Internet Enabled Sump Pump Monitor

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This is a Ethernet Seeeduino based Sump pump monitor.
The project monitors his sump pump in the basement. If the water level is too high, or if the sump pump has been on for a minute or more, an email is sent to him using Pushbox

 

sump_pump_cover_off

<System view of the Internet Enabled Sump Pump Monitor>

He have tried several things to keep the tar away from the sump pump. One item He tried was putting window screen around the edge of the sump well. Some of the tar did stick on the screen, but when there was a heavy rain, the window screen pushed in and stopped the float on the sump pump from activating.

sump_pump_overview<Parts of the sump pump monitor>

He has two possible nicknames for my sump pump (sump well):

1) Exxon Valdez

2) Deepwater Horizon

Paper towels are occasionally used to clean up some of the sheen on the top. The oil sticks to absolutely everything. WD-40 works well for removing the oil if it gets on his skin.

This project monitors the sump pump without effecting its operation. There are two things monitored:

1) Is the water level too high in the sump well? If so, send an alert email and activate an audio alarm.

2) Has the sump pump been on too long? If so, send an alert email and activate an audio alarm.

 

This is a quick video He made of the system installed on the sump pump:


Source : http://electronicsfluff.blogspot.ca/2012/12/internet-enabled-sump-pump-monitor.html

This is a Ethernet Seeeduino based Sump pump monitor.
The project monitors his sump pump in the basement. If the water level is too high, or if the sump pump has been on for a minute or more, an email is sent to him using Pushbox

 

sump_pump_cover_off

<System view of the Internet Enabled Sump Pump Monitor>

He have tried several things to keep the tar away from the sump pump. One item He tried was putting window screen around the edge of the sump well. Some of the tar did stick on the screen, but when there was a heavy rain, the window screen pushed in and stopped the float on the sump pump from activating.

sump_pump_overview<Parts of the sump pump monitor>

He has two possible nicknames for my sump pump (sump well):

1) Exxon Valdez

2) Deepwater Horizon

Paper towels are occasionally used to clean up some of the sheen on the top. The oil sticks to absolutely everything. WD-40 works well for removing the oil if it gets on his skin.

This project monitors the sump pump without effecting its operation. There are two things monitored:

1) Is the water level too high in the sump well? If so, send an alert email and activate an audio alarm.

2) Has the sump pump been on too long? If so, send an alert email and activate an audio alarm.

 

This is a quick video He made of the system installed on the sump pump:


Source : http://electronicsfluff.blogspot.ca/2012/12/internet-enabled-sump-pump-monitor.html

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