water sensor / alarm

I tried this simplified version of the Touch Paddle circuit:

Just used a couple of hookup wires with stripped ends as the sensor - inserted them into a cap of distilled water - it seems to work fine.  Temporarily used a keyer to provide the warning tone.  Need to finalize some kind of sensor contact (interleaved conductive fingers are probably overkill) - will probably just use some bare copper clad circuit board with a Sonalert for the beeping tone.

Why do this ?  There's nothing worse than having to air out all kinds of stuff like cardboard boxes when a water leak occurs in the basement.

An alarm by the water heater, washing machine hoses, really anywhere water is used in the house that isn't checked regularly.  Water is both a blessing and a curse !

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
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