Siphon alarm and restarting mechanism

An automatic dosing siphon monitoring system which monitors the performance of an automatic dosing siphon having an outlet pipe utilized in a sewage treatment system having a reservoir such that in the event said siphon fails to activate a discharge of fluid from the reservoir within a predetermined time period, notification can be given to an intended user, said system comprising:

• a) a sensing means in said outlet pipe capable of determining when said automatic dosing siphon has activated, and providing a discharged output signal indicating when the siphon has activated;
• b) a control unit connected to said sensing means and upon receipt of said discharged output signal therefrom activating a timing system used for determining when the next activation of the automatic dosing siphon should occur, and providing an alarm signal when said activation does not occur within the time determined by the timing system;
• c) alerting means connected with said control unit which upon receipt of said alarm signal from said control unit activates a preselected device whereby an intended recipient can be quickly alerted that the automatic dosing siphon has failed to activate within a preselected time period;
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• d) a power supply means providing electrical power to the sensing means, control unit, and alarm means.

An automatic dosing siphon monitoring and restart system which monitors the activity performance of an automatic dosing siphon utilized to discharge fluid from a reservoir, said system comprising:

• a) an automatic dosing siphon having a discharge conduit;
• b) a sensing means capable of determining when said automatic dosing siphon has activated and providing a discharged output signal;
• c) an alternative fluid discharge means connected to said discharge conduit;
• d) a control unit connected to said sensing means and upon receipt of said output signal activating a first timing system for a first predetermined time period, if said automatic dosing siphon does not activate within the first predetermined time period a time-out signal is provided to activate said alternative fluid discharge means and initiate a second timing system, if subsequent siphon activation does not occur within the second preselected time period an alarm signal is generated;
• e) a fluid level detection means which upon the fluid level in said reservoir reaching a predetermined low level automatically terminates said alternative fluid discharge means;
• f) alerting means connected with said control unit which upon receipt of said alarm signal activates a preselected device whereby an intended recipient can be quickly alerted that said automatic dosing siphon has failed to activate;
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• g) a power supply means providing electrical power to the sensing means, control unit, alternative fluid discharge means, alternative fluid discharge termination means, and alarm means.

An automatic dosing siphon monitoring and restart system which monitors the performance of an automatic dosing siphon utilized to discharge fluid from a reservoir in a sewage treatment system upon the fluid within said reservoir reaching a predetermined high level, in the event said automatic dosing siphon fails to activate a discharge of fluid from said reservoir within a first predetermined time period, the system activates a second time period and a restarting device to restart said automatic dosing siphon and monitors the operation of said siphon so that if the dosing siphon fails to activate a discharge of fluid from said reservoir within said second time period a restart alert notification can be given to an intended user, said system comprising:

• a) an automatic dosing siphon having a discharge conduit;
• b) a sensing means capable of determining when said automatic dosing siphon has activated, and providing a discharged output signal;
• c) an automatic dosing siphon re-start means;
• d) a control unit connected to said sensing means and upon receipt of said discharged output signal activating a first timing system for a preselected time period;
• if said automatic dosing siphon does not activate within the first preselected time period a restart signal is generated to initiate said siphon restart means and initiate a second timing system for a second preselected time period to determine by when the re-priming and subsequent activation of said automatic dosing siphon should occur, if the subsequent activation does not occur within the second preselected time period an alarm signal is generated;
• e) said restart means being arranged to attempt a restart of the dosing siphon upon receipt of the restart signal from the control unit that the siphon did not operate during the first preselected time period;
• f) an alerting means connected with said control unit which upon receipt of said alarm signal activates an alerting device whereby an intended recipient can be quickly alerted that the automatic dosing siphon has failed to activate;
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• g) a power supply means providing electrical power to the sensing means, control unit, restarting means, and alert means.