Patent ID: 6323774
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: F17D,G01F,G08B

Abstract:
A portable system to monitor, control, and provide an alarm for excessive use of an inlet water supply though an inlet pipe from a water source under pressure, comprising:a measuring means for providing measurements of the inlet pipe volume of water per unit time, said measuring means comprising a rotatable impeller, a timer, and an electronic counter;a central control box having an interior and an exterior, said central control box sized to be hand-held and portable;a first user interface means for entering a threshold value of inlet pipe volume of water per unit time, said user interface means housed in said interior of said central control box;a visual display mounted on said exterior of said central control box for displaying gallons of water used per unit time;a second user interface means for entering said unit time period, said second user interface means mounted on said exterior of said central control box;a comparison means for correlating the inputted threshold value and the measurements of the inlet pipe, said comparison means comprising a processor and a computer program readable by said processor for comparing said measurements of inlet pipe volume per unit time and said threshold values of inlet pipe volume per unit time, said comparison means housed in said interior of said central control box;an alarm means for providing an alarm when the inlet pipe measurement exceeds the inputted threshold value, said comparison means actuating said alarm means when said measurements exceed said threshold values.