Automatic WATER LEVEL INDICATOR Cum CONTROLLER

Water storage often presents challenges such as monitoring tank levels, preventing overflow, and reducing manual intervention to operate the pump.

- RAKESH JAIN

To address these issues, two types of devices, known as water level indicators and water level controllers, have been developed.

These devices have key drawbacks. Water level indicators require manual pump operation and often waste power as multiple LEDs stay unnecessarily lit. Water level controllers face frequent pump cycling from minor fluctuations, which accelerates the pump’s wear and tear and shortens its lifespan.

An automatic water level indicator cum controller device can address these problems. To build this device, the components listed in Table 1 are required. Fig. 1 shows the author’s prototype.

Software

The code is written in Arduino IDE. First, the IDE must be installed. The code can then be downloaded and opened in Arduino IDE.