I got to believe that this is possible, but figuring out the best path is becoming a head scratcher. My pool has a negative edge with a seven-foot drop. The pool has a fill valve at the bottom of the trough with the simple float to turn the water on/off. When the float valve broke water went over the trough wall and down the hillside. In addition, I have had a couple of bad leaks since buying the house (anyone want to buy an in-ground pool?). I have put the refill on a smart valve timer so that it has plenty of time to fill during the heat of the summer but not run for days on end. Up until now the timer has worked fine, the pool gets its water at night based on evaporation and my water bill is not frightful. Until...
Well, as luck would have it, I got still another leak and the trough ran dry. Fortunately, I caught it before damaging the pump but it raised the issue of a wi-fi sensor that would let me know if the trough was getting low - in time to protect the pump and find out what was going on this time...
My pool company is not in favor of the automatic pool fillers (nothing solid, just says that they create as many problems as they solve) so I was thinking about another direction... a low-level detector similar to a sump pump or water storage tank. Most that I have seen/read about are 110 power and I don't have a receptacle anywhere near the trough (which is down a cliff). Ideally it would send alerts/texts or tie into something to alert me - therefore wi-fi. If it had a high-water-level range limit as well as the low-level I would also be interested as it could keep the trough from over-flowing if the water supply valve float broke again - the pool has evil intentions...
The info that I was able to find on this site related to salt systems or products that didn't seem to be available anymore... so apologies if this has been asked and answered repeatedly. Thoughts appreciated by any that have gone down this rabbit hole!
Well, as luck would have it, I got still another leak and the trough ran dry. Fortunately, I caught it before damaging the pump but it raised the issue of a wi-fi sensor that would let me know if the trough was getting low - in time to protect the pump and find out what was going on this time...
My pool company is not in favor of the automatic pool fillers (nothing solid, just says that they create as many problems as they solve) so I was thinking about another direction... a low-level detector similar to a sump pump or water storage tank. Most that I have seen/read about are 110 power and I don't have a receptacle anywhere near the trough (which is down a cliff). Ideally it would send alerts/texts or tie into something to alert me - therefore wi-fi. If it had a high-water-level range limit as well as the low-level I would also be interested as it could keep the trough from over-flowing if the water supply valve float broke again - the pool has evil intentions...
The info that I was able to find on this site related to salt systems or products that didn't seem to be available anymore... so apologies if this has been asked and answered repeatedly. Thoughts appreciated by any that have gone down this rabbit hole!