[C320-list] Tank Monitoring Systems

[Ian Neale]

Hi, take a look at the BEP system of combined battery and tank monitoring. 

I have installed the below system 18 months ago when we bought Solutions and been very impressed. 

The monitor comes with shunt to monitor the house battery, I have paralleled up the two batteries to produce a bigger house capacity and installed separate start battery. 

The house battery is monitored for A/H, volts and amps in/out and the start battery volts only. I also have my bilge pump monitored by the unit so I can see the number of times and duration of bilge pump runs. 

In short, so while mildly expensive, it is a great system and a very easy install and by a high quality New Zealand marine manufacture. 

Here is the link for the monitor. 

https://www.bepmarine.com/en/p/80-600-0021-00/DC-Col-Systems-Monit-DCSM

Here is the link for the Ultra Sonic tank senders. 

I bought three, one for each grease water and the black tank, you could buy one for the diesel tank as well, it would be much better than mechanical sender and gauge for sure. It has the same drill pattern as the existing sender to I believe. 

https://www.bepmarine.com/en/p/TS1/Ultrasonic-Tank-Sender

Cheers, Ian Neale. 

Hull 1122, Solutions. 

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> On Jan 5, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Joe M <smith.blazer.72 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I was looking at the tech edge and others, cannot get myself to go with the
> foil and hope it works right through the tank and then mess around with it
> at the pump out station calibrating it.
> 
> I decided I will go with KUS, the one inside the protective tube and the
> gauge and call it done. I had a mechanical switch/float in my Grady for
> years without issue.
> 
> There is a member on the site that did a write up on his upgrade with the
> kus but he used a different model than the one I am going to install.
> 
> Joe 2002 C320 hull #902
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 2:19 PM Tom Grass <tgrass462 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> We are looking at Water / Waste tank monitoring systems for Bucket List.  A
>> quick look at the available  systems show:
>> 
>> Raritan Tank Monitoring System
>>     Sold by West Marine
>>     In $500 range - to monitor 3 tanks
>> 
>> Tech Edge Manufacturing - (   older Snake River Electonics technology I
>> believe)
>>     In $300 Range
>>     i-Series has LED Monitor (in Percentages full - not E, 1/3, 2/3 and
>> Full)
>> 
>> There are apparently others - my question to fellow C320 owners - your
>> experiences / opinions or Comments
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Tom and Tracy Grass
>> Bucket List
>> 2008 C320 MK II
>> # 1135
>>