Simple and Cheap Water Leak Alarm Sound and Light
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Simple and Cheap Water Leak Alarm Sound and Light
![DIY Water Leak Sensor (Flooding Alarm)](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FGC/DEK0/KS4HDG5E/FGCDEK0KS4HDG5E.jpg&filename=DIY Water Leak Sensor (Flooding Alarm))
Water Leak is a problem that can happen in almost every home. I made a simple alarm Circuit for water leak warning. I hope it works for you too.
Supplies
• Mini plastic container (I've used a toothpick box)
• 2N2222, 2N3904 or any other NPN transistor
• 5mm Animated LED (You can get from a cheap ugly battery powered candle.) This Ugly Things
• 12mm Piezo Buzzer for Annoying Alarm (You can get from broken UPS or cheapp door alarm)
• M3x10 Bolts&Nuts
• Fork Terminal Cable Lug
• scrap cable
• 9V Battery
• 680R 1/4W Resistor
• 1K Resistor
Prepare Container
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Drill 3 hole bottom of the plastic container. Mount nuts and bolts together with cable lugs for water contact terminal. Solder cable to lugs for connect the circuit board.
Solder the Circuit
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Solder the parts according to schematics. After that install battery and the circuit board inside the box.
You've Done. Test It
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![test.jpg](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FGN/EBAP/KS4HDGQW/FGNEBAPKS4HDGQW.jpg&filename=test.jpg)
![DIY Water Leak Sensor (Flooding Alarm)](/proxy/?url=https://content.instructables.com/FRM/XIPV/KS4HDGR7/FRMXIPVKS4HDGR7.jpg&filename=DIY Water Leak Sensor (Flooding Alarm))
Test inside the sink. You don't need a Flooding ;)