I have an in ground pool with a vinyl liner. I have a pool pump that pumps water out from behind the liner. Ground water usually gets higher than the pool water level after a heavy or prolonged rain. When this happens, the liner floats, which has caused me problems. I try to start pumping the water out before it gets that high.
I would like to automate pumping this water out, especially when we are on away from home. I am monitoring my home weather station with HomeSeer, and I am thinking maybe when I see rain I can try pumping water out. If there is no water to be pumped, it may harm the pump. Maybe I can put some kind of sensor to interface with HomeSeer that there is water moving from pump and when it stops.
Does anyone have any ideas of the sensor I could use? Or does anyone have any other ideas on how I can automate pumping the water out from behind the liner?
Walt
I would like to automate pumping this water out, especially when we are on away from home. I am monitoring my home weather station with HomeSeer, and I am thinking maybe when I see rain I can try pumping water out. If there is no water to be pumped, it may harm the pump. Maybe I can put some kind of sensor to interface with HomeSeer that there is water moving from pump and when it stops.
Does anyone have any ideas of the sensor I could use? Or does anyone have any other ideas on how I can automate pumping the water out from behind the liner?
Walt
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