Different water sources

Just wanted to share my experience with monitoring different water sources.
I’ve got a setup that tracks my usage from two rainwater tanks and the tap water.
Seeing all three in one graph is surprisingly insightful!

Here’s why I think it’s cool:

  • Get the whole picture: Instead of just seeing tapwater use, I can understand how much water I’m actually using in total.
  • Track well performance: I can see how much water each well is providing and notice any changes over time.
  • Conserve resources: Being aware of my alternative water sources encourages me to use them more and rely less on tapwater.

Anyone else monitoring multiple sources? Would love to hear about your setups!

@Brononius very interesting indeed! How are you capturing usage of these different types? Could you share what sensors / techniques you are using? Thank you!

Quick And Dirty Overview dashboard:

Basiclly I’m using 3x “Shelly Plus UNI” nodes for the usuage.

  • For the tapwater, with a waterprobe that fits in my utility meter. I had to move towards Shelly since Flukso (my setup before) became unstable. But works remarkable good. And much easier for configuration, just local plug and play.
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  • For the rainwater (2 tanks/pumps), I’m use a valve right after the pumps.
    (nice howto video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV5yN68J53I)
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And beside, I’m having pressure sensors in the tanks for the level checks. Today, they work on a KNX sensor. But one day, I’ll also migrate them to Shelly Plus UNI. Just to keep everything a bit more uniform.