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    Optical float switches in DDR failed

    The optical level sensors in my DDR are both reporting closed though both sides are nearly full. It started with one and now both are wrong. They are clean and this unit is only a couple months old. Any advice would be appreciated.

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    Im not the brightest crayon in the box with apex yet, though I do have the DDR and when full of fluid they are supposed to read closed.
    Only read Open when the fluid level is below the sensor.
    Am I missing something here or maybe you worded it wrong== open/ closed ?

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    I may be mistaken about where they should be but they are definitely closed now and they were open for weeks and the level has been way above them all along. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Arringar View Post
    I may be mistaken about where they should be but they are definitely closed now and they were open for weeks and the level has been way above them all along. lol
    If they are full of fluid or the fluid is above the optical sensors and the switches are reading closed then its working as it should.
    Remove the fluid in them or wait until its used up and gets below the sensor, if the switches open up then its working normal as it should.
    When you fill them back above the optical sensor the switch should go back to reading closed.

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