Korey wrote:(1) Here is my skimmer location :
(2) What are you using to detect the contact closure on the float valve?
(3) Guess we should almost have a separate thread as this is gotten away from the RainMachine info!
(1) Ahh, yes I see. One possibility I see from the photo would be to push a small rigid tube just under the concrete and use that to route a pair of wires to the skimmer. You might even be able to push through a direct burial cable without a conduit. Then use an angle float glued to the inside of the skimmer. Just out of curiosity, above and to the left of the skimmer, is that an access cover to something? The other possibility is to use something wireless attached to the dog? Actually, you might be able to use something like a wireless door detector (Z-Wave) in a well sealed box inside the skimmer- maybe glued under the cover, and do the same with the switch.
(2) I am using a Phidget InterfaceKit digital input. But, anything capable of detecting an open/close state would work. Say, I/O-Linc, Z-wave receiver, etc.
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