Remote monitoring uses sensors on buildings and equipment that monitor the drying process throughout a water damage restoration project. They allow you to switch equipment off remotely, see live moisture readings and relay the data back to any location.
In many cases the help of Remote Monitoring is transformational – whether that is saving hours of wasted travel time to get to a property to discover it was unnecessary or providing the irrefutable evidence to contest false claims, or being able to handle many more claims with your existing staff.
You can never have too much information, and having that available on-line and real time is priceless and with new drying technology with better abilities for remote monitoring, it will soon become mainstream. To get the best from them, becoming familiar with the technology sooner is an increasing priority for both insurers and contractor
So whether you are a DR contractor, a claims manager, an insurer, a manufacturer of original equipment or instrumentation for the DR industry, or a consultant in the field, remote monitoring is beneficial to all.
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Below are the current remote monitoring kits specifically tailored the the restoration industry.
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Remote monitoring – Simplify from Dantherm
The Simplify Sensors measure the temperature and the humidity in the room or in materials i.e. concrete and send the information to the Simplify Control Unit, the GSM communication base-station. The Simplify Control Unit sends the information to the cloud where it is available for all personnel.
The App
You need to install the Simplify App to register the control and sensor units to your job, it also required to tell the system when the job is finished.
The app opens the Smartphone or tablet´s camera and enables the scanning of QR codes on both Simplify Control Unit and the selection of sensors in the Simplify solution.
The app enables the programming of each Simplify solution with the required sensors and in the process name the sensors. After programming the Simplify solution, the app is used to register the project on the Simplify Dashboard. The app is also used to end the project.
The Dashboard
The dashboard presents all of the Simplify data collected from the job site to the user. Each user of the system has their own unique login and visibility of all systems assigned to them, including access to archived information for each system. Hierarchical structures can be created to simulate different authority levels in the business.
From the dashboard you can switch equipment on/off as required
Data is presented in both a chart and tabular format showing temperature, relative humidity, vapour pressure, dewpoint and water content.
What’s in the box?
1 x Control Unit
6 x Sensor units
6 x sensor probes
1 x 3-gang socket unit
The control units and sensor units incorporate useful magnetic points on the base , so can be placed upon radiators, girders or the metal surfaces of Dantherm’s dehumidifiers –
Features
- Mobile cloud-based system (GSM) transmitting temperature, humidity data and power consumption from sites to a web-based dashboard
- Documents the process through data and graphs in real-time showing temperature, humidity, saturated vapour pressure, dew point, water content, kW, and kWh
- Reduces the need for on-site monitoring, saving companies on travel and labour costs, whilst increasing capacity to take on more jobs
- Remote on/off switching of any connected equipment
- High accuracy sensors +/- 2.0 0-100% RH and +/- 0.2 0-90°C
- Alarms programmable on sensor level and email notification if thresholds are exceeded
- Data logging provides a historic catalogue of past claims, providing an accurate audit trail for clients
- Software updates for the Simplify Control Unit, Sensor Box, Relay Box and Integration Box can be performed directly from the cloud
- Can be used with any brand of drying regime
- Click here for full details
The Trotec TTSL Platform with Multimeasure Cloud
TTSL accepts all monitoring tasks of your drying installations, alerts you around the clock in the event of any problems and automatically indicates that the drying process has been completed and the devices can be dismounted – this makes cost-intensive intermediate measurements by service technicians redundant. In addition, the system can output an alarm message immediately in the event of a machine standstill or power failure.
Via the cloud application MultiMeasure centre, yourself and your authorised employees always have all installations and processes in view from any terminal device and can generate professional process reports for customers and insurances. And by means of TTSL MultiStat, devices connected to TTSL can also be switched on or off directly via cloud.
The App
With the client app, TTSL installations can be easily configured on the spot and transferred to the cloud. For this purpose, all TTSL measuring and sensor boxes are equipped with an individual QR code which is simply read in via the app. In this course, the individual components can then be named, assigned to projects, or new projects can be created, as desired.
Furthermore, authorised users can access the current project data or machine statuses from anywhere and at any time, process sequences can be monitored and changes to projects can be made.
The Dashboard
MultiMeasure centre lists all existing projects that can be created, configured, analysed and archived. The project view shows you all corresponding measurement and sensor boxes as well as the sensor types connected at a glance. In the MultiMeasure centre, all meta data for your projects can be stored, in addition to the components installed, this can also include the site, project team members or the projected period of time.
All your project data are stored safety and in cryptographically secured condition in the cloud. The data of completed projects also remain available to you for as long as you wish.
What’s in the box?
Although there is a carry case available, the system is more of a purchase the individual items as you require them.
