On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM, marty sukey <trmarty@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I want some kind of alarm to install in my sump pump crock to sense water when
> the pump fails (again). I see them for sale that mount at the crock. What I
> want to do though is mount the sensor at the crock and the alarm upstairs at
> the other end of the house where it can be heard. I have not seen any like
> this. Any ideas?
>
Do you have an burglar alarm? There are addons that do this for them,
including wireless ones.
We've got a bunch of these:
http://www.lowes.com/ProductDisplay?partNumber=117272-84862-BWD-HWA
They're really loud, so they might be enough. The sensor is just a
pair of contacts. Water completes the circuit, and sets off the
beeper. You can cut the wires and splice in a longer wire. (lowes
webstie says 100'. I expect the limit is because it's driving the
beeper with the current sent through the sensor. If you know any
electronics, that's easy to fix...)
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David Scheidt
dmscheidt@gmail.com
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