Flood alert by text to eight different numbers
July 1st 2008

Hanwell Instruments has launched FloodWatch, a new alarm system for alerting maintenance personnel when there is danger of internal flooding.

It is suitable for remote locations, basements, computer rooms and museums – any location where there may be a danger of flooding and damage to valuable equipment or data.

FloodWatch incorporates Hanwell's GSM modem technology and allows up to four directly cabled flood inputs. It can store up to eight telephone numbers and when water ingress has been detected, an SMS alarm message is sent to the first programmed number. If there is no response, the other numbers are called in order until a response is received. The delay time for a response is user programmable. The alarm message contains alarm number, alarm information and site name.

An optional radio receiver can be added to allow inputs from wireless flood detectors. This enables a wider area to be covered.

FloodWatch incorporates a watchdog to monitor modem status. If there is any problem with network connectivity, the modem will automatically reset itself and reconnect to the network.

FloodWatch units are user replaceable battery powered, with a life expectancy of approximately two years. Set-up is done via the USB interface, using a free and simple software programme.

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