System for controlling the supply of water to a rooftop water tank

A system comprising:

• a pole with a hook at one end, the hook operable to attach to a rim of a water tank, the water tank configured to supply a building with water;
• a first sensor coupled to the pole, the first sensor configured to determine that a water level in the water tank has fallen below a first level, wherein the first sensor is adjustable to different vertical positions within the water tank by adjusting the first sensor's position on the pole, and wherein the first sensor comprises a pair of electrodes that complete a circuit within the sensor when the electrodes are in contact with water;
• a second sensor coupled to the pole, the second sensor configured to determine that the water level in the water tank has risen to at least a second level wherein the second sensor is adjustable to different vertical positions within the water tank by adjusting the second sensor's position on the pole, and wherein the second sensor comprises a pair of electrodes that complete a circuit within the sensor when the electrodes are in contact with water;
• wherein the couplings between the first sensor and the pole and the coupling between the second sensor and the pole are adjustable to different vertical positions on the pole;
• a third sensor configured to measure at least one from the set comprising:
• an amount of water entering the water tank over time and an amount of water leaving the water tank over time;
• a database stored in a memory;
• an interface comprising an application running on a mobile communication device, the interface configured to:
• receive input from a user and communicate the input to a controller;
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• display output from the controller to the user;
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• the controller configured to:
• fit within and couple to an electrical outlet box;
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• communicate wirelessly with a pump configured to deliver water to the water tank, the controller comprising a hardware processor, the hardware processor communicatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and the third sensor, and configured to:
• receive, from the first sensor, a first indication that the water level has fallen below the first level, wherein the first sensor is configured to communicate with the controller continuously when the circuit of the first sensor is not complete, and wherein the first indication is the communication from the first sensor;
• in response to receiving the first indication that the water level has fallen below the first level, generate a first signal to activate the pump;
• receive, from the second sensor, a second indication that the water level has risen to at least the second level, wherein the second sensor is configured to communicate with the controller continuously when the circuit of the second sensor is not complete and to not communicate with the controller when the circuit of the second sensor is complete and wherein the second indication is an absence of communication from the second sensor;
• in response to receiving the second indication that the water level has risen to at least the second level, generate a second signal to deactivate the pump;
• receive data from the third sensor, the data associated with at least one of the amount of water entering the water tank over time and the amount of water leaving the water tank over time;
• in response to receiving the data from the third sensor, store the received data from the third sensor in the database in the memory;
• receive a first communication from the interface, the first communication comprising a request for information comprising at least one of:
• the amount of water entering the water tank over time, the amount of water leaving the water tank over time, and an amount of water remaining in the tank;
• in response to receiving the first communication from the interface, transmit the information to the interface, wherein in response to receiving the information, the interface is configured to display the information;
• receive a second communication from the interface, the second communication comprising at least one of:
• a request to turn the pump on and a request to turn the pump off;
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• in response to receiving the second communication from the interface, generate at least one of:
• a third signal to deactivate the pump, wherein the second communication comprised the request to turn the pump off;
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• a fourth signal to activate the pump, wherein the second communication comprised the request to turn the pump on.