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Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge
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Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

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At my steam plant we have an old 20' demin storage tank with no level transmitters on it just some tygon tubing set up to try to see the level but it is very hard to see it plus the tubing has to be cleaned to see the water clearly. I wanna just put a 0 to 10 psi pressure gauge on the bottom of the tank to get the level that way. I know a foot of water is .433 psi. My question is if the gauge reads 5 psi what do i have to multiply it by to get the level of the tank? Thank you.

RE: Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

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Use the inverse of 0.433, or 2.31.

RE: Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

Or............buy a gage that reads in feet of water.

RE: Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

He didn't say he wanted the level in feet.

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RE: Calculating Tank water level by pressure gauge

Multiply the pressure reading by 2.3.
5 x 2.3 = 11.5ft.

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