I've been working on a way to monitor whether or not my sump pump is running. I thought about using a CT sensor to monitor the power usage, but turned out to be more hassle than it was worth. One of my challenges is my sump pumps don't have floats and are switched on internally with a digital sensor. I thought about a vibration sensor, but with the amount of water that comes in, I think it will trip when it is not running.
I have a webcontrol board that monitors high water levels, but I have had a problem the sump pump getting stuck and cavitates to death. Also one of the pumps is outside and getting the wiring inside will not be worth the effort.
I'm stuck and don't have any more ideas. I've googled this problem to death. Any thoughts where to go from here? I have a hard time thinking that no one has figured this out yet. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be helpful.
Thanks
I have a webcontrol board that monitors high water levels, but I have had a problem the sump pump getting stuck and cavitates to death. Also one of the pumps is outside and getting the wiring inside will not be worth the effort.
I'm stuck and don't have any more ideas. I've googled this problem to death. Any thoughts where to go from here? I have a hard time thinking that no one has figured this out yet. Any help pointing me in the right direction would be helpful.
Thanks