It will switch off only after the water drops below level A. Figure 2 illustrates the complete circuit. Using a rail-to-rail op amp for U2 allows for the application of a single 5-V power supply.

He decided it was time to build his own solution to this problem. What he ended up with was a water level sensor made from PVC pipe and a few other components. The physical assembly is pretty simple.

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