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Tank level monitoring

Tank level monitoring that retires the dipstick

Water, chemicals, additives, waste — every tank on site gets checked the same way: climb, peer, guess. A wireless level sensor turns each tank into a number on a dashboard, read continuously instead of whenever someone has time.

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A dipstick reading is a guess with a stick

Sight glasses fog, float gauges stick, dipsticks depend on who’s holding them. The same tank can “measure” three different levels in one shift — and orders get placed on that.

02

Overflows happen during filling

The riskiest minutes in a tank’s life are the ones with a hose attached. Without a live reading and a high-level alarm, the first sign of an overfill is liquid on the ground.

03

Running dry stops more than the tank

An empty additive or process tank doesn’t announce itself — the line just stops. The cost isn’t the refill; it’s every downstream hour waiting for it.

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How tank level monitoring works with Kilo

1

Fit a level sensor to each tank

Ultrasonic and radar sensors measure from the top without touching the contents; pressure probes read from the bottom. Battery-powered LoRaWAN and mioty units run for years — one gateway covers the whole yard.

2

Read every tank as a number

Dashboards show each tank’s level and its trend curve in real time — how full, how fast it’s falling, and when it will hit the mark, at a glance.

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Alarm at the levels you choose

Set low-level, high-level, and rate-of-change rules. When a tank crosses a threshold, the escalation chain alerts the operator, then the supervisor — push, SMS, or email — until someone acts.

Hardware, ready to work

Source level sensors and gateways from the Kilo Electronics store — pre-configured on request, so each unit arrives ready to mount on the tank. No IoT team required.

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The platform features behind tank level monitoring

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Tank level monitoring FAQ

Which sensor types work for tank level monitoring?

Ultrasonic and radar sensors mount at the top and measure the distance to the surface; submersible pressure probes measure the liquid column from the bottom. Any LoRaWAN, mioty, or MQTT-capable level sensor works with Kilo — pick by liquid, tank shape, and accuracy needs.

Does it work on closed or metal tanks?

Yes. Sensors mount through a standard opening or flange and read inside the tank; the radio antenna sits outside the shell, so steel and concrete tanks report as reliably as plastic ones.

Can I see the level as a percentage or volume?

Yes. Dashboards present each tank the way your team thinks about it — level, percent full, or trend over time — with the full reading history behind every value.

Can an alarm catch an overfill while it happens?

Yes. A high-level rule fires the moment the reading crosses your ceiling, and the escalation chain notifies the people on site first — fast enough to stop the pump, not just document the spill.

Know every tank without climbing it

Start free with 5 devices, or book a call and we’ll scope the deployment — level sensors, gateways, dashboards, and threshold alarms for the whole site.