Patent ID: 9728073
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: E03F,G01L,G05D,G08B

Claim:
1. A distress signaling system for communicating distress signals through an electronic plumbing control system, comprising: a plumbing controller configured to operate at least one plumbing appliance; at least one distress indicator in communication with the plumbing controller; and at least one distress signaling device in communication with the plumbing controller, wherein activation of the at least one distress signaling device causes activation of the at least one distress indicator, wherein the at least one distress signaling device comprises at least one trigger device for the at least one plumbing appliance, wherein the at least one trigger device is configured to activate the at least one plumbing appliance based on a first input including a first type of actuation of the at least one trigger device, and to activate the at least one distress indicator based on a second input including a second type of actuation of the at least one trigger device, and wherein the first type of actuation of the at least one trigger device is different than the second type of actuation of the at least one trigger device.