Overflow Protection And Monitoring Apparatus And Methods Of Installing Same
Overflow protection and monitoring devices capable of coupling to a drainage pan and may include: a drainage line; a base, the base including an input port; a dry section; and a wet section, the input port capable of coupling to the drainage pan; a base cover, the base cover removably coupled to the base, the base cover including a base cover output port capable of coupling to the drainage line; a fluid displacement mechanism located in the wet section, the fluid displacement mechanism including a fluid displacement mechanism output port; a fluid detection mechanism located in the wet section; and a base attachment, the base attachment coupled to the fluid displacement mechanism output port and the base cover output port, the base attachment including an air relief port and back-flow preventer; a control unit capable of energizing the fluid displacement mechanism upon receiving a signal from the fluid detection mechanism.
1 . An overflow protection and monitoring apparatus for a drainage pan comprising:
a drainage line;
a base, the base including an input port, a dry section, and a wet section, the input port capable of coupling to the drainage pan;
a base cover, the base cover removably coupled to the base, the base cover including a base cover output port capable of coupling to the drainage line;
a fluid displacement mechanism located in the wet section, the fluid displacement mechanism including a fluid displacement mechanism output port;
a fluid detection mechanism located in the wet section; and
a base attachment, the base attachment coupled to the fluid displacement mechanism output port and the base cover output port, the base attachment including an air relief port and back-flow preventer;
a control unit capable of energizing the fluid displacement mechanism upon receiving a signal from the fluid detection mechanism.
2 . A method of installing an overflow protection and monitoring apparatus comprising the steps of:
coupling the overflow protection and monitoring apparatus to a drainage pan in a position exterior to the drainage pan, the overflow protection and monitoring apparatus for a drainage pan comprising:
a drainage line;
a base, the base including an input port, a dry section, and a wet section, the input port capable of coupling to the drainage pan;
a base cover, the base cover removably coupled to the base, the base cover including a base cover output port capable of coupling to the drainage line;
a fluid displacement mechanism located in the wet section, the fluid displacement mechanism including a fluid displacement mechanism output port;
a fluid detection mechanism located in the wet section; and
a base attachment, the base attachment coupled to the fluid displacement mechanism output port and the base cover output port, the base attachment including an air relief port and back-flow preventer;
a control unit capable of energizing the fluid displacement mechanism upon receiving a signal from the fluid detection mechanism;
placing the overflow protection and monitoring apparatus adjacent to the exterior of the drainage pan;
extending a drainage line from the overflow protection and monitoring apparatus to a drainage location; and
plugging a power supply connector into the apparatus and a power receptacle.
3 . A method according to claim 2 further comprising the step of:
Coupling a first end of the drainage line to the overflow protection and monitoring apparatus.