iSeries Holding Tank Monitor Installation Steps_4.14.11

Installation, Calibration and Configuration Instructions for: 

Installation, Calibration and Configuration Instructions for The best and most accurate system in the industry. Manufactured by:

The iSeries Kit includes:: 

The iSeries Kit includes: iSeries Tank Monitor *Three exterior moda sensors 13½’ of Aluminum Tape Fuse assembly 12 Butt Connectors Four faceplate screws Installation Instructions Warranty Information * Moda sensors are for non metalic tanks only. If you have a metal tank, you will need to custom order rods to fit the height of your tank.

Items you will need for the installation:: 

Items you will need for the installation: 18 Awg Hook up wire – Enough for 2 runs from each tank to the monitor panel and 1 run from each tank to ground 12 Volt Power Source ( ie . Battery) Screwdriver or screw drill to mount faceplate Something to cut hole in wall where installing Crimpers for Butt Connectors Additional Butt Connectors may be needed Razor Blade to trim foil if necessary

Before you get started:: 

Before you get started: Clean the side of the tank where sensor is being installed thoroughly. Cleaning with alcohol might be necessary.

Measure tank width and height: 

Measure tank width and height Aluminum tape should start at approximately 2” apart going the whole height of the tank. Taller tanks usually work better a little further apart and shorter tanks a little closer together. Thicker tanks will be a little further apart but use more foil. This can be modified after installation and during testing. Mark the top and bottom of the tank with 2” spacing

Install tape: 

Install tape Do not run tape completely to the bottom of the tank due to rough and round edges and the thickness of the bottom of the tank. Make sure tape is completely flat. This is how it reads through the tank wall.

Attach Moda Sensor: 

Attach Moda Sensor It does not matter where on the aluminum tape you install the Copper Foil of the Moda Sensor.

Attach Copper Foil: 

Attach Copper Foil Peel backing off of copper foil and carefully apply to aluminum foil avoiding any creases. One on each side.

Trim excess foil: 

Trim excess foil

Attach Moda Sensor to Tank: 

Attach Moda Sensor to Tank Peel off backing of Sensor Stick to clean surface

For metal tanks or tanks that are not accessible on the outside:: 

For metal tanks or tanks that are not accessible on the outside: If you have a metal tank or one that you cannot get to the side of, you can custom order rods for insertion from the top of the tank. Aluminum rods are used for Diesel Fuel tanks. PVC rods are used for all others. Please have the depth of your tank measured when you call for pricing on the rods. Measurements go from the outside top of the tank where being installed to the bottom of the tank minus ½”. You do not want the rods touching the bottom of the tank. All rods have the same 3 wires as the moda sensors and are hooked up and calibrated the same way.

Select Location for Panel: 

Select Location for Panel Using the cut-out guide in the installation Instructions, mark holes on the corners of the area to be cut out as well as where the Screws are to be drilled. Draw your cut out line and Cut your hole

Run your wires: 

Run your wires · The red wire , with the crimp, from the pigtail slides onto either post of the power switch. The crimped end of the fuse assembly is attached attached to the other post on the power switch. · The fuse assembly then needs to be run to your positive 12 Volt battery lead. · The black wire from the panel needs to run to your negative battery lead.

Wire Moda Sensors: 

Wire Moda Sensors Each tank is hooked up to a different set of colors on the pigtail wire connector. Each set of colors has 2 wires. One with a Red Stripe and one with a Blue Stripe. These run to the Moda sensor Red and Blue Wires. Tank 1 is yellow, tank 2 is orange, tank 3 is purple, etc. **Note: Tanks 5-8 are only for use with Propane tanks pre- equiped with 90 ohm sending units.

Ground Moda Sensor: 

Ground Moda Sensor Each Moda Sensor also has a black wire. This wire needs to be grounded or sent back to the black wire on the panel. All black wires can be attached and grounded together. Note: If the ground comes loose, all tanks will read full all the time.

Propane “LP” hook-up: 

Propane “LP” hook-up Tanks 5-8 are designed for use with Propane tanks that are preequiped with 90 ohm sending units only. To hook up a propane tank, connect the 2 wires from the panel (wires for tanks 5, 6, 7 or 8,) one with a red stripe and one with a blue stripe, together and run one wire to the 90 ohm sending unit on the LP tank.

If you have more than 4 standard tanks:: 

If you have more than 4 standard tanks: If you have more than 4 standard tanks and do not need to monitor Propane tanks, you can send the unit in for modification to read 8 standard tanks.

After wiring complete:: 

After wiring complete : After the wiring is complete, if you have exposed wires coming from the extra wires not used, cut the small exposed portion off. You do not want these wires touching even though they are not in use. You will want to leave the main portion of the wires intact in case you will need to add more tanks at a later time.

After installation is complete, it’s time to configure the panel to your tanks.: 

After installation is complete, it’s time to configure the panel to your tanks. To get into configuration mode; After turning power on, press both the “ ▲ ” up arrow and “MENU” button at the same time. Bringing you to the “Enable Tanks” Screen – press “OK”

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If you would like to enable a certain tank, press the “ ▲” up arrow. If you would like to disable a certain tank, press the “ ▼” down arrow. “__” means that is the tank you are selecting.

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When you are done enabling the tanks you would like to use, press “OK” This will bring you to “Name Tanks”. Press “OK” to name your tanks.

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This will bring you to “Tank 1 Name”. Press “OK” to name Tank 1 or press ▲ or ▼ arrows to configure the name of a different tank. Pressing the ▲ or ▼ arrows will change the name of the 1 st word on your tank. Press “OK” again and you can now change the 2 nd word with the ▲ or ▼ arrows .

