▲ 19 ▼ Waterwell (lemmy.world) submitted 9 months ago by redlemace@lemmy.world to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments Any experiences with measuring the water level in a well? My well is less than 5 Meters deep and 20 Meters from the house (no electricity available (yet, but who knows)
[–] redlemace@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 9 months ago (1 child) I tried to make one, it had 4meter ranges and fell short permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Maxbotix make robust ultrasonic sensors that range out to 6m, they have a 3/4" pipe fitting on the back for mounting them. So with that you can get a few lengths of 3/4" pipe and an elbow and have an easy way of mounting it a little ways into your well. A little on the expensive side but simple to use and easy to weatherproof. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dgriffith@aussie.zone 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) Maxbotix make robust ultrasonic sensors that range out to 6m, they have a 3/4" pipe fitting on the back for mounting them. So with that you can get a few lengths of 3/4" pipe and an elbow and have an easy way of mounting it a little ways into your well. A little on the expensive side but simple to use and easy to weatherproof. permalink fedilink source parent