Application Note: Managing the Pumps

Customer Requirement

• Monitoring, maintaining and controlling of remotely located automatic water pumping stations
• Warnings of operational problems need to be sent to pagers carried by maintenance personnel

Equipment

• DT500 data logger
• Modem
• Alphanumeric Pager

dataTaker Solution

dataTaker DT500's were installed in place of chart recorders at automatic pumping stations to monitor pump operation and performance.

The data loggers raise alarms if operational limits are exceeded. These alarms are in turn transmitted via modem to alphanumeric pagers worn by maintenance staff. Alarms include reporting tank levels which are too low, problems in the chlorine rooms, pump operation, etc.

The dataTaker DT500's also collect and store operational information in memory. Up to 330,000 readings can be stored and downloaded to a computer for visualization, reporting, etc.