Wastewater control panel with HMI
Basix View: pump panel with touchscreen level display
Basix with a built-in touchscreen and a 4-20mA input, so it runs from a radar or hydrostatic sensor and shows the level on the door.
10 to 20 working days
4-20mA level input
Works with Vega radar, hydrostatic or any 4-20mA head. Floats can still be used as backup.
Touchscreen on the door
Live level, set points and alarms without opening the panel.
No floats to foul
Best for narrow chambers, fatty wastewater and restaurant or hotel drainage.
10 to 20 working days
Built to order with the HMI and your choice of sensor.
Basix View takes a 4-20mA signal from any level sensing head, such as a Vega radar or a hydrostatic probe, and displays the level on a touchscreen in the door. Start, stop, assist and high level set points are entered on the screen, so there are no floats to tangle and no site programming.
When to choose View over Basix
Choose Basix View where floats are a problem: narrow or shallow chambers, fatty or foaming wastewater, or sites where the client wants to see the level rather than guess it. It also gives the installer a much easier commissioning job, since the set points are adjusted on the screen rather than by moving floats.
Same panel underneath
Everything else is Basix: Schneider enclosure, contactors and overloads, Socomec isolator with shaft guide, WAGO lever terminals, lifetime warranty on the stepping relay, and the same optional extras.
How the level is sensed
The panel takes a 4-20mA signal from a radar or ultrasonic head or a hydrostatic sensor, or switch inputs from floats. Here is what each one does, and why we usually suggest hydrostatic.
Float switches
The traditional way. Cheap and simple, and the source of most call-outs.
- A float on a cable tilts as the level passes it. Each float is one switch point: stop, start, assist, high level.
- You get on and off, not a level. Nobody can tell you how full the chamber is.
- Fat, rags and wipes wrap round the floats and cables; in a narrow chamber they tangle with each other and the pumps.
Best for: Clean water, wide chambers, and a site somebody can get to when a float fails.
Radar or ultrasonic head
Non-contact. Looks down at the surface from above.
- Mounted above the liquid, it times an echo off the surface and gives a continuous level. Radar uses a microwave pulse, ultrasonic a sound pulse.
- Nothing in the liquid to foul, and no moving parts.
- Either needs a clear cone of view to the surface. Narrow pits, ladders, pipework and foam get in the way, so it is not the answer for every chamber.
- Ultrasonic needs its own controller as well as the head, which costs more than a radar and runs to a six-week lead time, so radar is our usual choice of the two.
Best for: Wide, open chambers and tanks.
Hydrostatic sensor
Sits on the floor of the pit and measures the weight of liquid above it. Our usual recommendation.
- A sealed pressure sensor about the size of a torch, lowered to the bottom of the pit on its cable. The deeper the liquid, the higher the pressure, so it reads the level directly and continuously.
- Accurate in shallow and deep pits alike: choose a 4 m sensor for a shallow chamber or a 10 m one for a deep shaft, and it reads to within about half a percent of that range.
- Not affected by chamber width, ladders, foam, turbulence or fat on the surface. No moving parts, nothing to jam or tangle, so failures are rare.
- Lifted out on its cable to rinse when the pumps are serviced. Nobody goes into the chamber.
Best for: Almost any wet well, and especially narrow or fatty ones.
| Floats | Radar / ultrasonic | Hydrostatic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | On/off switch points | Continuous level | Continuous level |
| Narrow pit | Floats tangle | Usually no clear view | Fine |
| Shallow pit | Little room for four floats | Dead zone near the sensor | Fine, short-range sensor |
| Deep pit | Long cables to tangle | Fine | Fine, longer-range sensor |
| Fat, rags, wipes | Fouls and jams | Unaffected | Rarely affected |
| Foam or turbulence | Unaffected | Can confuse the echo, ultrasonic more so | Unaffected |
| Moving parts | Yes | None | None |
| Upkeep | Untangle or replace floats | Keep the face clear | Rinse when servicing |
| With a View panel | Included, up to 4 | Radar £1,883 + VAT | £1,041 + VAT |
Whichever sensor you choose, a high level float wired as an independent backup alarm is good practice and costs very little. More on choosing between them in radar vs hydrostatic vs float switches.
Specification
| Pumps | 1 or 2 |
|---|---|
| Starting | Direct-on-line as standard; star/delta and inverter optional |
| Current rating | 1 to 18A per pump (specify when ordering) |
| Supply | 1ph 230V or 3ph 400V |
| Level input | 4-20mA from radar, hydrostatic or ultrasonic head, with a backup float input |
| Display | Touchscreen HMI showing level and set points |
| Control circuit | 24V AC |
| Enclosure | Powder-coated mild steel or polyester; stainless optional |
| Protection | IP55 (IP66 optional) |
| Dimensions | Enclosure approx. 500 x 400 x 200mm, plus door items |
| Outputs | Volt-free run, fault and high level; two beacon supplies |
| Warranty | 12 months; lifetime on the stepping relay |
Every panel ships with its wiring diagram, a test certificate and a 12-month warranty.
Options
Level sensing
- Vega radar head, 8m range with 10m cable
- Hydrostatic level sensor, 10m range
- Float switches for backup high level
Everything from Basix
- Ammeters and hours run
- Generator inlet
- Seal leak relay
- Panel heater
- GRP kiosk
- ATEX barriers
- Battery backup alarm
- Spring-back switches
Options are priced on your quote, itemised, so you can see what each one adds.
Price and lead time
Basix panel price plus the HMI for 4-20mA input (£1,752 + VAT) and your chosen sensor. A Vega radar head is £1,883 + VAT; a hydrostatic sensor is £1,041 + VAT.
List price. Trade and volume discounts available.
10 to 20 working days, built to order.
| Starting method | FLC per pump | Single pump | Dual pump | Triple pump |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct-on-line | up to 18A | £906.40 | £1,244.54 | £2,092.65 |
| Direct-on-line | 18 to 24A | £950.02 | £1,314.56 | £2,403.94 |
| Star/delta | up to 22A | £1,046.04 | £1,864.51 | £3,044.94 |
| Star/delta | up to 31A | £1,124.79 | £2,107.57 | £3,447.15 |
| Star/delta | up to 41A | £1,258.20 | £2,342.26 | £3,636.93 |
| Star/delta | up to 55A | £1,517.09 | £2,717.27 | £4,775.60 |
All prices shown are list prices. Trade, account and volume discounts are available: ask when you request a quote. Prices exclude VAT and delivery. Issued 1 May 2026. Specifications are provisional pending sign-off of a wiring layout. Errors and omissions excepted.
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The standard float-switch pump panel: industrial components, a lifetime warranty on the stepping relay, and next-day delivery from stock.
From £906 + VAT for a single pump DOL panel and £1,245 + VAT for a twin pump DOL panel.
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Telemetrix plus a 10.2 inch touchscreen. Takes float switches or any 4-20mA level head with no changes to the panel.
£2,798 + VAT for dual pump DOL (up to 18A) and £5,300 + VAT for star/delta (up to 41A).
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Panels for 1 to 6 pumps, direct-on-line to inverter, built in Stoke-on-Trent. Standard wastewater panels held in stock.
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