FUEL PROBE FP2424S5

WATER SENSOR PROBE
The probe consists of a PVC tube with a bare stainless steel (ground) wire running along the outside and an insulated (sensor) wire through its center. The PVC tube is to hold the wires in place. The output to the meter changes as the water level rises on the sensor wire.

The probes come in 12 inch increments and can be cut to any length down to the next lower increment. We prefer to build them your required size, however, for which there is no extra charge. It saves you from having to shorten and recalibrate the sender.

UNAFFECTED BY CORROSION
Even if the sensor did corrode (which is improbable because of the high quality materials used), a thin layer of corrosion on the surface of the sensing elements would not change the accuracy because the gap over which the capacitor works is almost 1/10 of an inch whereas corrosion would be measured in 1/100’s.

Features

• Capacitive sensor is capable of detecting water in the fuel tank. The presence of water, which will ruin a diesel engine, is readily shown by an overfull indication on the meter. If fuel were being pumped into your tank from a supplier who had water in his big tanks, the presence of the water would show up immediately on your gauge by giving a overfull indication even though the tanks were only 1/4 full. This does not damage the sensor and once the water is pumped out, everything would be normal again.
• Electronics have been designed to minimize meter error caused by variation of battery voltage.
• Eliminates excessive needle bounce on the meter while underway.
• Can be built to fit tanks from 3 inches to 120 inches deep.
• Works with most receiver units (meters).