{"id":1563,"date":"2024-03-05T14:15:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/?page_id=1563"},"modified":"2024-03-05T14:15:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T21:15:12","slug":"auto-filling-dog-bowl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/?page_id=1563","title":{"rendered":"Auto Filling Dog Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A few months back we adopted a dog from AARCS animal rescue. To lessen some of the daily routine I invested in an automatic dog food dispenser. I was looking for a similar solution to ration out water and this is what i came up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Easy clean water bowl: https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B00RAQBH54\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. 12 Volt Timer https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B01MRWKVM0\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Solenoid https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B01GL5P304\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Sharkbite Connector to T into basement water line https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B016M169KU\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Fittings to convert Solenoid to 1\/4\" https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B0773P7Z9Q\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Fittings to convert Solenoid NPT to 1\/4 OD https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B07XDWCDYM\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Braded line upgrade (optional, I did not do this at first) https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/product\/B08QPTZWBW\/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. 12 Volt power supply https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/BENSN-Compatible-Universal-Household-Electronics\/dp\/B082XRJ4LN\/ref=sxin_9_ac_d_rm?ac_md=1-1-MTJ2IHBvd2VyIHN1cHBseQ%3D%3D-ac_d_rm&cv_ct_cx=12+volt+power+supply&dchild=1&keywords=12+volt+power+supply&pd_rd_i=B082XRJ4LN&pd_rd_r=a337a1a3-5456-48af-94b4-f6e8866fb0a3&pd_rd_w=Oh4U0&pd_rd_wg=ckefC&pf_rd_p=8642c3cb-9fcf-4c84-93d6-c72c3fa128ad&pf_rd_r=1WD2GHA7A46RS923QXVB&psc=1&qid=1614293201&sr=1-2-12d4272d-8adb-4121-8624-135149aa9081<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    These parts together will create a water bowl that you can schedule fill times on. Currently I have programed the bowl to fill at 7AM and then top up again at 9Am, 11Am, 1Pm, 3Pm, 5Pm. Each time the water fills for a period of 1 minute and then stops. The float inside the dish will stop the dish from overfilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This is what the timer and solenoid look like in the basement, I mounted everything to a metal plate and secured it to the wall beside my furnace.<\/p>\n\n\n

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    If your interested in recreating this, here's the basic wiring diagram that also adds a 3 position override switch that allows the system to be bypassed on, bypassed off, or set to auto<\/p>\n\n\n

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    **Update 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I have since updated this system to use the Zooz Zen17 multirelay<\/a> instead of the timer. This allows for Zwave control. HomeAssitant now controls the schedule and I have added an auto fill based on a double tap on the nearest light switch when required. The Zen17 also provides analog button input for triggering the solenoid manually.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A few months back we adopted a dog from AARCS animal rescue. To lessen some of the daily routine I invested in an automatic dog food dispenser. I was looking for a similar solution to ration out water and this is what i came up with. Parts These parts together will create a water bowl […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1565,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1563\/revisions\/1565"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}