Within 10 minutes this can be corrected by a drop in interchangeable capacitive Phlippi sensor.

You to order the following parts ( example is for the 160 ltr tank on Hanse 345 ):

1) Tanksensor TGT 250 P/N 6 6011 7081 ( Other models check the tank height ¨)

2) Adapterflange P/N 6 6010 9010

Remove the old sensor, place new seal over the SAE hole pattern and screw adapter flange into existing threads ( don't forget the little O-ring seals on the screws ! )

Screw new sensor into adapter and connect into existing wire

However I decided to go one stage further and replace the water tank sensors at the same time, so measured the depth of those too!

However not being an electrician It didn't occur to me that they original water tank sensors work differently and have 5 wires instead of the two on the Philippi TGT sensors, is there a work around to this or do I have get new new sensors?

Any thought would as ever be much appreciated

All the best

Paul - Night Train

Does the thread of the TGT sensor fit into the existing crappy 5 wire Osculati flange ?

Thanks for the reply, do you have the Wuerth panel? I have been told that if you bridge pin 1 and pin 5 of the 5 pin connector at the panel it will work. I am still not sure which of the five wires I should use to connect the new sensor and have asked for further clarification.

Unfortunately the TGT sensor thread is far larger than the existing flange, but I am reasonably confident I can resolve that bit, it is the electrics that baffle me!

 

I used the split flange with the 1 1/4" thread to mount the sensor. However I did not connect it to the Würth Panel. I used the Phlippi TCM tank Monitor instead. As this is a pure resistance measurement i used wire 1 and wire 5.

I am not sure if this works with the Würth Panel. At least you need to c.hange the Input o 0 - 180 Ohm. Just try it out, ist digital, it either works or not.

I am trying to mount a decent water sensor in the water tank.  Managed to pull the crappy 5 wire one out after some persuasion and found the port is really tiny.  Looks like the hole is about an inch diameter.  How did you go about installing your sensors?   What sensor did you use.  The standard KUS/Wema ones I am aware of are around 1.4" and the flange is around 1.5".   Did you  just drill another whole in the tank?  Drill out the flange that is there?  Or can it somehow be made larger?

Harold

Ventus, Boston

Hanse 415/#314

I used the same hole; obviously you need to widen it to adjust it for the flange size. 

Regards,  Paul

through the inspection hole and a rubber seal on the outside.

So far ( 6 years ) its watertight

I notice in your post that you had the same problem as I probably have in my 385/2014. The tank installation seems equal at least for the sensor in the polypropylene tank.

What I am asking is what happens if I unscrew the five fastening screws? Will nuts and washers then disappear to the bottom of the tank or are the screws threaded into integrated threads in the polypropylene?

I assume that you mean the black HDPE fuel tank.

This one has a molded in flange with threaded inserts.

I have attached a photo for your convenience,

Thank you so much for your answer and assurance about the threaded inserts. Tonight I opened the tank and luckily diesel consumption was enough for the level to just be in line with the gauge opening. If it had been above, I would have had a terrible mess to clean up. My gauge seems however to be working just fine, bearing in mind that there is a considerable volume «above» the gauge flange to be consumed before a change in the reading may be possible.

My 1st fill up at 100% resulted in diesel smell for weeks,

since then at 90%  no problem

Happy Sailing