On 7 July 2013 01:13, Peter Hollenbeck <pwhb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stuart Island, British Columbia > > Interesting idea. > Ocean water temperature here is about 10C and air temperature, when we are > here April through October, ranges from about 10 to 20. I will have to > experiment to see if the differential would be a reliable indicator. It's > difficult to say what the temperature of a dry bilge might be, as it is > below the water line but separated from the water by 3/4" plywood plus epoxy > and paint.
Is it liquid water that you are trying to detect or just damp? Colin > > Thank you, > Peter > > > > On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Jan Kandziora <j...@gmx.de> wrote: >> >> Am 06.07.2013 17:40, schrieb Peter Hollenbeck: >> > I am building a 26 foot wood power boat. The bilge below the cabin and >> > afterdeck floor is 7 sealed water tight (hopefully) compartments. I plan >> > no >> > inspection ports but would like a way to detect moisture. If there were >> > an >> > appropriate sensor I could embed one in each compartment and >> > occasionally >> > hook up a Raspberry Pi and check for the presence of water. Cost is a >> > consideration. >> > >> I would check this with two temperature sensors, one where sure is air >> and one at the deepest point in the bilge. When the boat leaks, water >> will be at the place and the temperature drops below air temperature. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Jan >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: >> >> Build for Windows Store. >> >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Owfs-developers mailing list >> Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: > > Build for Windows Store. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Owfs-developers mailing list > Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Owfs-developers mailing list Owfs-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/owfs-developers
