Running out of water — for stock, horticulture or the house — is a serious problem that's easily prevented. Know your levels at a glance and get alerted automatically, from anywhere.
Stock water shouldn't be a guessing game — and it shouldn't take a 20-minute drive to find out a tank ran dry yesterday. BushLinx® tank monitors show what's in every tank on the property, right from your phone, and send an SMS before one runs out.
Watching levels over time also shows how the whole water system is behaving — why a trough keeps emptying overnight, whether the bore is keeping up, and where a leak might be hiding.
Pair it with leak detection to see flow as well as level.
This is dead easy. There is really 2 options that makes a difference to your installation and how well it works for you over time.
- The first is a drop-in sensor that hangs down into the water and is suitable for where a data logger is mounted on top of a tank, an irrigaiton channel, a dam or concrete tank.
-The second is an external sensor that is usually installed in teh outlet of a tank using a T-fitting. This means there is no need for ladders or scrabbling around on top of a tank to do the installation. This installation type really wants the tank (and its outlet) to be fenced so that stock cannot damage the sensor or data logger. It's my personal choice of installation for ease and safety wherever it is suitable.
A level reading in a gauge on your phone answers one question - how much is in the tank right now, which is absolutely useful.
A level chart on the other hand answers far better, more useful questions. Charts show the changes in water level over time and the behaviour of the water system. This allows you to see many things quickly at a glance. You can see:
> what the level is now
> whether the bore is keeping up
> how long the trough really takes to draw down
> whether yesterday's drop was stock or a leak
> if it filled properly last night when stock weren't drinking much
> how quickly it refills after the morning rush on the troughs
> and by extension what the behaviour of the water system is
Once a few tanks are connected, the pattern across a property tends to explain things that were previously just a guess.
Many people find out things about their water system they weren't aware of before they had the data and make both short term and long term planning decisions for future fixes and upgrades to fortify water systems.
Tank monitors are the cheapest way onto the platform, and often the first site a farm puts in. Direct from us in South Australia and Victoria, or through a distributor. They pair with leak detection where flow matters as much as level.
This is a quick overview. Specs, photos, how it works and real-world examples are on the Tank Monitors page of the BushLinx® website.