f_armer
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Post by f_armer on Apr 20, 2022 15:47:56 GMT -6
So I haul water, for the house and spraying. My biggest concern was always where the house cistern level was at.
I was googling and found this outfit from sherwood Park ab. Called the water window. It looked like the perfect system so I ordered a couple(one for my mother's house also she's older and I haul water for her too)
Well so far it is awesome. There's an app for your phone and you can check the level, and so far seems accurate.
You can even set it so you get a text or email when the cistern gets low.
I am not affiliated with them or anything, it is just something that so far works so well that, anybody that hauls water needs to know about
About $350 thewaterwindow.com
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Post by kevlar on Apr 20, 2022 18:57:10 GMT -6
That’s a good idea, I would like to get something like that, actually just changed my pump a few weeks ago because the cistern ran out and the pump ran most of the night and took the seal out. I haul for my parents as well. Ours are in the basement, not like it’s hard to check it, but just often gets forgotten about. Sucks hauling water. Not sure this system would work for me without internet directly to the house, so no router, we just use cell phone for internet, but might be going to Starlink. Wonder why they went with 12 volts for the system?
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Post by kevlar on Apr 20, 2022 19:04:23 GMT -6
Maybe off topic a bit, but is there a way to put the pump on a timer so say it does run out or something blows apart, it would shut down after 5 minutes so it doesn’t ruin the pump or pump the basement full of water if a pipe blows.
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Post by generalchaos on Apr 20, 2022 19:36:36 GMT -6
Also off topic but still has to do with water. Anyone use an automatic shutoff to fill a 1000 gallon tank with water from the tap? I turn the water on and 4 hours later it’s overflowing. I don’t always remember to check it.
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Post by hillbillyreefer on Apr 20, 2022 20:02:11 GMT -6
Check out Yolink. They’ve got water level sensors, controllable valves, plug ins and relays that could be used with a sensor to turn water off or on. An app on your phone to see what’s going on, and make changes. Some of their products are available on Amazon, the more specialized stuff has to be ordered from the States.
Smart farms are addictive, once you have the hub and a couple sensors, things may spiral out of control.
There are a bunch of other brands that do basically the same thing check them out too. Choose the brand that has the most sensors/controls that you may use in the future.
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Post by CTS2 on Apr 21, 2022 6:15:19 GMT -6
What is a cistern?
We call the bit of a toilet that holds the water and the flushing valve, a cistern.
I can think of many more important places where I would like to monitor water levels though.
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Post by f_armer on Apr 21, 2022 6:57:20 GMT -6
I've been there also...wake up and pump is been running dry all night. Usually it's -40 out when that happens also.
Ya I'm not sure without a router if it'd work. When you plug it in, it sends out a wifi signal that you connect to. Then you tell it what wifi it should connect to.
It comes with 110v power supply. I think I read somewhere that the 12v is common for some cisterns to have run to them already from say an old alarm system. So they have it so you can utilize an existing power source.
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Post by f_armer on Apr 21, 2022 7:05:29 GMT -6
What is a cistern? We call the bit of a toilet that holds the water and the flushing valve, a cistern. I can think of many more important places where I would like to monitor water levels though. It's what we call the place to store water. Underground concrete tank basically. It's pretty important to monitor, especially in the winter. You need to monitor the weather and try to haul when weather is decent. I've had to haul at -40 and it isn't very productive. |
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Post by kevlar on Apr 21, 2022 7:07:21 GMT -6
What is a cistern? We call the bit of a toilet that holds the water and the flushing valve, a cistern. I can think of many more important places where I would like to monitor water levels though. A cistern holds the water for the house, for those of us unlucky enough to have any decent amount or quality of water where we live. |
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Post by SWMan on Apr 21, 2022 8:37:10 GMT -6
Also off topic but still has to do with water. Anyone use an automatic shutoff to fill a 1000 gallon tank with water from the tap? I turn the water on and 4 hours later it’s overflowing. I don’t always remember to check it. Could use a mechanical float valve like found in a cattle waterer? |
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Post by OptimallyDismal on Apr 21, 2022 10:05:24 GMT -6
Maybe a PIL switch on the pump would shut it off when the level gets low? Not too many simpler systems.
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Post by meskie on Apr 21, 2022 12:28:41 GMT -6
You can get waterline float valves for your tank. That’s what most people use around us on pipeline water as we have to have our own storage.
We also use it to fill the cistern at my grandmas house as we use that for spraying also.
They also make an electric one that shuts a valve off I know a couple guys have them as the pipeline pressure is too much for the basic float valve. They are close to the pump station so it will get over 90psi at times.
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Post by kenmb on Apr 22, 2022 9:49:08 GMT -6
I suppose a float switch would be the simplest way to protect from low water level. I have a 300 gallon holding tank in basement that I fill by turning on/off the well pump as required. The house pressure is fed by a grundfos tank less pressure system and it automatically shuts down when the holding tank runs dry, a few times a year. I don't know what sensing it does, perhaps looks at pressure and a timer function. I would never have thought of a pressure system with no tank but with the cylinders of the iron filter and water softener already being pressurized tanks then it makes sense.
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