Mopeka TankCheck 4+
Mopeka Products, LLC
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- Free
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Description
This application is designed to be used with the Mopeka TankCheck sensor. The Tank Check application can measure the LPG propane level to tell you the exact fill level and when your tank is empty. It can be used on tanks found in RVs, heaters, BBQ grills, etc. The Tank Check sensors are magnetically stuck to the bottom of your propane tank and will periodically measure and wirelessly send the fill level or percentage to the Tank Check app. Stick it on the bottom of your tank and know exactly when you are running low on propane! This technology is patent pending.
More info about the TankCheck Sensor and links to purchase the sensors can be found on the Mopeka website at http://www.mopeka.com
Usage:
1. To pair your Tank Check sensor to the phone, simply press the "Sync" button on the back of the sensor while the app's main screen is visible. The first time you use your Tank Check sensor you must press the "Sync" button 5 times in a row in order to wake up the sensor.
2. Place the Tank Check sensor in the center of the underside of the tank. Most tanks have a small "flat" spot on the center and this is the nominal location for the sensor.
3. Flip the tank over. Once the fluid has settled the app will display a reading. Note that the LPG fluid will be sloshing around in the tank for a few minutes and the quality of the measurements will be low until this has stabilized.
What’s New
Version 2.5.71
Bug fixes
Ratings and Reviews
Works pretty well but the app has at least one bug and no ability to update sensor firmware
I’ve had a support ticket open for over a month with no reply: is there a firmware update for the tank sensors? The app offers a firmware file upload capability but no way to check or download firmware files, and none are on the Website.
More troublesome is that the app shows 0% propane remaining on my tank which has 3.6cm remaining on a 20lb tank. If you switch the app to display from percent remaining to centimeters remaining, the correct value displays. There is a bug in how they are calculating percent remaining. I opened a ticket on it and it remains to be seen whether they will acknowledge it and address the bug or not.
Overall, I’m happy with the sensors but a little polish on the rough edges would make this solution go from imperfect to outstanding. You’re almost there!
Buyer beware (as of Mar 2023)
The app still does not allow one to set a high alert. So if you hope to use this for your RV gray tank you will not be able to get a notification when your tank exceeds 80% (for example). The only option is for a tank below X% (helpful for fresh water and propane).
Also, the maximum interval for checking the tank level is every 30 seconds. Battery life could likely be prolonged if the app allowed for longer intervals (30 min, 60 min). The user can then decide if knowing their gray tank level every 3 or 30 seconds is actually necessary.
I’m hopeful for these devices, but just installed today so time will tell how well they work. Three stars for the app until at a minimum the high level alert is available.
Eats through iPhone battery
The background refresh is excessive. It kills my iPhone battery if I don’t manually close the app when I’m done. Turning off background app refresh does not change anything. Notification setting on the sensors are 12 hours. So it should check every 12 hours right? Not every minute or whatever it’s doing to kill my phone battery.
Besides that issue, the rest of it works great. Happy to be able to see my sensors and tank levels from inside the trailer. They have been solid all year. Battery in the sensors are just now getting low. So 9 months is pretty good.
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- Mopeka Products, LLC
- Size
- 27.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Mopeka Products, LLC
- Price
- Free