Features
- A platform for all data and application scenarios: Remote monitoring, remote control, analysis and documentation of processes and machinery
- Central cloud platform allows for data access to all installations from anywhere at any time
- Remote monitoring spares you cost-intensive on-site inspection visits by the technical staff
- Modular design for cost-effective, customised adjustment and enhancement
- Mobile system for construction sites and machinery
- QR code scan of all components for easy installation and start-up
- Multi-client system to handle a great number of clients – customisable for employees and customers
- Clear-structured measuring data analysis and export option for documentation
- Definition of individual threshold values for alarm messages of all signal transmitters
- Can be used with any brand of drying regime
- Click here for full details
Tramex TREMS 5 – remote monitoring system
The TREMS-5 comprises 5 CS-RHTA Tramex Cloud Sensors and a Tramex Cloud Station router. Multiple Sensors can be used with one Station and additional sensor Accessory Packs are also available. Amazingly up to 200 sensors
The on-site Sensors, with battery life of up to 15 years, transmit relative humidity, temperature (ºC and ºF), dew point and grains per pound / grams per kilo readings wirelessly via the Tramex Cloud Station enabling remote monitoring of up to 200 on-site Sensors on the Tramex Cloud platform. Tramex Cloud is a secure platform to store and report your moisture, temperature and relative humidity measurements, get notified of adverse conditions and quickly monitor status from any browser.
The App
Registration and on-site set-up is simple using a QR code check-in procedure.
The Dashboard
Tramex Cloud is a platform to store and report on your moisture measurements, moisture maps and monitoring projects. Used in conjunction with the Tramex Meters app, you can quickly and accurately store data from your moisture meters, loggers and sensors directly to our secure cloud platform. App users on-site can be retrieving information and the data and reports can also be viewed directly from your desk. To get started, simply download our app from the links below and register with us for a free account. We take your security seriously, and only store what we absolutely need to.
What’s in the box
5 x CS-RHTA Tramex Cloud Sensors
1 x Tramex Cloud Station
1 x Heavy Duty Protective Carry Case
Tramex Cloud Software Monitoring platform (Tablet not included)
Antennae for Cloud Station
Features
- There are no subscription fees and there is free data with the Tramex Remote Environmental Monitoring System.
- Region Specific frequency available
- Data is stored free of charge for a period of 2 years, after which, following their data retention policy, you will need to download it or lose it.
- Can add up to 200 sensors
- Sensor battery life of up to 15 years
- Can be used with any brand of drying regime
- Click here for full details
Nano ULTRA-Matrix from Caption Data
The Nano ULTRA-Matrix+ allows you connect multiple wireless sensors to the CDLSmartHub™ allowing measurement of
temperature, humidity, CO2, Voltage, current, vibration and much more. The battery powered sensors have excellent
penetration within buildings making for a quick and easy set up process, this is complimented by 5+ Years battery life
The App
There is no actual app, but from the dashboard an Instant email and SMS alerts can be set up, when alarm thresholds are triggered to alert your key people to potentially dangerous sensor levels, allowing immediate action to be taken to minimise impact.
The Dashboard
Remotely monitor levels from multiple sites, buildings or locations on a single online platform called the CDLSmartHub – creating the best IoT cloud based remote monitoring system available today.
The CDLSmartHub app is accessible from any smart phone, tablet, laptop or PC without having to install software or apps.
It allows you to create multiple customer levels and departments with the ability to name devices and sort them by a customer/department.
You can view data over a selected date and time frame whilst being able to graph multiple devices to allow easy multi-site comparison.
The interactive graphing allows you to zoom in specific events and view more detailed data which you can then download data in various formats, including CSV, PDF, Jpeg and more.
There’s also a useful API Integration to allow agile integration with third party SaaS packages or integration with existing business systems.
What’s in the box?
This system is also more of a purchase the individual items as you require them
Features
- Up to 5000m line of sight and 2000m indoor sensor range
- Seamless communication to the CDLSmartHub™
- Extensive range of sensors available
- Simple set up, simply plug in and log onto web, no custom software to install
- Battery powered for 5 Years+
- Long range wireless sensors allowing for minimal disruption during installation
- No reliance on local IT networks to transmit data
- Can be used with any brand of drying regime
- Click here for full details
Corroventa Supervision 2.0
SuperVision 2.0 has just been released, as an upgrade of Supervision monitoring system that is 5G compatible and the introduction of a new sensor can enable measurement of relative humidity (RH) in concrete to be obtained for extended periods of time.
Supervision can only be used in conjunction with Corroventa equipment
The App
No App
The Dashboard
The information from the gateway is stored on a web server, and visualized in a user-friendly interface. SuperVision
enables you to analyse data in real time and change settings, modes, setpoints and much more – no matter where you are and time of day.
In the statistics view, the user can easily create custom charts and diagrams, based on the data from the wireless sensor nodes. SuperVision also allows the user to create and export custom reports to insurance companies.
What’s in the box?
1 x Gateway
2 x wireless sensors
4 x RHT sensors
Features
Features
- One Gateway controls up to ten wireless sensor nodes
- Each sensor node has two connections for either a RH sensor and/or a temperature sensor and one connection for a WME sensor
- Can control each machine on the network – up to eight machines
- Click here for full details
