System, method, and apparatus for monitoring restroom appliances

A system comprising:

• a first restroom appliance comprising a controller, a communication device, and an ambient light sensor, the controller configured to:
• detect, with the ambient light sensor, an ambient light level, and communicate, with the communication device, a signal based on the ambient light level;
• and
• a second restroom appliance comprising a controller, a communication device, and an infrared sensor, the controller configured to:
• receive the signal from the first restroom appliance, and adjust an infrared pulse frequency of the infrared sensor based on the signal.

A method comprising:

• detecting, with a controller of a first restroom appliance, environmental data comprising an ambient light level;
• determining, with the controller or at least one other controller, an adjusted infrared pulse frequency based on the ambient light level;
• and
• causing, with the controller or the at least one other controller, an infrared pulse frequency of at least one other restroom appliance to be modified based on the adjusted infrared pulse frequency.