So, just switched from hot water tank to GAS heating using LPG bottles, and am now looking for a reliable solution for measuring the bottle levels.
As I understand, the best solution for this will be using “scales” and weighing the bottles? Has anyone done this and are there any other methods to doing this?
Interesting, i’m thinking my second post would be ideal with the load cell option as everything is there, very minimal DIY required as all the housing etc is there, just see if I can directly tap into the load cells and get some data.
The bottle we get will be measured in KG, and are around 45kg and are swapped when empty.
The Mopeka only work on the smaller bottles and I ruled them out anyway due to the batteries and inaccuracy.
The only way to accurately know the contents is by weighing. The levels will change significantly with temperature, making the ‘stick on the bottom or side’ type sensors not suitable for my application.
I know they get used for motorhomes and caravans though.
Check this out, it’s just all the juice with a load cell, all structure and mounting and all the DIY work in terms of building the structure is done,
Also, the weighing surface is 40x40cm
I will ditch all electronics which is included in the LCD panel on the pole, and use a HX711 to read the load cell and in my case, use a WT-32 ETH01 Ethernet ESP32 and PoE to 5V adapter and run a single ethernet cable.