All regular water heater have an sacrificial anode rod and they provide clean water to our showers, sinks, and taps. We drilled 18 inches into our product’s anode rod to pass two wires through. When the magnesium corrodes to a certain point, the wires will connect with current and alert the system. Our project won't work without the two wires through the anode rod which is a minor price in our modification in comparison to the overall cost of a water heater.
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When we began with our project, we were hoping to find a cost efficient, affordable, and functional idea to fix the outrageous costs that follow with water heater damage. We had experienced trial and error many times throughout our journey. In the end we ended up with out final prototype we have today. It is a arduino based program that detects when water has reached a certain point into a anode rod and alerts the system. We have equipped our model with a 3d printed box and magnets for a clean look that conveniently stays on the water heater. We are very proud of this model because it has showed us a 100% accuracy rate that never fails to work flawlessly.
We had the the chance to talk to a professional about our project. We had a few questions about chemistry so we facetimed Dr. Akdeniz, an assistant professor of chemistry from Dalton State. We talked about the functions of our water heater and how oxygen is trapped in the tank. He gave us feedback on our project and asked some questions regarding the buzzer. His information was very useful and we used his feedback to further improve our knowledge and our project. We also had the chance to talk Mr.Aliyev. He is a facility manager at school and is a certified plumber. He has dealt with many water heaters and was fascinated on how our project worked. We presented to Charlie Simons, an industrial engineer at East West design and manufacturing Company. He agreed that our product will keep water heaters leak free, rust free, and will lowers gas bill costs due to eliminating the built up rust at the bottom of the tank, which wastes so much natural gas.
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