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Default Current flow detector for remote water pump.

On Aug 22, 7:49?pm, "Steve W." wrote:
Looking for a way to activate a small lamp to show when a remote mounted
water pump is running. I know I have seen the method before but my dusty
brain cannot seem to find it. The pump is a 120volt unit mounted in a
remote pump house out of visual range or I would wire a light across the
pressure switch. I was thinking of something like an inductive coil
around the hot lead feeding a circuit that would power the light. No
problem working on the panel end. Ideas?

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Steve W.


Steve

Perhaps a current meter is called for. And I am sure there are current
sensing relays that would light a bulb. Also a pair of wires from the
remote pump house would be a way. I am sure there are other solutions.

Bob AZ