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After you have selected the name of that tank, press “Menu”. You can then repeat the process for the other tanks by scrolling through the tanks with the arrow buttons and pressing “OK” to select tank. When you are done naming all the tanks, press “Menu” to return to Configuration Menu.

Next you will need to calibrate your tanks.: 

Next you will need to calibrate your tanks. Pressing “OK” here will bring you to the calibration screens. **Note: You can calibrate either empty or full first. If you would like to calibrate empty, the tank needs to be empty. If you would like to calibrate full, the tank needs to be full.

Calibration Screen: 

Calibration Screen The left number is your empty calibration, the middle is your raw or live number and the right number is your full calibration.

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If you are ready to calibrate empty, press the “down arrow” Are you sure? Press “OK” for Yes Or “Menu” for No.

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Your raw number should now match your empty calibration number.

To calibrate “full”, you will need to fill your tank.: 

To calibrate “full”, you will need to fill your tank. When your tank is full, press the “up arrow” in the calibration screen to calibrate full. “Are you Sure?” “OK” for Yes or “Menu” for No. Note: As you are filling, you will see the raw number increase.

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For the best resolution, ideally you want a minimum difference of a 50 count between the Low Calibration and the High Calibration numbers. This is not necessary but the higher the difference, the better the accuracy. Your full calibration number should then match your raw reading.

To increase the count between your empty and full readings:: 

To increase the count between your empty and full readings: If the count between your empty and full calibration readings is less than 50, you can add foil to the inside of your original foil strips. This will bring the strips closer together and should increase your count. Do only one side at a time and check your count. Make sure you overlap the foil and it stays pretty consistent the whole height of the tank. It is OK to cover some of the copper tape. If you have a very short tank ( ie . 6” or so) or a very thick tank you will want to add a second strip of foil overlapping the first one on the outside of each strip. Check your readings in between adding each strip before adding more tape.

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When you are done calibrating tanks, press the “Menu” button to return to the Configuration Menu.

You are now ready to configure your alarms.: 

You are now ready to configure your alarms. After you calibrate your tanks, you are brought to the “Tank Alarms” screen. Press “OK”

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Press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to select the percentage you would like to be alarmed at. (Example: You want the Fresh Tank to alarm you at 15% empty, push the “down arrow” until you reach 15) You are brought to your first tank alarm settings.

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Press the “OK” button when you have set your alarm percentage. ________________________________________________________________ Press the “ ▼ ” to toggle between the Y and N letters. “Y” is for Yes or alarms on , “N” is for No or alarms off . Press the “ ▲ ” to toggle between the L and H Letters. “L” is to alarm at Low or Empty ( ie . for fresh or fuel tanks) and “H” is to alarm at High or Full ( ie . for grey or black tanks). Press “OK” to go to the next tank and repeat.

When all Alarms are configured, pressing “OK” will bring you to:: 

When all Alarms are configured, pressing “OK” will bring you to: “Enable Battery Alarm?” Press “up arrow” to enable battery alarm and “down arrow” to disable battery alarm.

You will then be taken to the “Tank Scan Freq” screen: 

You will then be taken to the “Tank Scan Freq” screen Press “OK” to configure the time between automatic scans of the tank levels.

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Press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to change the amount of time between automatic scans of the tank levels. Default is about 15 Min. If you select “0 Min.”, no automatic scans will be done and tanks will only be checked during manual tank checks. Select time desired and press “OK”

“Screen Brightness” lets you set the brightness of the backlight.: 

“Screen Brightness” lets you set the brightness of the backlight. Press “OK” to change display brightness. Press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to raise or lower the brightness. Then press “OK” when done.

“Battery Alarm” is to set the voltage level the battery will alarm at.: 

“Battery Alarm” is to set the voltage level the battery will alarm at. Press “OK” to change the low voltage the battery alarms at. Press the ▼ until desired voltage is reached. Then press “OK” when set.

The next screen tells you what software version your monitor is running.: 

The next screen tells you what software version your monitor is running. Note: Purchase of this tank monitor includes free software upgrades for life. It just needs to be sent in and shipping paid for. Here you can press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to change any more configurations or press the “Menu” button to exit configuration mode.

Using the System: 

Using the System *The screen for the monitor will be off unless it is doing an automatic scan or your are manually scanning the levels of your tanks. *To check the levels of the tanks, press the ▲ or ▼ arrows to scroll through the tanks. *If during an automatic or manual scan a tank reads out of bounds, the alarm will sound.

To silence alarms during consumer use.: 

To silence alarms during consumer use. If an alarm goes off, stating an empty or full tank (according to your settings) you can press the “OK” button to temporarily silence the alarm until the next automatic scan. The consumer can silence the alarms so they don’t keep going off by: Pressing the “Menu” and the “OK” button at the same time will bring you to a “Audible Alarms” screen. Pressing the ▼ arrow will turn alarms off and pressing the ▲ arrow will turn the alarms back on.

To check if alarms are enabled or disabled:: 

To check if alarms are enabled or disabled: On the Battery screen it will say “D” for disabled or “E” for enabled battery alarms. When the consumer is scrolling through the tanks to check levels, it will be noted “Alarms Silenced” or “Alarms Enabled”

Troubleshooting and Tech-Support: 

Troubleshooting and Tech-Support If you have problems or need to order accessories, you can go to the web site for troubleshooting tips at www.tankedge.com . If you cannot solve your problem there, please call our tech-support line at 541-610-0401. Once installed correctly, we know you will find these products to be the most accurate tank monitors on the market today.