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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2020
Homeserve Plc, Walsall, GB;
Samuel Bailey, London, GB;
Greer Gray, Walsall, GB;
Leakbot Limited, Walsall, GB;
Abstract
A method for determining whether water contained within a water pipe system in a building is at risk of freezing is disclosed. The method is carried out by a detector device comprising a processor. The method comprises determining a plurality of pipe temperature measurements using a temperature sensor. The processor analyses the pipe temperature measurements to detect whether a water draw has occurred. An exterior building environment temperature is compared to a predetermined freeze alert threshold. If the processor detects that (i) a water draw has not occurred; and (ii) the indicative temperature of the exterior building environment is lower than the predetermined freeze alert threshold, an alert is transmitted.