Oil consumption meter

[MikeJhn]

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?

 

[MikeJhn]

Sixty views and no comments, does no one use a flow meter?

 

[Ben-gee]

what's wrong with an oil tank gauge (eg watchman), or the sight gauge on the tank, or just a dipstick?

 

[MikeJhn]

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.

 

[Mrb]

This any good?

Apollo Ultrasonic Smart Oil Tank Level Monitor, Apollo Smart | Buy at H.P.W.

 

[Shower Engineer]

I bought one of these Oil Tally :: Domestic/residential/household/Kerosene heating oil meter 729440152086 | eBay about 5 years ago, think I paid about £140.00 for it at the time. It is accurate but doesn't fall in your sub £100.00 budget.

 

[MikeJhn]

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.

 

[MikeJhn]

Just had another look at my busted "Apollo" and it's not the smart digital one suggested by Mrb, anyone know if they are any good? how accurate are they?

 

[DaveyHep]

Doubt you’ll get a cheap flow meter that’ll read at such low flow rates.

 

[MikeJhn]

I bought one of these Oil Tally :: Domestic/residential/household/Kerosene heating oil meter 729440152086 | eBay about 5 years ago, think I paid about £140.00 for it at the time. It is accurate but doesn't fall in your sub £100.00 budget.

Now if I can get one of those for about £100.00 that would be ideal, perhaps I need to purloin someone's water meter. LOL

 

[MikeJhn]

Found the Apollo Smart meter at a good price: Energy Monitor :: Apollo Smart Alarm Oil Monitor :: Tank Depot may just have to get one and see how good it is.

 

[MikeJhn]

Well I bought one and it was a straightforward set up and fit, only time will tell how accurate it is.

 

[OffshoreGas]

I’ve got some portable ultrasonic flow meters I use/rent out.

They cost about £15k each and are accurate to about +/- 10%. I doubt you’re going to get anything useable for £100.

 

[MikeJhn]

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.

 

[OffshoreGas]

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.

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.