Leak Sensor problems

[jerlands]

3 of 4 Leak Sensors now working. Interface with Insteon 2635-222 On/Off Module switching 12VDC to a piezio sounder. Placement through house and coverage underway. Steady On operation of sounder, even though I time it thru ISY, is a screamer. Would like to find  1 sec on, 1 sec off circuit to build or buy.  Trying to get this implemented while considering the WAF. Thanks to all.

 

You can write a program to do it.

 

If leak sensor wet on

Then

Repeat 3 times

on/off module on

wait 1 sec

on/off module off

wait 1 sec

 

 

Jon...

[stusviews]

Then statement(s) will turn on, wait a second, then turn on again and repeat unless you stop it.

Then
        Repeat Every  1 second
        do what you want to do

 

A BuzzLinc can be used as an audible alert.
 

[jerlands]

So you know.. there's a couple good leak sensor programs floating around.

 

 

Jon...

[larryllix]

As Stu noted above a  BuzzLinc is a much better idea. Blinking and Insteon device on and off every second for a long time will tie up your Insteon network badly and cripple ISY's seeing and controlling power.

 

I bought a pulsing sonalert style beeper off eBay for a few bucks and hooked them to an I/O Link. It's loud enough I try to bury it behind some other junk in the room..

 

I created a series of programs from DefCon 1 to 5 that do various seriousness of beep and alerts, all based on one State variable.

 

To make a few second beeping sound I use this line from any program.

 

    $sAlarm.level = 1

 

That's it.

 

  $sAlarm.level = 3

 would also send me a text message explaining the problem. It would also send my wife a text message apologising.

[Davonavo]

Looking for a sounder closer to the center of normal hearing range. Piezio buzzer is too high for me. The old X-10 ding dong was ok, except you grew to hate the melody it played. Could use a doorbell, but that would confuse the dog. A musical doorbell would be ok, but waking up to Hail, Hail, The Gangs All Here defeats the seriousness of the alarm. Something more 'Senior friendly.'

[larryllix]

Nahhh... the doorbell is for the dryer finishing here.

 

My piezo runs about 1-2 KHz and is intermittent, My ears are blind to over 8kHz and I have no problem hearing this anywhere in the house.