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Water Level Monitoring Equipment – Comparison Matrix
Solinst In-Situ Feron ENO
Scientific
Will their product work with YES NO NO NO
existing equipment
Initial cost $18,000 A.- $19,790 $13,573 $14,770
(1)
B.- $30,385
Cost of Probe / Unit $597.00 A.- $595.00 $299.00 $1,055.70
B.- $795.00
Cost of communication $1.00 A.- $2.10 $1,00 N/A
cable per foot B.- $3.50
Local power requirement NO NO NO YES
(2)
Battery life 10 yrs 10 yrs 10 yrs N/A
Technical support 8 AM to 5 PM 24 Hours / 8 AM to 5 PM 8 AM to 5
Eastern Time 7 Days a Eastern Time PM
Week Eastern Time
Reliability of equipment Reliable Reliable Reliable Problems
when using
Site Ports
and
Cascading
water
(3)
Subject to vandalism Low Low Low High
(4)
Customer service The best before you buy
(1) Bid A uses a communication cable that does not allow probe to adjust for barometric pressure. Bid
B uses a communication cable that allows probe to adjust.
(2) Equipment requires a small solar panel to provide energy to equipment.
(3) May not be as accurate when side ports are used or when cascading water is present.
(4) Solar panels and above ground equipment could be subject to vandalism.