Patent ID: 7982625

Claim:
A controller suitable for identifying an abnormal operational condition in a bathing system, the bathing system including a set of bathing unit components, at least some bathing unit components in said set of bathing unit components being adapted for acquiring an actuated state and a non-actuated state, the bathing unit components drawing an electrical current when in the actuated state, said controller comprising: a. a memory unit for storing information related to electrical currents drawn by the bathing system under normal operating conditions, at least a portion of said information conveying measurements of electrical currents drawn by respective bathing unit components when in the actuated state; b. a processing unit in communication with said memory unit, said processing unit being adapted for acquiring a self-programming state and a monitoring state, wherein: i. in the self-programming state, said processing unit being operative for: 1. obtaining measurements indicative of electrical currents drawn by the bathing system under normal operating conditions; 2. storing information related to the measurements obtained in 1. on the memory unit; ii. in the monitoring state, said processing unit being operative for detecting an abnormal operational condition associated with the bathing system at least in part based on the information stored on the memory unit.