Water leak mitigation system
First Claim
1. A water leak mitigation system comprising:
- a building systems interface;
a plumbing interface;
a monitoring device that produces a primary input to said building systems interface in response to a command to restrict water flow; and
an automated building peripheral system that produces a secondary input which is transmitted to said building systems interface when said peripheral system requires water for operation;
wherein said building systems interface directs said plumbing interface to restrict water flow in response to receipt of said primary input and said building systems interface, upon receipt of said secondary input, directs said plumbing interface to resume said water flow to said building peripheral system overriding said primary input in response to receipt of said secondary input and upon the discontinuance of said secondary input said building systems interface returns to receiving said primary input.
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Abstract
A water leak mitigation device comprising a power supply, a building systems interface, a plumbing interface, and a monitoring device is provided. The monitoring device produces a primary input to the building systems interface. Upon receipt of the primary input, the building systems interface instructs the plumbing interface to restrict water flow to the associated building. Upon receipt of a secondary input produced by a building device when the building device requires water for operation, the building systems interface instructs the plumbing interface to resume the flow of water to the building so as to permit the operation of the building device. After the building device has completed its operation, transmission of the secondary input ceases and the building systems interface instructs the plumbing interface to again restrict the flow of water to the building.
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19 Claims
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1. A water leak mitigation system comprising:
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a building systems interface;
a plumbing interface;
a monitoring device that produces a primary input to said building systems interface in response to a command to restrict water flow; and
an automated building peripheral system that produces a secondary input which is transmitted to said building systems interface when said peripheral system requires water for operation;
wherein said building systems interface directs said plumbing interface to restrict water flow in response to receipt of said primary input and said building systems interface, upon receipt of said secondary input, directs said plumbing interface to resume said water flow to said building peripheral system overriding said primary input in response to receipt of said secondary input and upon the discontinuance of said secondary input said building systems interface returns to receiving said primary input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A water leak mitigation system comprising:
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a building systems interface;
a plumbing interface;
a manual control device that produces a primary input for receipt by said building system device;
an automated building peripheral system that produces a secondary input which is transmitted to said building systems interface;
wherein said building systems interface directs said plumbing interface to restrict water flow in response to receipt of said primary input and said building systems interface, upon receipt on said secondary input, directs said plumbing interface to resume said water flow to said building peripheral system overriding said primary input in response to receipt of said secondary input and upon the discontinuance of said secondary input said building systems interface returns to receiving said primary input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for mitigating a water leak comprising:
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transferring a primary input from a monitoring device to a building systems interface in response to a command to restrict water flow;
transferring a secondary input from an automated building peripheral system to said systems interface when said peripheral system requires water for operation;
using said building systems interface to instruct a plumbing interface to restrict a water flow in response to receipt of said primary input; and
using said building systems interface to instruct said plumbing interface to resume said water flow to said building peripheral system in response to receipt of said secondary input overriding said primary input in response to receipt of said secondary input; and
returning to receipt of said primary input upon removal of said secondary input. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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