Sensor to detect the presence of water

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Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby musofa81 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 11:41 am

Hi,

I would like to know what is the best sensor can be use to detect the presence of the water? Once the water is gone, it will be cut off the power.
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby shahrul » Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:10 pm

How the condition of the water? In the tank or in the floor? If in the tank, maybe consider the level. In the floor it's harder, maybe try sense the humidity.
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby musofa81 » Mon Nov 19, 2012 7:40 pm

Hi, I am thinking of placing the sensor in a tank.
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby shahrul » Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:00 pm

musofa81 WROTE:Hi, I am thinking of placing the sensor in a tank.

So, you sense the water level.
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby gadgetng » Tue Nov 20, 2012 11:48 am

There are many simple water sensor in this link:
http://www.instructables.com/tag/?q=water+sensor&sort=none&limit%3Atype%3Aid=on
But i'm not sure how well it is..
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby musofa81 » Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:08 pm

shahrul WROTE:
musofa81 WROTE:Hi, I am thinking of placing the sensor in a tank.

So, you sense the water level.


No, I just want to sense the presence of the water only.
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Re: Sensor to detect the presence of water

Postby gadgetng » Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:51 am

This morning i saw Cytron's new product on the main page.
http://www.cytron.com.my/viewProduct.php?pid=Dj0YERcyMhsHPCQVMgEfD6t7YywtfIFJlf4ubTR33nE=

Might be helpful to u. :D

Let me know the outcome if you decide to use it.
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