Automated Plumbing System Sensor Warning System and Method

A method of detecting a blockage or leak in a plumbing system, the method comprising the following steps:

• measuring a pressure or an acoustic profile at two or more locations within the plumbing system;
• comparing the measured pressures or acoustic profiles to a threshold value or range of values;
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• sending a signal to a remote user or remote device or triggering an alarm when at least one of the measured pressures or acoustic profiles is above or below the threshold value or outside the range of values.

An alert system for detecting changes in a fluid filtration system comprising at least one filter through which a fluid flows, the alert system comprising:

• a first sensor connected to a pipe or conduit downstream of the filter to measure a parameter within the fluid filtration system at a location of the sensor;
• a control system configured to receive signals from the sensor, compare the measured parameter from the first sensor to a threshold value or range of values and to send a signal to a remote user or remote device or trigger an alarm when at the measured parameter is above or below the threshold value or outside the range of values;
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• wherein (1) the sensors are pressure sensors and the parameter is a pressure, or (2) the sensors are acoustic or vibration sensors and the parameter is an acoustic profile, or (3) a combination thereof.

A method of detecting changes in a fluid filtration system comprising at least one filter through which a fluid flows, the method comprising:

• periodically measuring the pressure or acoustic profile at a first location downstream of the filter;
• optionally periodically measuring the pressure or acoustic profile at a second location upstream of the filter;
• comparing the measured pressure or acoustic profile from the first location to a threshold value or range of values or comparing the measured pressure or acoustic profile from the first location to the measured pressure or acoustic profile of the second location to determine a pressure drop across the filter or a change in acoustic profile across the filter;
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• sending a signal to a remote user or remote device or triggering an alarm when the measured pressure or acoustic profile from the first location or the measured pressure drop or change in acoustic profile across the filter is above or below the threshold value or outside the range of values.