Water Use Monitoring Apparatus
First Claim
1. A water parameter use and monitoring apparatus comprising:
- A base station apparatus designed to be connected to a main water supply means, said base station including a housing;
said base station apparatus having a plurality of joint means for connecting cold or ambient water supply means;
said plurality of joint means including an input cold or ambient joint means designed to be engaged to the output of a cold or ambient water near or at the water supply source;
said apparatus designed to be installed prior to any distribution lines within a residence or commercial building;
said apparatus having one or more display means, said display means programmed to visually display one or more water parameters;
electrical circuitry including a microprocessor with a power source contained with said apparatus;
one or more flow sensors means in close proximity to said water supply means, said flow sensor means in electrical communication with said electrical circuitry; and
one or more wired or wireless electrical communication means, said electrical communication means having the capability to transfer water parameter and water energy information and/or data to one or more remote apparatuses.
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Abstract
The present invention is a water use and/or a water energy use monitoring apparatus that is affixed to the hot and cold water supply piping for continuously (or on demand) monitoring displaying the water and water energy (hot vs. ambient) use within a residential or commercial building. A first wire or wireless means is incorporated to communicate with a remote display for viewing by the owner of a commercial building or occupier/resident of a home. A second optional wire or wireless means can be incorporated that can be monitored by civil, commercial, governmental or municipal operators or agencies, using a remote display and/or recorder means or by a secure wire or wireless communication network (e.g. cell phone technology communication means). A third wireless means communicates water parameter data utilizing typical cell tower technology and/or mesh network technology. The water use monitor apparatus includes a power generation, a microprocessor, temperature and water flow sensors, optional water quality sensors, timing circuits, wireless circuitry, and a display means. A first wired or wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water use and water energy use information to a remotely located display for convenient observation by a commercial operator or occupier, or resident. An optional second wireless means is designed to electronically communicate water and/or water energy use information to governmental or municipal operators or agencies.
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1. A water parameter use and monitoring apparatus comprising:
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A base station apparatus designed to be connected to a main water supply means, said base station including a housing; said base station apparatus having a plurality of joint means for connecting cold or ambient water supply means; said plurality of joint means including an input cold or ambient joint means designed to be engaged to the output of a cold or ambient water near or at the water supply source;
said apparatus designed to be installed prior to any distribution lines within a residence or commercial building;said apparatus having one or more display means, said display means programmed to visually display one or more water parameters; electrical circuitry including a microprocessor with a power source contained with said apparatus; one or more flow sensors means in close proximity to said water supply means, said flow sensor means in electrical communication with said electrical circuitry; and one or more wired or wireless electrical communication means, said electrical communication means having the capability to transfer water parameter and water energy information and/or data to one or more remote apparatuses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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