> Let's say, you're curing coppa and on day 12 humidity drops to 68% for six hours because you forgot to refill the reservoir.
Two float switches, a latching relay, a cold water line, a valve, and a valve actuator can automate reservoir filling. An HOA switch and leak detection would be nice additions to the automatic reservoir filling, low and high water alarms too. That’s how a boiler feedwater tank works. Might be tricky to fit the float switches in a small humidifier tank, though.
It’s a bit more work to set up than temp and humidity sensing/control but you might as well automate it all once you start.
I wish. No-fault evictions aren't a thing in Scotland, but I'd still struggle to explain the whole "I plumbed a cold line for salami" thing to the landlord.
You can go even simpler if you have a bigger reservoir. Automatic trough fillers where a float mechanically shuts off a valve fed from a garden hose are like $20 at a farm supply store.
Two float switches, a latching relay, a cold water line, a valve, and a valve actuator can automate reservoir filling. An HOA switch and leak detection would be nice additions to the automatic reservoir filling, low and high water alarms too. That’s how a boiler feedwater tank works. Might be tricky to fit the float switches in a small humidifier tank, though.
It’s a bit more work to set up than temp and humidity sensing/control but you might as well automate it all once you start.