Leak Sensor to Monitor Christmas Tree

[f5snopro]

Just picked up our live tree for the season, thinking about how to automate. Thought about using a leak sensor in reverse to alert when there is an absence of water. Anyone done this?

[daniesq (Danielle Bourgeois)]

You might want to check out WirelessTag.net, specifically their water/moisture sensor. I believe there’s a 15% discount code floating around the boards that you could use.

All the best,

Danielle

[daven]

Or check out this thread. PlantLink is shipping!

[zj4x4 (Mike)]

There’s another thread discussing how to monitor for an empty container.

Moisture sensor in dog bowl

Has anyone integrated a moisture sensor into a water bowl for dogs? I’d like to detect the absence of water if possible. Any suggestions on a sensor that can do this?

[sjones0812 (Scott)]

Here is how I did it.

My Christmas Tree low water alert setup

I wanted to get alerts when my tree water was low… I tried the Utilitech water sensor but it beeps when there is water. I picked up a PEQ water sensor from Bestbuy and I made a small bracket on my 3D printer. I connected a wire to the 2 terminals on the water sensor. [image] [image] I then zip tied the bracket to the tree at the height I wanted. Sensor hangs outside the tree. [image] I then used the No water app and I get push and SMS notification when my tree water gets low…works great. I was also thinking about making the tree lights blink…but the Flasher app does not list moisture sensor as an option.