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RE: RE: Measuring bath water depth


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  • Subject: RE: RE: Measuring bath water depth
  • From: "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:34:54 +0100
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> Of course as long as the occupancy detection doesn't involve SWMBO
> pressing a button before leaving the house ;)

I assume you set an alarm....

;)

> Obviously the occupancy detection would need to detect wether someone
> was in the house or not reliably enough to stop them being frozen
while
> veging out on the couch :)

Holy Grail! But there are some ways around it.

> > LOL, they could hardly meter it when it's falling out of the sky
24/7
> now
> > could they? :D
>
> Sad but true! :o

/me is basking in the sun :D

> It would have to be very discreet.... and not get in the way when
> (especially) SWMBO stretches legs, moves legs over side of bath etc
etc
> etc....

Drill a hole at the bottom of the bath, put in a small nipple to the
outside, seal it, but on some hose, attach to a pressure switch...feed
back that to HV or whatever.

> > Or how about instead of detecting level of water, you measure the
flow
> rate
> > coming out of the taps (nick one of those formula one refuelling
rigs)
> and
> > stop the water after x amount has flowed?
>
> Sounds like fun!

Yup, but far harder and less reliable that a two-level pressure switch
which you use one switch for level and one for safety! ;)

K.


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