Water Usage interface to House database
Doing an instrumentation experiment with our water consumption. Over the years I have put in a number of underground pipes, and I do the winter shutdown later and later every year. There is no meter on my well so I can’t really tell if the well pump is on or off for long periods of time. I also have no idea how much water we use. I am considering a computer controlled shutoff valve, or maybe a remote controlled power switch for the well pump to turn it off when there is abnormal usage. I picked up a Clark Model CLXC-20D-C-S and I am going to connect it today. I have not looked into the details of the output signal and how to interface it to some type of computer, something small like a Basic Stamp or maybe just get a board or USB device for one of the servers. If I were to buy a new house I would actually ask if you can get one with a built in web server with local instrumentation.
