Patent ID: 8350710
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
1. A substantially enclosed crawlspace system comprising: a crawlspace located beneath a house; a barrier of plastic or concrete, which allows substantially no moisture to pass therethrough, covering a floor residing between sidewalls of said crawlspace, said barrier being sealed to said sidewalls of said crawlspace; a controller mounted to a portion of said house; and a plurality of sensors located within said substantially enclosed crawlspace and connected to said controller, wherein said plurality of sensors include at least two sensors selected from a humidity sensor, a water presence sensor, a water pump operation sensor and a temperature sensor; a memory connected to said controller for storing data collected by said plurality of sensors; and a modem connected to said controller, wherein said controller employs said modem to send some or all of the stored data within said memory to a remote facility when the data meets a predetermined condition, and wherein said controller employs said modem to periodically send some or all of the stored data within said memory to the remote facility regardless of whether or not the stored data within said memory meets the predetermined condition.