M y adventures of building a smart home on a shoestring budget are taking an interesting turn. It turns out that I don’t need ...

Sometimes we need a non-contact liquid level sensor. There are several ways to build that, but the easiest is to try an optical liquid level sensor. You may already have an idea in mind since you are ...

Recently I came across some non-contact liquid level sensors and gathered them out of curiosity. They have been available in the market for the past few years, but this time I was lucky enough to get ...

They do so by sending a small current through their probe tip. Current flowing between the sensor and some reference (often the metal tank holding the liquid) is compared inside the sensor to current ...

Flooding is one thing that residents can count on here in the Lowcountry, whether it’s coastal flooding with high tide cycles or freshwater flooding after heavy rain or sometimes a combination of both ...

We are currently in the process of putting in a backyard pool. This is an in-ground gunite pool. I inquired about an auto-fill system from the pool builder but he talked me out of it. He explained ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - The city of Conway is getting new technology to help residents and businesses when water levels start to rise. During Monday’s city council meeting, councilmembers approved plans ...