Could be one of the electrical components in the circuit board. First clip on a new temporary ground. If it still does it I suspect something is “leaking down” the way a capacitor would (used to illustrate a point only, I have no actual knowledge of the circuit or components). If it is ever convenient for you to do so, unplug the board and swap in a known good one. 

Jim

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> On Aug 24, 2018, at 3:00 AM, Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> No distilled water,  just regular old tap water. 
> 
> I went and checked it again and sure enough when I flip the switch starts off with the correct indicator then fades to red. Flip it off again and wait a few seconds and the same. 
> 
> Weird right? 
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 9:13 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> That's a good point. But doesn't really explain the fading-away thing.
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 7:12 PM pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> > You're not using distilled water are you?
>> >
>> > On Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 15:21 Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > This one has been stumping me for a while and can't seem to figure it
>> > out.
>> > > Wanted to see what the collective brain trust thinks.
>> > >
>> > > Turn the switch on the kitchen to power the system on.
>> > > 1) No water no lights. Correct.
>> > > 2) As soon as it hits red bolt turns red. Great.
>> > > 3) As soon as it hits yellow bolt turns yellow. Awesome.
>> > > 4) Give it a moment and it fades back to red. Huh?
>> > >
>> > > If I take the wire that goes to the bolt for the yellow indicator and
>> > touch
>> > > it to the bottom most bolt the light turns immediate strong yellow.
>> > Remove
>> > > it and it goes back to red. OK, that would make sense.
>> > >
>> > > At first I had cleaned all the bolts figuring it was just a corrosion
>> > issue
>> > > and it was working well but then after a few minutes it slowly faded back
>> > > to red even though it is above the yellow bolt. Do I have a weak ground
>> > > somewhere that is blocking signal? Clean the bolts inside of the tank
>> > more?
>> > > Redo my connectors?
>> > >
>> > > Small potatoes but it just irks me a little since it seems like such a
>> > > simple system.
>> > >
>> > > thanks for any help or advice!
>> > > Ryan in Asheville
>> > >
>> >