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Crocodile Solar Pool Sensor

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(/member/steve-f-dallas/) steve-f-dallas (/member/steve-f-dallas/) 16 days ago

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Marc,
Where can I download wifiudp?

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(/member/steve-f-dallas/) steve-f-dallas (/member/steve-f-dallas/) 6 weeks ago

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I wanted the monitor to report temp in Farenheit as well as Celsius. That was easy.
After the line PoolTemp = total / numReadings;
I modified the first line to show degrees Celsius
and added the lines to show the temp converted to Farenheit
Serial.print("Measured pool temperature c: ");
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Serial.print("Measured pool temperature f: ");
Serial.println(PoolTemp*1.8+32);
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(/member/whatsupskip/) whatsupskip (/member/whatsupskip/) 15 days ago

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One big problem with project is the sensor. These DS18b20, while waterproof, are not salt and chlorine
waterproof for extended periods of time. I used one for this application and the water proofing failed and
then caused electrolysis in the main circuit. I am going to try again with nail polish over the joins and an
extra heat shrink tubing. I doubt this will work for a long time though (more than one year). I suspect the best
option is to place the sensor in a small plastic tube and fill it with water proof epoxy.
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(/member/3KU_Delta/) 3KU_Delta (author) 20 days ago

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Strange, the instructables platform rotated some to the pics today. Hmm?

(/member/3KU_Delta/) 3KU_Delta (author) 21 days ago

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Hey guys - just got notified that I won a FIRST PRIZE for this instructable.

Thank you for voting! I am really happy about this.

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(/member/KushagraK7/) KushagraK7 (/member/KushagraK7/) 4 weeks ago

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This can also serve the purpose of keeping kids away from the pool.

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