Using float switches for overflow prevention
Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 4:40 pm
Hello everyone,
I recently had quite an unexpected surprise when I got home from work. My tank was overflowing and my sump was almost completely empty. A fish had gotten into an overflow and went down the pipe and clogged it enough that the overflows could no longer drain as much as my return pump was putting in the tank.
So what I'd like to do is use a float switch to detect when the water level gets too high so it will shut my return pump off. Any help coding this would be appreciated.
franksreefs
I recently had quite an unexpected surprise when I got home from work. My tank was overflowing and my sump was almost completely empty. A fish had gotten into an overflow and went down the pipe and clogged it enough that the overflows could no longer drain as much as my return pump was putting in the tank.
So what I'd like to do is use a float switch to detect when the water level gets too high so it will shut my return pump off. Any help coding this would be appreciated.
franksreefs