Patent ID: 8151592

Claim:
Device for controlling a condensate removal pump, comprising: a float ( 102 ) intended to be placed in a container ( 20 ), capable of moving according to the level of condensate in the container, an actuation element ( 130 ) driven by the movement of said float ( 102 ), wherein said actuation element is configured and mounted so as to act selectively on a first and a second microswitch ( 110 , 120 ) respectively having a first and a second pushbutton ( 112 , 122 ) mobile between two positions, so as to define three distinct states: a resting state, in which said pump is stopped, wherein said first pushbutton ( 112 ) is in a first position ensuring the stopping of said pump and said second pushbutton ( 122 ) is in a second position; an active state, in which said pump is activated, wherein said first pushbutton ( 112 ) is in a second position ensuring the implementation of said pump, and said second pushbutton ( 122 ) remains in its second position; an alarm state, in which a safety action is activated, wherein said first pushbutton ( 112 ) remains in its second position ensuring the implementation of said pump and said second pushbutton ( 122 ) is in a first position ensuring the activation of a safety action.