Water Gauge is Bullshit

This is not a mod or a tip, it's a rant.

I love data, I love precision, and dammit, I hate this gauge. It’s way too coarse in its gradations for something so critical as water levels. These are a little over 20 gallons of water in the tank, so this thing should have 20 gradations, not 3. 

Think about this: the moment you drop below 7 gallons, it says that you’re empty. That SUCKS, and Winnebago can do better in the 21st century. Please fix this, WGO, and give us early adopters a path forward.

Update 2020
After updating to the new gauge (https://revelmods.blogspot.com/2019/12/water-gauge-replacement.html), I ran some fairly precise tests to calibrate the original Revel gauge with the new one. Here's what I found:

  • Revel F = 75 - 69 liters actually remaining
  • Revel 2/3 = 68 - 43 liters 
  • Revel 1/3 = 43 - 21 liters 
  • Revel E = 21 - 0 liters 

In other words, when Revel gauge updates to 1/3 left, you have more than half a tank left, and when Revel gauge updates to Empty, you have almost a third of your tank left.

After traveling with the new gauge for a few weeks, we found that we're averaging 12 liters per day (sink and toilet only). Showers seemed to require about 5 liters per person.




2 comments:

Bill said...

I agree with you. Have you considered something like this?
https://www.freerangecamping.com.au/water-tank-gauge-accurate-water-measuring-nothing-fitted-tank/

Anonymous said...

Yep, see link above, and thanks for the tip!