Levelsensor device for saltcontainer of a water softener.
Description
Every Water Softener Like Our "Seduction 16L Fleck" Has A Salt Container, The Salt Is Used For Regeneration Of The Resincylinder. So, You Need To Check The Level Of The Salt Container On A Regular Basis And Add Salt If Needed.. Easy To Do: Just Open The Lid Of The Container And Look. But Why Not Improve The System A Bit? I Made A Salt Level Sensor For It: It Has A Rgb-Led Which Gives 4 Colors With The Following Meaning: * Green=Level Ok * Blue=Level Ok But Add Some Salt In A Few Days. * Red=Level Low, Add Salt * White=Level Out Of Range But This Is Not All Ofcourse, The Sensor Works Also With The Domotics Software From Http://Domoticz.Com/ And Https://Www.Mysensors.Org/. So, You Can Monitor The Salt Level With Your Domotics System Too! <Strong>Details About The Sensor</Strong> * Powersupply 24Volt Ac, About 150Ma. * You Can Use A 24Volt Ac Adapter, But Don'T Use The 24Volt Ac Adapter Of Your Softener: It Has Too Less Current. I Have Replaced My Own Adapter For An Oversized Adapter (1A) And Placed A 800Ma Fuse Inside Too (There Was No Fuse Inside At All). I Made A Power Splitter Cable Too, The New Adapter Feeds The Softener And The Sensor Together,, * All Details Are In The Files, Domoticz History Screendump And Arduino Script Added Too. <Strong>You Need The Following Parts:</Strong> * Arduino Uno (Remove The Powerconnector, Solder The Wires Of The Outputs Of The Stepdown Converter To The Correct + And - Poles. * Nrf24L01 * Optional: Nrf24L01 Adapter: With This You Can Feed 5Volt Instead Of 3.3Volt To The Nrf. * Stepdown Converter (Change The Output Voltage To 9Volts. * Ac-To-Dc Bridge * Ultrasoon Sensor * Rgb-Led (Common Ground) * Powerplug 3.5Mm * Resistors: 1X 100 Ohm (Red Pin), 2X 470 Ohm (Green And Blue Pins) * Bolts 3M (10 Mm) And More <Strong>By The Way, The Sensor Can Be Used Standalone, So Without Domotics System, And The Sensor Can Be Used On All Kind Of Water Softeners Ofcourse.</Strong>
Statistics
Likes
8
Downloads
0