Needing a water tank level monitoring device.

[miniconnect]

I need some sort of device that will alert me one way or another to our farm water tank dropping below 50%. Gallagher ( the fencing people) sell a system in NZ that looks good but can't find it in UK. Tank is approx 1500m away, no mobile signal at tank end.

Anyone point me to a UK supplier of something?

 

[roscoe erf]

would a heating oil monitor not do the same just throwing it out there as i don't know

 

[miniconnect]

would a heating oil monitor not do the same just throwing it out there as i don't know

possibly, hadnt thought of them, dont know what kind of range theyll have.

 

[Kevtherev]

@neilo

 

[AdamN]

Hi,

Contact Whisper Pumps in Notts, they'll be able to help. Ask for Mark

Adam

 

[renewablejohn]

I need some sort of device that will alert me one way or another to our farm water tank dropping below 50%. Gallagher ( the fencing people) sell a system in NZ that looks good but can't find it in UK. Tank is approx 1500m away, no mobile signal at tank end.

Anyone point me to a UK supplier of something?

Water pipe from tank last 10 metres fit with clear pipe and attach vertically to wall. Make sure clear pipe is wider than ping pong ball. Paint ping pong ball with glow paint and drop into vertical pipe. Fill tank full and mark position of ball. Then measure down depth of tank and mark empty and half full positions.

Obviously relies on the tank being at a similar level.

 

[Dan@JF]

drill a hole in the top, plastic rigid pole with a float on the bottom of it, and a bright red flag on top end. Them get some binoculars. If its not right up in the air.... your water is going down.

 

[Philip Watkins]

drill a hole in the top, plastic rigid pole with a float on the bottom of it, and a bright red flag on top end. Them get some binoculars. If its not right up in the air.... your water is going down.

You are assuming he has line of sight to the tank. At 1.5km distance it’s highly probable he won’t see a visual device.

 

[Fraserb]

I need some sort of device that will alert me one way or another to our farm water tank dropping below 50%. Gallagher ( the fencing people) sell a system in NZ that looks good but can't find it in UK. Tank is approx 1500m away, no mobile signal at tank end.

Anyone point me to a UK supplier of something?

I know you say there's no mobile signal but we have an alarm from whisper pumps, it has an SMS alert on it, it's got an external aeriel and gets far better signal than a mobile phone I'm the same area so might be worth trying

 

[miniconnect]

i'll need to take my dads phone up there, its old 2g, im on 3 which can be funny about here. tank sits in a glen, so maybe if the aerial can be put up 6 or 7m on a pole it might help. i will phone whisper later.

 

[miniconnect]

Water pipe from tank last 10 metres fit with clear pipe and attach vertically to wall. Make sure clear pipe is wider than ping pong ball. Paint ping pong ball with glow paint and drop into vertical pipe. Fill tank full and mark position of ball. Then measure down depth of tank and mark empty and half full positions.

Obviously relies on the tank being at a similar level.

really needs to be something thatll shout at me or a big red light that can be visually seen in the yard. rather than rely on me to look at it a couple times a day. we use 2 times the tank capacity a day. and if the tank empties because the inlet fails it take 2 - 3 days for all the air to come out the pipe.

 

[Clive]

I need some sort of device that will alert me one way or another to our farm water tank dropping below 50%. Gallagher ( the fencing people) sell a system in NZ that looks good but can't find it in UK. Tank is approx 1500m away, no mobile signal at tank end.

Anyone point me to a UK supplier of something?

meeting Gallagher on the 18th to discuss their products going on FMP - you might want to wait if you can ?

 

[Scholsey]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Water-Leve...tch-for-Pool-Tank/1972633994?iid=391496862555

Wired to a big light, if the lights on then your water is low, if its off then its fine, or the bulbs blown and you wont realise until you have no water at all.

 

[Philip Watkins]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Water-Leve...tch-for-Pool-Tank/1972633994?iid=391496862555

Wired to a big light, if the lights on then your water is low, if its off then its fine, or the bulbs blown and you wont realise until you have no water at all.

Fix it upside down so the light is off when the water is low. If the light is on all is well, if the light is out you go and check water level, failsafe as if blown bulb you still go and check.

 

[Dan@JF]

You are assuming he has line of sight to the tank. At 1.5km distance it’s highly probable he won’t see a visual device.

Yes I was assuming a lot of things and not be completely serious either.... but i do like cheap simple solutions

 

[Bob c]

Get float switch
https://www.ukpumpsupplies.co.uk/bu...p-automation_0215/float-level-switches_0215-4

 

[335d]

And when the tank is low, how do you refill it again. Do you need to pump the water to it? Electric pump?

 

[miniconnect]

And when the tank is low, how do you refill it again. Do you need to pump the water to it? Electric pump?

clean the big filter in the dam in the burn. or empty the gravel out the dam. happens occasionally this time of year with big deluges of rain.

 

[milkloss]

I presume you switch to mains water when the tank is running low?

How about having a buffer tank in the yard (where you have electric for running pumps etc). When this tanks runs low you can have a float that will close the valve for the buffer tank so you use mains instead. It also has the benefit of increasing your capacity.

 

[miniconnect]

I presume you switch to mains water when the tank is running low?

How about having a buffer tank in the yard (where you have electric for running pumps etc). When this tanks runs low you can have a float that will close the valve for the buffer tank so you use mains instead. It also has the benefit of increasing your capacity.

the mains passed the steading but we arent connected and trying to avoid it. theres plenty water, its never stopped in living memory. using 10-15m3 a day. its the filter getting choked with grasses or other rubbish, or the inlet to the filter bx getting blocked by gravel after a lot of heavy rain. doesnt happen often, but when it does its a pain in the behind getting the air out the pipe.