As a home owner with an oil tank, who has runout while awaiting a delivery (left it too late), this looks very useful. A shame the industrial design of the wall plug in monitor look like it’s from 1992. Plus it’ll be good to have the app connect USB dongle and the wall monitor integrated into one smart device. Knowing how messy it’s going it look in the utility room, is seriously holding me back from this amazing solution. Thanks as always James - Hold Tight!
I ha e just gone out and checked the tank, I check it regularly, but now I’ve seen this video I noticed something. There is a Watchman Anywhere Sonic Oil Level screwed into the top. Must have been left from the previous owner, it’s looking tiered but will give it a refurb and see how it goes.
Nice one James, we moved to a house that runs off oil and having never lived in such a property I had no idea how it all worked 😩. When we moved in the boiler wouldn't fire up and yes, you guessed it, we called out a plumber only to find out the tank was empty (what a plonker 🤔). Anyway, we got the boiler serviced, filled the tank and all is well. We also eventually found the tank gauge plugged into a socket in a cupboard, but it looks a bit ancient so I may invest in one of these units to bring us up to date.
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Brilliant plumbparts after watching your video on installing the watchman tank sensor you made it look easy and very informative many thanks Keith I will invest
Great video, and shows that it does work with water - Something Kingspan should perhaps publise, as those of us with Cisterns can use this system to remotely monitor water tanks.
at the moment I'm using a large stick to measure the level because the original watchman with the crappy 4 level lcd Indicator stopped working a long while ago. you can buy the flow meters too which are more accurate at measuring consumption. I've got a 1237ltr tank and an old trusty danesmoor 15/19 heatslave.
I bought a SENSiT system to upgrade my Sonic. Rather disappointed. There is only a very limited number of tanks to select. My DESO H1800BT was not on the list and I can't get the internal dimensions to manually create the tank. If you add a tank, you can't delete it! The product will, in time, be excellent but it needs some development. I would wait a while for Kingspan to develop the product.
I just bought one. It's still shite. Had it 7 days now installed and its given one single ''good reading'' it's been a year since your comment and by the look of my sensit they've upgraded nothing.
@@Murtagh7484 total rubbish, doesn't give you the quantity in a cylindrical tank laid flat just treats it as an upright one, hence the quantity you are reading is totally irrelevant, its just sensing the level, the only point it will be accurate is at the midway point, stopped working altogether after a few months,,,,,,, just stick to dipping the tank now
I am not sure if they are all like this but my USB module looses the tank transmitter serial number and WiFi details if there is a power cut and has to be setup again. The unit seems to have no non volatile memory to save the settings. You do get a reading once a day on no annual subscription cost. Also I have noted the tank level reading only changes every few days depending upon consumption and the shape of the tank / versus oil level.
I’m confused about the dimensions, are we talking about the inner sleeve tank dimensions or the external tank dimensions? Surely it must be the internal sleeve dimensions?
HI, I moved into a property a few months ago and have just found our tank has a red Watchman oil tank alarm, but we dont have the plug in device with the bars that indicate oil height. Is it possible to just purchase the USB device and pair this with the red watchman? I dont really want the 1980 looking wall plug thing, happy just to have the USB and mobile app
James, First time oil user. Moved into a house with previous style of Watchman. Be careful to check the gasket on the sender unit. Mine had water in it from a pinched up gasket. They are horizontally split with no water run off. Really poor design. Looks like the later one is horizontally split too?. Also I think you need to form a relationship with your oil tank. They get lonely. I’m going back to a dipstick as there is no harm in going to the tank 4 times a year to check things over and look for leaks from that awful bowl filter. I would really like a sight tube like on my steam engine with its own isolating cock, but no doubt the man with the clip board would write me letters. If you choose to live in The Boonies with no gas, then don’t hanker after this WiFi + smartphone lifestyle. Just going to unglue the latest Protester .....
Bought the kingspan sensit. Been installed for 7 days now and only read the level of the tank once. Its a very poor piece of kit. I bought it for 153e on the strength of this vid... dipping a stick in the tank is way faster and a much more reliable method for checkin the oil level.
