Re: Damned Projects!

Bill Sloman wrote:

Cursitor Doom wrote:

Gentlemen,
>
I'm currently in the process of building a device which will shut off
the power to a washing machine in the event of a hose failing and
spewing water out all over the floor. This is an eventuality which has
always caused me considerable angst, so I finally decided to do
something about it. After all, those flimsy 'exhaust' hoses go brittle
over time and having one split 'in action' could cause a significant
amount of damage to the surrounding area in a very short time. Having
something to cut the power off instantly as soon as the water hits the
floor would be a very worthwhile addition to the utility room and
beyond.
I came up with a pretty simple design which I've already proven to
work first time at the breadboarding stage. However, turning this
concept into a practical proposition is taking *far* longer than I'd
imagined. I am getting there, but *slowly* and was wondering whether
other people here have the same sort of problem as I invariably do
with these little personal projects they undertake?
>
Your hydrophobic pal,

>
The last time my hot-water tank pin-holed through and spread water all
over the floor, the plumber that replaced the tank put a shallow
water-catching tray underneath the new tank and put a battery-operated
stop valve into the cold water feed. The stop valve can with a water
sensor that sat in the tray, and turns off the cold water feed if there
water in the tray.
>
It's one more thing that screams at me when it's batteries get close to
running out, but that's less of a pain than a lot of water wrecking the
carpet, or the parquet that replaced it.
>
Talk to your local plumbing supplier - it's madness to waste time on
design when you can buy something off the shelf.

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The art of электроника: why not create a DIY water alarm with the
venerable 555?

<https://www.codrey.com/electronic-circuits/simple-steam-sensor-build-ahs01ib-absolute-humidity-sensor/>

Electrolysis can cause the DC sensor to degrade over time. An analog
adaptation from resistance to capacitance can curb this effect. The
above sensor needs to be altered to detect a dielectric difference
instead of an ohmic resistance.

Danke,

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