According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, around 4.8 million homes in the United States use heating oil.
These tanks rely on traditional visual gauging, making checking the levels a manual, and tedious, process. Monitoring heating oil levels is essential for several reasons:
- Preventing Runouts: An unexpected depletion of heating oil can leave properties without heat, leading to discomfort and potential damage.
- Optimizing Deliveries: Knowing the exact level of heating oil allows for timely and price-conscious replenishment, ensuring that supplies are ordered at the best time and price.
- Avoiding Overfills: Overfilling a tank can lead to environmental hazards and costly spills, making precise monitoring essential.
- Enhancing Safety: Regular monitoring can help prevent accidents and ensure that tanks are operating within safe levels.
Introducing a Better Way to Monitor
Manually checking these tanks shouldn’t be the only option, and thankfully it isn’t. With its seamless installation, long battery life, and remote configurability, the 811 Cellular Ultrasonic Sensor from Veeder-Root's new line of Liquid Level Measuring Sensors (LLMS) is an ideal monitoring solution for heating oil tanks.
While it’s traditionally been used for Commercial and Industrial applications, this LLMS fits right at home in non- commercial settings, making it quite the versatile solution.
This sensor is fully compatible with fuel oil and has a battery life of up to 5 years.
Do More with Delta
To make things even more convenient, the stand-alone online platform Delta enables low-friction monitoring with the 811 Cellular Ultrasonic Sensor, allowing you to monitor your LLMS in one central place, real-time.
Notifications can be easily programmed in the Delta platform either on a regular schedule or when the tank reaches a critical low level.
Ease of Installation
Heating oil tanks are fitted standard with 2” NPT openings, which are compatible with the 811 Cellular Ultrasonic Sensor. Since it is wireless, connection is simple via an integrated cellular modem to the Delta cloud monitoring service.
The Bottom Line
By leveraging LLMS technology, managing heating oil tanks can be as simple as a glance at your dashboard or an automated e-mail, ensuring you never run low on this essential resource again.
As we continue to innovate and expand the applications of these sensors, we pave the way for smarter, more efficient monitoring solutions in various sectors.