An Automated Water Tank Controller
An Automated Water Tank Controller No comments by: Zoe Skyforest August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Jumpor] lives in a part of India where the water infrastructure is a little frustrating to use. Water gets delivered to underground tanks outside of homes, and must then be regularly pumped into rooftop tanks prior to use inside the building. Typically, this pumping is handled manually—by switching on a pump and running it until water comes out of an overflow pipe to indicate the rooftop tank is full. [Jumpor] decided to improve this wasteful and time consuming process with a little automation project.
- ▪An Automated Water Tank Controller No comments by: Zoe Skyforest August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Jumpor] lives in a part of India where the water infrastructure is a little frustrating to use.
- ▪Water gets delivered to underground tanks outside of homes, and must then be regularly pumped into rooftop tanks prior to use inside the building.
- ▪Typically, this pumping is handled manually—by switching on a pump and running it until water comes out of an overflow pipe to indicate the rooftop tank is full. [Jumpor] decided to improve this wasteful and time consuming process with a li
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An Automated Water Tank Controller No comments by: Zoe Skyforest August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Jumpor] lives in a part of India where the water infrastructure is a little frustrating to use. Water gets delivered to underground tanks outside of homes, and must then be regularly pumped into rooftop tanks prior to use inside the building. Typically, this pumping is handled manually—by switching on a pump and running it until water comes out of an overflow pipe to indicate the rooftop tank is full. [Jumpor] decided to improve this wasteful and time consuming process with a little automation project. The build is based around an ESP32 microcontroller. It’s hooked up to an ultrasonic sensor which can measure the water level inside the rooftop water tank.
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