Operating the FL
Care@Home™ Flood Detector User Guide
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3.
Operating the FL
The FL monitors certain events, and reports them by:
LED indications
Sending notifications to the CP
3.1.
LED Indications
The FL LED lights up for the following events:
Red – Flood occurring, or tamper alert
Green – Flood event ends
3.2.
Notifications
The FL sends notifications to the CP for the following events:
A flood event
The room temperature exceeds the configured temperature threshold
The FL battery charge is low
The FL tamper switch is disturbed
3.3.
Supervision
The FL is a supervised device. The FL periodically transmits its status to the CP. If after a pre-defined
time the CP does not receive a status message, the CP sends a
Supervision lost
message to the
monitoring station.
3.4.
Configuring the FL
You can configure parameters for the FL using Care@Home
™
CMS. For example, you can define how
and when the FL issues notifications to the CP. Refer to the Care@Home
™
CMS Reference for the
version of Care@Home
™
system installed on your resident’s premises.
