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)

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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DIY Water Leak Sensor (Flooding Alarm)

Test inside the sink. You don't need a Flooding ;)