"Red Eye" Water Level Indicator

"Red Eye" Water Level Indicator LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous 33-6-19 "It's a failsafe way to check the water level in my stock tank," says cattleman Mark Katzenmeyer, Florence, Texas, about his homemade water level indicator. He uses it in a tank located next to a cattle panel fence that has a railing on top. It consists of a float made from a 1-quart plastic Gatorade bottle with a 3/4-in. dia. pipe attached to it that is free to ride up or down inside a pair of 1-ft. long, 1 1/2-in. dia. pipes spaced 2 ft. apart that are zip tied to the fence. The 3/4-in. dia. pipe has a red cap on top of it that's visible from a county road 1/4- mile away. As the float goes down, the red cap goes down with it. If the red cap disappears below the top of the fence, Katzenmeyer knows there's something wrong. "I can drive down the road and tell by looking for the red cap where the water level is," says Katzenmeyer. "As long as I can see the red cap above the fence, I know there's plenty of water in the tank. But if the red cap drops I know there's a pump problem." The bottom end of the 3/4-in. dia. pipe is capped and fits inside the neck of the Gatorade bottle. Silicone keeps water from leaking inside the bottle. The float is protected by a small wire enclosure to keep cattle from bothering it. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Mark Katzenmeyer, 1400 CR 219, Florence, Texas 76527 (ph 254 681-0743; qualitymobileair@ecpi.com).

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