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Got KarmA?: ...but yes, if I can figure out a way to have an alarm go off when the reservoir reaches a critical state, I will. If you come up with the means to do so, let me know!
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Off topic for this thread, but two simple / cheap approaches come to mind.
1. The sump pump approach - a microswitch mounted on the top of the bucket, with a float hanging off it. If the water drops to far, the float comes out of the water and the weight of it trips the microswitch.
2. The reed switch approach - similar to the above, but put a magnetic reed switch on the side of the bucket, with a float that will pass by it carrying a magnet. The advantage is that it would be very simple to have a series of switches giving a cheap form of level guage and / or graduated alarm (first switch operates a noisemaker, second shuts down the system...)
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