Patent ID: 8321039
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: C02F,G05B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. 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 at least a first programmable set point and a second programmable set point, wherein: said detection circuitry includes circuitry for detecting each of the following conditions: a sustained condition in which a current exceeds said first programmable set point to indicate an overcurrent, and a condition in which a current falls below said second programmable set point, when said sustained condition in which said current exceeds said first programmable set point is detected, and also when said condition in which said current falls below said second programmable set point is detected, power to the equipment is interrupted and a visual alarm activates, said microprocessor is arranged to activate a telemetry device and notify a remote monitor when said first set point is exceeded, and said microprocessor is also arranged to activate said telemetry device when the current falls below said second set point.