Hi ja, I fancy one of these at my house on my oil tank. Looks a good bit of kit but I have one question. Do you have to subscribe yearly to keep the app going ect. Cheers davey ipswich 👍
Just bought a replacement Kingspan oil tank with that exact same tank connections … the oil line connection at the bottom is designed for the fuel line to connect end on, ie, in the same direction of the connection fitting itself, but my existing oil line connects at 90 degrees. Is there an additional 90 degree connector I can buy to save having to do a 90 degree bend on my copper pipe? Cheers, Michael
Great vid!......Have an issue with my new watchman and the app.Everything set up great and is monitoring tank level fine.Problem is I have entered the wrong size tank in the app set up and the reading is way out and I can not find a way to delete it and re enter the correct tank size as when I enter the usb code a message comes up to say that it is already registered and I can not go any further..anybody out there know how to do it?
As a home owner with an oil tank, who has runout while awaiting a delivery (left it too late), this looks very useful. A shame the industrial design of the wall plug in monitor look like it’s from 1992. Plus it’ll be good to have the app connect USB dongle and the wall monitor integrated into one smart device. Knowing how messy it’s going it look in the utility room, is seriously holding me back from this amazing solution. Thanks as always James - Hold Tight!
Also check out the Apollo Ultrasonic monitor
I ha e just gone out and checked the tank, I check it regularly, but now I’ve seen this video I noticed something. There is a Watchman Anywhere Sonic Oil Level screwed into the top.
Must have been left from the previous owner, it’s looking tiered but will give it a refurb and see how it goes.
Fantastic, thanks very much. Am I the only person watching this in a cold house waiting for an oil fill 😉
Nice one James, we moved to a house that runs off oil and having never lived in such a property I had no idea how it all worked 😩. When we moved in the boiler wouldn't fire up and yes, you guessed it, we called out a plumber only to find out the tank was empty (what a plonker 🤔). Anyway, we got the boiler serviced, filled the tank and all is well. We also eventually found the tank gauge plugged into a socket in a cupboard, but it looks a bit ancient so I may invest in one of these units to bring us up to date.
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Got one delivered on Fri, told me how many ltrs are in the tank with my delivery of 750ltrs. And it emails you with daily oil used. Great bit of kit👍
Great bit of kit, will help those who are unable to get to the the tank for verious reasons.
Great presentation vid' 👍
Brilliant plumbparts after watching your video on installing the watchman tank sensor you made it look easy and very informative many thanks Keith
I will invest
I use a broom handle to check my oil level👍🏼
I use a garden cane!
Excellent - just purchased one as OilPal no longer being supported.
Great video, and shows that it does work with water - Something Kingspan should perhaps publise, as those of us with Cisterns can use this system to remotely monitor water tanks.
Brilliant, thanks for video sorted my Watchman Sonic, receiver now displaying oil level again 😁
Great to see you back james , great video
Thanks man.
What battery is in the transmitter part and how often it needs to be replaced?
Excellent James. Just bought one £76 inc VAT. Just what I have been looking for. Thanks.
I'm bewildered by this video, it seems like something most houses have this but I have never seen or heard of these in any of my homes? :o
Nice to see you back topman!
at the moment I'm using a large stick to measure the level because the original watchman with the crappy 4 level lcd Indicator stopped working a long while ago. you can buy the flow meters too which are more accurate at measuring consumption. I've got a 1237ltr tank and an old trusty danesmoor 15/19 heatslave.
Mine also stopped working after 6 months. Rubbish device.
Big caveat is the fact that it’s not instant reading hence when you fill up the tanks, you have to guess wether it’s full or not!
I bought a SENSiT system to upgrade my Sonic. Rather disappointed. There is only a very limited number of tanks to select. My DESO H1800BT was not on the list and I can't get the internal dimensions to manually create the tank. If you add a tank, you can't delete it! The product will, in time, be excellent but it needs some development. I would wait a while for Kingspan to develop the product.
I just bought one. It's still shite. Had it 7 days now installed and its given one single ''good reading'' it's been a year since your comment and by the look of my sensit they've upgraded nothing.
@@Murtagh7484 total rubbish, doesn't give you the quantity in a cylindrical tank laid flat just treats it as an upright one, hence the quantity you are reading is totally irrelevant, its just sensing the level, the only point it will be accurate is at the midway point, stopped working altogether after a few months,,,,,,, just stick to dipping the tank now
I am not sure if they are all like this but my USB module looses the tank transmitter serial number and WiFi details if there is a power cut and has to be setup again. The unit seems to have no non volatile memory to save the settings.
