A More Reliable Lift Station Level Sensor

LIT – the Fogrod controller replacing 4 floats in a Missouri lift station

The FOGRod keeps the part operators like about floats: simple, visible level points and straightforward relay outputs. But it adds redundancy, fault monitoring, level indication, analog output, and a probe built for sewage wet wells.

No moving parts, no electronics, and no sensitive sensors in the wetwell. Nothing to fail.

The FOGRod has a 10-year warranty in wastewater.

If Your Level System Causes Callouts, It Is Already Costing You

Lift stations are not watched 24 hours a day. When level sensing is unreliable, operators get nuisance alarms, emergency callouts, pumps running dry, or pumps failing to start when the level is rising.

That is why the FOGRod was designed around real lift station problems: grease, rags, turbulence, wetwell buildup, and operators who need to understand what is going on quickly.

The system is easy to troubleshoot because the LIT in the panel shows the level contacts, relay outputs, and fault condition. If buildup starts affecting measurement, the system will warn you instead of leaving you guessing.

The Easiest Replacement Is Floats

FOGRod hanging in the wetwell

If you are using floats now, the FOGRod and LIT will replace them without changing your PLC or control logic.

Disconnect the float wires and connect the LIT relay outputs into the same control points: Off, Lead Start, Lag Start, High Level, or whatever your station uses. The FOGRod gives you fixed level contacts in the wetwell, and the LIT gives you relay outputs in the panel.

It is like having ten floats, but with one rugged probe hanging in the wetwell instead of a cluster of float balls that can tangle or hang up.

A Practical Alternative to Pressure Transducers

The LIT with analog output connected for remote monitoring

Pressure transducers can be accurate, but when they fail, drift, clog, or need calibration, the problem is often less obvious. The FOGRod takes a different approach.

The probe has no electronics in the wetwell. The LIT in the control panel reads the level contacts and provides relay outputs plus a stepped 4-20mA signal. If you are replacing a pressure transducer, ultrasonic, or bubbler, the LIT analog output can often connect where the existing level device was wired.

That gives you remote level information without putting a sensitive measuring instrument down in the wetwell.

Built for Grease, Rags, and Real Wastewater

Much easier to clean than floats!

The FOGRod hangs in the wetwell, ideally in a turbulent area where grease is broken up. If buildup starts to affect one contact, the LIT can detect the pattern and warn you. If rags or buildup briefly bridge contacts, the LIT uses fault logic to help avoid short cycling.

Cleaning is simple. Pull the FOGRod up through the cleaning pad in the mounting bracket. No fishing out floats. No pressure transducer sent back to the factory.

Try One Station First

You do not have to convert a whole system at once. Try one lift station where floats are causing callouts, or where a transducer has become a maintenance nuisance. We offer a free Try & Buy.

Install the FOGRod in the wetwell, clip the LIT onto DIN rail, wire the outputs into your existing control points, and see whether the station becomes easier to understand and maintain.

The FOGRod has a 10-year wastewater warranty. The LIT is in the panel, where electronics belong.

A Simple Test for a Hard Problem

If your current level system works perfectly, keep using it.

But if your floats hang up, your transducer is hard to trust, or your operators are tired of nuisance alarms, the FOGRod is worth looking into. It is simple enough for operators to understand, rugged enough for sewage wet wells, and practical enough to try at one station before making a bigger decision.