Replacing a bottom-mounted reed switch on a Bottoms Up Empty Keg Detector (EKD)
Is your keypad showing an empty keg, despite having beer in the Empty Keg Detector? A bad reed switch may be to blame.
How to replace a faulty Empty Keg Detector reed switch, using a Phillips-head screwdriver, wire strippers, two telephone splicers, and a pipe wrench.
Note: This is for the bottom-mounted, brown cable reed switch. For the side-mounted, grey cable switches, watch here: https://youtu.be/gHifgTqtz4E
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0:30 Removing the faulty switch from the EKD
1:30 Cutting the faulty switch wires
1:58 Inserting the new reed switch
2:46 Splicing the new cabling with the old cabling
4:58 Testing