Systems and methods for a connected sump pump
AssigneePentair Flow Technologies, LLC
InventorsHassan Khalid, Nicola Sgambelluri, Brian Broga, Brian Boothe, Dan Featherstone
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Abstract
Systems for monitoring a sump pump are provided. A system includes a power adapter designed to receive power from a power source. The power adapter is provided in the form of a controller establishing a wireless connection a wireless network and a housing having a first receptacle and a second receptacle. The first receptacle and the second receptacle are designed to accept a float-switch input and a sump pump input, respectively. The float-switch input and the sump pump input are electrically coupled to controller and the power source when accepted by the first receptacle and the second receptacle, respectively.
Claims20
A system for monitoring a sump pump, the system comprising:
- a power adapter designed to receive power from a power source, the power adapter provided in the form of:
- a controller establishing a wireless connection to a wireless network;
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- a housing having a first receptacle designed to accept a float-switch input and electrically couple the float-switch input to the controller and the power source, and a second receptacle designed to accept a sump pump input of the sump pump and electrically couple the sump pump input to the controller and the power source.
A system for monitoring a sump pump, the system comprising:
- a power adapter designed to receive power from a power source, the power adapter provided in the form of:
- a housing;
- a controller positioned within the housing, the controller establishing a wireless connection to a wireless network and transmitting a message over the wireless network;
- a first receptacle designed to accept a float-switch input, the float-switch input in electrical communication with the controller upon insertion into the first receptacle;
- a second receptacle designed to accept a sump pump input, the sump pump input in electrical communication with the controller upon insertion into the second receptacle;
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- one or more terminals designed to couple with a supplementary input, the supplementary input in electrical communication with the controller upon coupling with the one or more terminals.
A system for monitoring a sump pump, the system comprising:
- a power adapter designed to receive power from a power source, the power adapter provided in the form of:
- a housing;
- a first receptacle designed to accept a float-switch input, the float-switch input in electrical communication with the power source upon insertion into the first receptacle;
- a second receptacle designed to accept a sump pump input, the sump pump input in electrical communication with the power source upon insertion into the second receptacle;
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- a controller positioned within the housing, the controller establishing a connection to a network and designed to selectively perform a health test on the sump pump, wherein when the controller performs the health test, the controller energizes the sump pump for a predetermined period of time and collects operational data from the sump pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.