tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post2548036894661423218..comments2024-03-05T22:38:34.199-08:00Comments on peter's tinkering: How to find the water depth in a well ... with a cell phone!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13835034827173647543noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-53647704348963596132022-03-18T09:42:34.870-07:002022-03-18T09:42:34.870-07:00This works wonderfully! I've been using it thr...This works wonderfully! I've been using it throughout the day as I flush my 520 ft deep well to make sure I don't go too far. A few calculations in every 30 minutes and I was able to estimate when I'd need to stop. I opted for the speed of sound calculation at 60 degrees F though to be closer to ambient ground temp (55)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02309396106053384143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-5098812573366819842021-06-21T10:39:20.664-07:002021-06-21T10:39:20.664-07:00Very helpful post, thanks. I found that the Androi...Very helpful post, thanks. I found that the Android app WavePad could be used to view and measure the waveform directly in my smartphone, avoiding the need to transfer the audio file to my computer. Erik Kolderuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900476428739047113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-60712784631220631822021-01-14T02:11:11.848-08:002021-01-14T02:11:11.848-08:00Thank for the great post and video. We use the kno...Thank for the great post and video. We use the knocking sound in the video to demonstrate how to automatically measure the water depth here. https://www.virtins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=1842&p=2692#p2692ChiChenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01979325974989883298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-39404911016603836862020-04-28T20:16:37.515-07:002020-04-28T20:16:37.515-07:00Works better if you just drop the phone into the w...Works better if you just drop the phone into the well and count, one-onethousand, two-onethousand,.........SPLASH! Mr. Obvioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975422551264950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-2007159372240692872019-05-03T07:23:31.641-07:002019-05-03T07:23:31.641-07:00I'm thinking: an ESP8266, a speaker, a mic and...I'm thinking: an ESP8266, a speaker, a mic and some SR04 software.Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950659226554300113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-57919061211226611092018-09-11T12:33:12.615-07:002018-09-11T12:33:12.615-07:00OMG! This would be the best APP ever!OMG! This would be the best APP ever!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773783396376570384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-8046303312086673182018-02-07T12:04:44.034-08:002018-02-07T12:04:44.034-08:00Wow. Thanks Peter. I can now easily track any chan...Wow. Thanks Peter. I can now easily track any changes in my water level. Now if someone would make an APP for this we could just tap and run.GPdudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11099628011010227819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-50869212225373437922018-02-04T18:12:42.504-08:002018-02-04T18:12:42.504-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.frolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922682469649951128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4047932423337247732.post-57649195244502048802017-01-19T11:02:36.105-08:002017-01-19T11:02:36.105-08:00I use my rope usually. You know the government tra...I use my rope usually. You know the government tracks them phones. Don't want them knowin how much water I got im my well. They'll be trying to drop fluoride all over my land.FreeSnowden2017https://www.blogger.com/profile/02742527767928600724noreply@blogger.com