System, method, and apparatus for managing wastewater treatment installation
AssigneeService Pro Monitoring, LLC.
InventorGregory D. Graves
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Abstract
Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a telemetry device. The remote monitoring center makes information concerning the individual system available through a website.
Claims8
Apparatus for monitoring and controlling an individual wastewater treatment installation, said individual wastewater treatment installation including a control unit and wastewater treatment equipment arranged to treat wastewater of a residence or other building, said equipment subject to equipment malfunctions that affects an ability of the equipment to treat the wastewater, said control unit comprising circuitry for controlling and monitoring said wastewater treatment equipment, detecting said equipment malfunctions, and notifying a remote monitor at a location remote from said individual wastewater treatment installation when said equipment malfunctions, said circuitry including a microprocessor having programmable set points, wherein:
- said detection circuitry includes circuitry for detecting one each of the following conditions:
- a sustained condition in which a current exceeds a first said programmable set point that indicates an overcurrent, and a condition in which a current falls below a second said programmable set point,
- said microprocessor is arranged to activate a telemetry device and notify a remote monitor when said first set point is exceeded, and
- and said microprocessor is also arrnaged to activate said telemetry device when the current falls below said second set point.
Apparatus for monitoring and controlling an individual wastewater treatment installation, said individual wastewater treatment installation including a control unit and wastewater treatment equipment arranged to treat wastewater of a residence or other building, said equipment subject to equipment malfunctions that affects an ability of the equipment to treat the wastewater, said control unit comprising circuitry for controlling and monitoring said wastewater treatment equipment, detecting said equipment malfunctions, and notifying a remote monitor at a location remote from said individual wastewater treatment installation when said equipment malfunctions, said circuitry including a microprocessor having programmable set points, wherein an access opening in said control unit is covered by an access door, and a weatherproof lens is provided in the access door so that an alarm light is visible even when the door is closed and latched, wherein a reset button is accessible through the closed door, said reset button extending through an opening and boot made of a weatherproof resilient material.
Apparatus for monitoring and controlling an individual wastewater treatment installation, said individual wastewater treatment installation including a control unit and wastewater treatment equipment arranged to treat wastewater of a residence or other building, said equipment subject to equipment malfunctions that affects an ability of the equipment to treat the wastewater, said control unit comprising circuitry for controlling and monitoring said wastewater treatment equipment, detecting said equipment malfunctions, and notifying a remote monitor at a location remote from said individual wastewater treatment installation when said equipment malfunctions, said circuitry including a microprocessor having programmable set points, wherein:
- in the event a sustained condition in which a current exceeds said programmable first set point is detected, and also in the event a condition in which a current falls below a second said programmable set point is detected, power to the equipment is interrupted and a visual alarm activates,
- the microprocessor activates said telemetry device and attempts to automatically restart the equipment at intervals for a predetermined period.
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