Patent ID: 7746237

Claim:
A control panel apparatus for a wastewater system comprising: a housing; at least one processor mounted within the housing, wherein the at least one processor is adapted to receive at least one condition signal representative of a condition associated with a reservoir comprising a fluid; at least one alarm output device in operative connection with the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is operative responsive to the at least one condition signal to cause the at least one alarm output device to output an alarm signal; and at least one relay mounted within the housing, wherein the at least one relay is operative to open and close at least one AC circuit which is operative to power run windings and start windings of at least one motor of at least one pump, wherein the at least one pump is operative to change a depth level of the fluid level in the reservoir, wherein the at least one processor is operative to monitor levels of current associated with the run windings, wherein responsive to a monitored level of current associated with the run windings corresponding to a predetermined level, the at least one processor is operative to cause the at least one AC circuit to remove power from the start windings while the AC circuit continues to power the run windings.