Gas bottle level detector

[wp1234]

At the moment I have a Mopeka gas bottle level detector fitted but frankly it’s not the best.
Does anyone have any experience of any other gas bottle level measurement systems or instruments that work well.

thanks in advance

 

[David and Sally]

Gave up with my Mopeka.

Thought about one of these but mixed reviews

Amazon product ASIN B07NP76VF1

 

[Stoosal]

I have mopeka as well and found it to be very accurate. What issues are you having?

 

[David and Sally]

I have mopeka as well and found it to be very accurate. What issues are you having?

For me, accurate when it gave a level at all but more often or not simply did not work at all.

 

[Stoosal]

For me, accurate when it gave a level at all but more often or not simply did not work at all.

That’s a shame. Had mine three years and only issues is to change the battery. Took a little time to get it properly centred on bottom of cylinder but once that was done I can usually predict to to within a couple of litres how much it will take when refilling.

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[JJ]

My cooker is my gas level detector... when it no longer lights it means I am very, very, very low and it is time to change bottles!

JJ

 

[TheMachMan]

Gave up with my Mopeka.

Thought about one of these but mixed reviews

Amazon product ASIN B07NP76VF1

I thought these were expensive when they were £50 and kept putting off buying one. Now £72!

 

[monzer]

What bottles do you have?

 

[peterc10]

Our Mopekas work well. The only problem was battery life, but I hope I have sorted that out by adjusting the time between each check to 10 seconds rather then 1.5 seconds

 

[Jev88]

Mopeka works well on my two bottles - or ordinary and now underslung. Once correct settings entered and a little grease to sensor

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[wp1234]

I have mopeka as well and found it to be very accurate. What issues are you having?

I’ve just changed the battery on it and I’m struggling to get it to give me accurate and steady readings . The % fluctuates erratically from 3% to 70%.

 

[wp1234]

What bottles do you have?

2x 11kg GasIt refillable. I will keep trying with the Mopeka unit , maybe a little grease
will help

 

[wp1234]

Anybody tried these ?

 

[poppycamper]

Gave up with my Mopeka.

Thought about one of these but mixed reviews

Amazon product ASIN B07NP76VF1

We have a Mopeka on underslung, but when a tugger I used a Truma as above which was accurate enough for my 6kg bottles.

 

[monzer]

I was just going to say Gasit advertise that Truma Bluetooth level gauge. Not tried it myself.

I have 2 gaslow bottles with gaslows own Bluetooth sensor and they work fine. They fit right in to the bottle valves so really accurate. Not sure how the Truma ones fit on to the system.

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[Fontie]

Where on the underslung tank did you put the Mopeka

 

[Fontie]

We have a Mopeka on underslung, but when a tugger I used a Truma as above which was accurate enough for my 6kg bottles.

Where on the underslung tank did you put the Mopeka

 

[poppycamper]

Where on the underslung tank did you put the Mopeka

On the center line at bottom but nearer one end so it is not directly underneath the float mechanism.

 

[Stoosal]

I’ve just changed the battery on it and I’m struggling to get it to give me accurate and steady readings . The % fluctuates erratically from 3% to 70%.

Can only speak from my experience but….

I have refillable Gaslow cylinders. Ensure bit of the supplied grease on the magnet and centre on bottom of cylinder. Need to make sure when the cylinder sits on ground it does not sit on the device and moves it when you place cylinder or it lifts cylinder up. I put a little bit of anti slip mat under the cylinder edge to give a few millimetres clearance. Leave to settle for ten minutes. Adjust settings for cylinder size etc and adjust reading to ten secs as it saves battery.

If there is fluctuating readings and it is a refillable cylinder it may be bouncing signal off the internals in which case you may need to try moving reader slightly to find a position where this doesn’t happen.

Good luck!

 

[wp1234]

I’m sorry to say that despite my best efforts the Mopeka unit continues doing all sorts of daft things . I have replaced the battery and despite being a brand new one out of the pack the unit is telling me that the battery level is ok to begin with then after 15 mins or so the unit is telling me the battery level is low ( red) . Readings on the bottle levels are still erratic despite moving the unit around underneath . I’ve tried re- syncing the unit to the app but still no joy.
I called GasIt( which is where I bought the Mopeka) and they tell me that they have stopped selling the units and moved over to the Trauma one because they felt the Mopeka back up was poor.
sSo my thoughts are to bite the bullet buy the Truma one .

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[cyberyacht]

A torch and a translucent Safefill or Gasbank bottle. Visual check. No moving parts to go wrong.

 

[Stoosal]

If you haven’t chucked it away, here’s a whole thread on similar issue and solutions....or not!

Mopeka TankCheck - Bluetooth Gas Level Check

Wondered why there wasn't a Bluetooth version of the Truma LevelControl https://www.truma.com/uk/en/products/truma-caravan-rv-gas-fittings/truma-levelcontrol.html that didn't need the iNetBox & works via an App but now there is https://mopeka.com/

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