You do get a reading once a day on no annual subscription cost. Also I have noted the tank level reading only changes every few days depending upon consumption and the shape of the tank / versus oil level.
I’m confused about the dimensions, are we talking about the inner sleeve tank dimensions or the external tank dimensions? Surely it must be the internal sleeve dimensions?
Is there a battery to change. Mine stopped working
Great having you back, Jimmy! Hope your surviving :)
Very nice idea, but I wouldn't be too happy with all of the USB dongle stuff hanging off the plug. That could do with tidying up
HI, I moved into a property a few months ago and have just found our tank has a red Watchman oil tank alarm, but we dont have the plug in device with the bars that indicate oil height. Is it possible to just purchase the USB device and pair this with the red watchman? I dont really want the 1980 looking wall plug thing, happy just to have the USB and mobile app
Those inner 4 inch lids are murder to get off.
You know mate!
James, First time oil user. Moved into a house with previous style of Watchman. Be careful to check the gasket on the sender unit. Mine had water in it from a pinched up gasket. They are horizontally split with no water run off. Really poor design. Looks like the later one is horizontally split too?. Also I think you need to form a relationship with your oil tank. They get lonely. I’m going back to a dipstick as there is no harm in going to the tank 4 times a year to check things over and look for leaks from that awful bowl filter. I would really like a sight tube like on my steam engine with its own isolating cock, but no doubt the man with the clip board would write me letters. If you choose to live in The Boonies with no gas, then don’t hanker after this WiFi + smartphone lifestyle. Just going to unglue the latest Protester .....
Bought the kingspan sensit. Been installed for 7 days now and only read the level of the tank once. Its a very poor piece of kit. I bought it for 153e on the strength of this vid... dipping a stick in the tank is way faster and a much more reliable method for checkin the oil level.
Bought one of these watchman because the old watchman got stuck on 4 bars. The new one worked for a few months then got stuck also. Rubbish.
Hi ja, I fancy one of these at my house on my oil tank. Looks a good bit of kit but I have one question. Do you have to subscribe yearly to keep the app going ect. Cheers davey ipswich 👍
What does he mean his tank is like most in the country?
Just bought a replacement Kingspan oil tank with that exact same tank connections … the oil line connection at the bottom is designed for the fuel line to connect end on, ie, in the same direction of the connection fitting itself, but my existing oil line connects at 90 degrees. Is there an additional 90 degree connector I can buy to save having to do a 90 degree bend on my copper pipe? Cheers, Michael
Depending on the size of your oil line (likely 10mm) just buy a 10mm compression elbow.
@@djewen Thanks
Great vid!......Have an issue with my new watchman and the app.Everything set up great and is monitoring tank level fine.Problem is I have entered the wrong size tank in the app set up and the reading is way out and I can not find a way to delete it and re enter the correct tank size as when I enter the usb code a message comes up to say that it is already registered and I can not go any further..anybody out there know how to do it?
All you do is tap the gear icon, which is top right and then select “edit tank details”, then enter the correct details and save.👍
You ran out of oil a couple of inches before your 130?
Just use a garden cane...end of.
Are you going to install the tank at your place?
I've already got a tank at mine. When it runs out I might swap over next year. You interested in buying it?! 😂
@@plumberparts I thought from your comment in the vid about your tank it sounded like it needs replaced....
Nah it’s just covered in crap! 😂
@@plumberparts lol... just the usual!
Why so long for a reading on the app?!
To preserve the battery in the Sonic unit - they last about 3 years in this beast.
20 minutes later and I still don't know how to change the battery. Grrr
Should have an alarm to alert you when the thieving scum break in to nick your oil . Then you can release the hounds !
Yo
Use diesel
Kerosene is cheaper!
"the app updates once daily" ................ Why do they always cripple these "smart" systems to be so figging USELESS?
How much oil do you go through in a day?
The whole system seems very outdated. 2.4ghz only?! 😂 And if power goes off you have to reenter everything?! 🤣
@@ikabod6908 What if someone steals your oil? Happens all the time.
I'd want it to be zigbee so I can mesh it with everything else and use it with HA.
@@ChrisStephensiom I guess thats a fair point.
This on Amazon has terrible reviews
Can’t think why. Mine still works today and has been fine! Random! 😂