Float level switches are useful in many contexts. In wastewater treatment plants, the amount of water in a purification system is usually measured by some kind of float level sensor or switch. Level control switches are also used in the agriculture industry, pharmaceutical products development, a variety of manufacturing processes and in an extensive variety of other applications. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Sierra Instruments
Monterey, CA | 831-373-0200Sierra`s Innova-Switch™ electronic instruments and devices represent the state-of-the-art in gaseous and liquid flow switching or liquid level control.
Condor USA, Inc.
Charlotte, NC | 866-878-1497When it comes to pressure switches, float switches, or any other pump or compressor controls, Condor USA has the expertise. All our product designs, material specifications, and assembly requirements originate at our ISO9002-approved headquarters in Germany, where we have been building products since 1893. We make sure your control requirements are matched exactly to your application.
SJE Rhombus
Detroit Lakes, MN | 218-847-1317The pioneering efforts 30 years ago made the first Tank Alert® alarm and Sensor Float® control switch. Today, SJE-Rhombus has become a leading manufacturer of reliable, trouble-free liquid level controls for the water, wastewater and sewage industries. Our complete product line includes Build-A-Panel™ control panels, engineered custom systems, Tank Alert® alarm systems, pump and control switches.
Harwil Corporation
Oxnard, CA | 800-562-2447Since 1956, Harwil Corporation has been providing quality design and manufacturing of electro mechanical fluid flow and liquid level switches as well as pump emergency shutdown controllers. All of Harwil’s level switches are designed with a focus on producing simple, reliable, low cost units.
Many sump pump varieties also require float level switches in order to function correctly. Float level switches offer many attractive qualities to their users. They are generally simple in design, which makes them easy to operate and can make them inexpensive. Electrical interference does not affect float level switches. Depending on their intended use, float level switches can be constructed from materials that allow them to function in high-temperature and high-pressure environments.
Different level switches function in different ways. A level management tool can be used for the measurement of material levels in a system, or it can be used for both measurement and control. The simplest float level switch would consist of a hollow, buoyant bulb that would, upon contact with rising liquid levels, become raised, which would trigger a mechanism within the equipment to which the bulb is attached.
Such systems transmit level data based on whether or not their internal circuitry is open or closed. When a level switch bulb is descended, for example, the internal circuitry to which it is attached is usually open. When it rises enough, the circuit becomes closed, sending a signal to monitoring equipment.
In some cases, that monitoring equipment doubles as control equipment, allowing for the automatic adjustment of level control apparatus. Such devices are very helpful in preventing overfilling of storage tanks and other similar equipment; when material levels reach a certain level in an enclosure, the float level switch registers the level and sends signals to equipment that can prevent the level from rising any higher.
