2006-12-12 06:20:34 · 7 answers · asked by jarrell s 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Go in your bathroom and take the lid off of the toilet tank, there you will see a float switch (a floating ball attached to a switch at the other end) that switches the water on and off. A picture is worth a thousand words...
2006-12-12 06:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by HeyDude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a float switch is an electrical switch that turns ON or OFF when the liquid level reaches it
you can find some examples of float switches at http://levelcontrol.com/
2014-01-27 13:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by simomesk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a switch that is set on (or off) by a float that rises in a liquid. Like the float in a sump pump that clicks on the pump.
2006-12-12 06:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
levels of water in a tank are monitored by flat switches. they hang until they start to float and tip at 90 degrees switching on/ off a pump.
2006-12-13 08:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by Mark G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bouyant device that rests on top of a liquid, typically, and as the level rises and moves this device, it sets off the switch contacts...eg. a mercury switch, when lifted, will roll the mercury from the bottom to "short" out the switch contacts
and close your circuit...
2006-12-12 06:31:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a switch that is activated or deactivated by fluid levels in a container.
2006-12-12 06:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by Chris J 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its what in a tank, it turns a sump pump on ..when its about full ...?????
2006-12-12 06:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by rebel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