Most of the Northeast has already been experiencing a super cold winter with snow accumulations to match. For many, cleaning up the snow isn’t the only battle they’ve had to face. Homeowners and businesses are also battling a total loss of heat as delivery and repair companies struggle to keep up with demands. The frigid weather on the East Coast also increases the risk for pipe bursts and the issues that can bring.
Loss of Heat
There are few things worse than sitting indoors with no heat during record low temperatures. But that’s the reality for those whose tanks have run completely dry as they wait for oil delivery. Homeowners shocked to see how little oil was in their tanks before the deep freeze came around are also now realizing that skipping their yearly maintenance was probably not a wise idea.
System Failures
In addition to being unable to heat the home without oil, running a furnace with no oil in the tank can cause system failures and breakdowns due to dirt circulating the system, overstressing fans and other problems. While this is an unfortunate reality many are now combating, intelligent monitoring of fuel and temperatures inside of oil tanks could have prevented these issues from occurring.
Custom Temperature Switches
Having accurate measurement of temperatures of surrounding fluids is crucial in the heating industry. Fluidswitch’s FT20 line of switches is continuous-function sensors and perfect for oil temperature measurements. They work with extreme precision by gauging electrical resistance relative to the temperature of the surrounding fluids. In this case, a custom probe can be created to measure the temperature and ensure a loss of heat never occurs.
Ultrasonic Level Sensors
For even more protection and peace of mind, Fluidswitch FT temperature sensors can be used together with custom level sensors to increase efficiency. The ultrasonic liquid level sensors will continuously monitor oil tank levels in real-time without the need to touch the medium being measured – so you’ll never enter a deep freeze unprepared again.
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While these extremely cold temps might be a special condition not always seen in the heating industry, SMD Fluid Controls is able to modify standard parts or design custom fluid sensors to accommodate elements such as temperature, pressure, depth, materials, fitting, and more.