Cycle Counter for Pumps - Arduino
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This Thing Uses A Vibration Sensor And Counts When A Pump Is Activated. I Created This To Measure When My Basement Pumps Turn On. If You'Ve Ever Had A Flooded Basement Due To A Bad Pump, You Can See The Value Here! The Lcd Screen Keeps A Running Tally And It Displays The Last Time It Ran. For The Input Trigger, I Could Have Used A Current Sensor, But I Didn'T Want To Use A $2 Device On A High Amperage Circuit Hidden In The Basement! I Experimented With A Microphone Device To "Listen" To When The Pump Kicks On, But It Didn'T Have The Reliability/Sensitivity That I Needed. A Simple Vibration Sensor Did The Trick! There'S A Basic Parts List Below And Some Instructions. I'D Like To Hear Your Comments And Questions! In The Future, I Plan To Expand The Capability Of The Device To Log Data And Display It On A Web Page. Thanks For Your Interest!
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