Possible to count sump water up/down cycles?

BradR · 09/21/2009, 06:45 PM

Need a way to count how many times a pump empties a sump.
The pump is triggered by a float and empties the sump in a minute or so.
Is there any way to count how many times the pump comes on in a week?
( I can't tap into the float circuit unfortunately)
Thank you for any info!

PS
I was going to buy this

http://www.washerwatcher.com/Hi_Lo_Controller.htm

and hook it up to an electromechanical clock but all my clocks are fully digital, lol.

VacavilleFC3S · 09/21/2009, 07:11 PM

huh??? are you using your sump as some sort of wavebox?????

Aqua Keepers · 09/21/2009, 09:18 PM

Either you're not explaining things right or somethings REALLY messed up. Look at Melvs link then explain SLOWLY.
http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

Playa-1 · 09/21/2009, 09:36 PM

A pulse counter would do the trick, but it sounds like you may have some serious design flaws in your system. The sump should never run dry or even close to it.

BradR · 09/22/2009, 08:26 AM

I'm sorry for not being more specific. This is actually measuring the number of times the pump kicks on in our septic tank sump. We had a new field put in that isn't accepting all the water we put in and I need to prove that its the field and not us using too much water. Every time the pump comes on it pumps out 40g and so we are trying to show how many times it comes on. Sorry and thanks again!

09/21/2009, 06:45 PM	#1
BradR Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 764 Blog Entries: 1	Possible to count sump water up/down cycles? Need a way to count how many times a pump empties a sump. The pump is triggered by a float and empties the sump in a minute or so. Is there any way to count how many times the pump comes on in a week? ( I can't tap into the float circuit unfortunately) Thank you for any info! PS I was going to buy this http://www.washerwatcher.com/Hi_Lo_Controller.htm and hook it up to an electromechanical clock but all my clocks are fully digital, lol.

09/21/2009, 07:11 PM	#2
VacavilleFC3S Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Vacaville California Posts: 2,613	huh??? are you using your sump as some sort of wavebox?????

09/21/2009, 09:18 PM	#3
Aqua Keepers Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Clearwater,Fl Posts: 2,915	Either you're not explaining things right or somethings REALLY messed up. Look at Melvs link then explain SLOWLY. http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

09/21/2009, 09:36 PM	#4
Playa-1 Moved On Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Posts: 7,497	A pulse counter would do the trick, but it sounds like you may have some serious design flaws in your system. The sump should never run dry or even close to it.

09/22/2009, 08:26 AM	#5
BradR Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 764 Blog Entries: 1	I'm sorry for not being more specific. This is actually measuring the number of times the pump kicks on in our septic tank sump. We had a new field put in that isn't accepting all the water we put in and I need to prove that its the field and not us using too much water. Every time the pump comes on it pumps out 40g and so we are trying to show how many times it comes on. Sorry and thanks again!