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Any one have any experience at the cheaper end of the market, can't seem to find one below £100.00, would be nice to have a total flow over a period and current consumption, or am I asking too much?
 
Not really accurate enough, the gaps between the marks on a gauge or dipstick are so small that the quantity of fuel left/used is really a guess or at best an estimate in the short term, I am looking for a more accurate reading between adjustments to get empirical evidence of improved performance.
 
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Thanks for that both of you, the "Apollo" I already have a non working one of those, lasted about a month, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that I won't get one for the budget I set myself, will keep looking.
 
That's interesting, I have fitted the unit and it is reading the fuel level accurately to about +/- 10% how accurately it will read the consumption remains to be seen, but looks very good so far.
 
MikeJhn said:
That's interesting, I have fitted the unit and it is reading the fuel level accurately to about +/- 10% how accurately it will read the consumption remains to be seen, but looks very good so far.
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In an application like this level is a reasonably easy to measure, you’ve got a fluid that doesn’t move much. The level instrument is looking for a reflection from the change in fluid from oil to air. If the density of the oil changes by 20% it doesn’t matter much because it’s the boundary it’s looking for.

Your original query was on flow, that’s a whole different beast.
 
Yes it is, but this particular level meter also works out the flow and cost according to what price you paid and input into it, obviously does this through the change in level over a specific time period.

I do have an ultrasonic flow meter that I use on pools to check the condition of the filter and pipework.
 
Just to update this, a few glitches in the first instance as the tank I was fitting too did not have a flat area to attach the sender unit, once that was sorted by packing one side with washers and silicone sealing the base it has worked flawlessly, gives a good indication of cost per day/week, consumption also in day/week/month, very useful if you have aspergers as my OH constantly tells me I have.
 

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