Insteon leak sensor for pure water?

[jzh]

Hi

i'm using a lot of insteon leak sensors, they work great. But it can't detect filtered pure water leakage, how do you modify it to make it works? i had thought to lay a thin layer of salt under it

thanks

[larryllix]

Baking soda or just put the sensor on a concrete or other porous surface. Test it on a paper towel.

[Brian H]

Salt may eventually corrode the sensing pads or maybe do a false wet condition. If the salt absorbs some moisture from the air.

[Techman]

You might try this experiment:  soak a piece of paper in salt water, then let it dry out. After it's dry place it under the leak sensor. If the paper gets wet due to a leak it should trigger the sensor.

 

[jzh]

Great ideas, thank you all!

[jtara92101]

Haha, so you want to know if your R/O system leaks. Must be RO/DI.

I get about 15ppm out of the RO (with permeate pump) and 1ppm after two stages of DI. Then re-mineralization cartridge to the little faucet and fridge. I have a valve and tube I can use to draw DI water for mixing up household cleaning solution, plants, etc.

It's suitable for a reef tank (which I don't have, no fishies in my high-rise condo, no thank you) and in fact I purchased from a company that specializes in that use.

(Reef tanks and saltwater aquariums best practice is go as close to 0 as possible, then add suitable minerals. I actually know somebody who has a business maintaining reef tanks. He was on an episode of Tanked!)