In addition to the various applications for WIKA‘s float switches for vertical installation, the horizontal WIKA float switches likewise offer innumerable possibilities to monitor and/or switch levels in order to indicate minimum/maximum levels.

The float is attached to a supported, swivelling lever and moves with the level of the medium being measured.

By means of a permanent magnet, fixed to the other end of the lever, when a preset switch point is reached, a reed contact (inert gas contact) within the contact pipe is energised.

By using a magnet and reed contact the switching operation is non-contact, free from wear and needs no power supply.

The float switch is simple to mount and maintenance-free, so the costs of mounting, commissioning and operation are low.