimp union on with one end left open? Color coded red and black of course, so you don't have to read the polarity off the diagram in the manual.

Just some thoughts to consider. Again though, great product, don't want to nitpick.
 
Personally, I'm of the "everytime you stop for gas, pump out the tank" school. :)Gas goes in while the bad stuff goes out..

My elegance installation was a snap. The templates all were spot on and, since I had to trim my wires, the absence of crimp ends was not an issue. I do, however, see where it would be a big convenience for some DIYers.

While I was installing mine the only thing that caught my eye was the 1" ID outlet hose. it looked really small for the volume it may be required to handle. But, trust me when I tell you, that is NOT an issue. That blender would chew nails I think. :)

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