ioBridge Water Meter

Have some extra time on your hands with a penchant for DIY projects? Well, check out the ioBridge-based water meter where it shows a measurable impact on the environment, which will also translate to how much your bank account has left at the end of the month. Consumption reduction will benefit everyone, no doubt about it. Here’s an excerpt on what the brain behind the project has to say about it.

This project was a little easier than the power meter in terms of technical skills but it did require some basic plumbing know-how. The concept is simple enough: I installed a water meter on my home’s incoming water line which flips a switch for each gallon of water traveling thought it. The switch creates electrical pulses that are are counted by an ioBridge module. The data is tracked by ioBridge.com using their free web based data logging service.

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