Do it Yourself: [DIY] Submerged wi-fi??

02 June 2013

[DIY] Submerged wi-fi??

I grew up with a submersible pump in N. Illinois//After the
initial agonizing job of lowering the pump into the 4" well
casing//(ie. would we ever see it work!! lol, 250 or so feet
down was very nerve-wracking....)/// we had
a relay and neon bulb indicator lamp we added to the control
panel to tell us it was on..very simple addition to the circuit.

Today, however, I would connect that relay to a wi-fi enabled
transmitter/controller to put the pump on the net and get
it "wired-in"..

Such a kit, perhaps like this one linked below,might be used....
however one have to have a wi-fi router in the nearby
vicinity or wire in a cheap cell phone hot spot....

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sparkdevices/spark-core-wi-fi-for-everything-arduino-compatible

This way, once you assign an IP to the pump you can check it anywhere
in the world..even checking data such as ambient temp, flow rate is
possible with a another inexpensive sensors....

Rich and Kate

--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, HB <scfpigs@...> wrote:
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> You need to have a sensor and/or a relay that would activate the indicator light bulb when your pump is running.
> It's also possible to employ two 120V-bulbs of the same wattage in series and electrically connected in PARALLEL to the 120VÂ legs.
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> From: Ed <edmcm2000@...>
> To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 2:56 PM
> Subject: [DIY] Electrical question
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> Hi all, I have a deep well with a submersible pump that runs on 240V. Could I safely install a 10W light bulb on one the 2 normally open 120V volt legs that go to make up the 240, or do I have to keep the same exact load on both legs. The reason that I want to do this is that I have a remote security camera and when I'm away I could check the light bulb to see if my pump is active when it should be irrigating the landscaping. Thank for any advice, Ed
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