• aquavision: remote Legionella control and monitoring system
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ACoP L8 demands weekly temperature monitoring across all pipes in the water systems within an estate or complex. Installing battery-powered wireless remote monitoring equipment automates this, potentially labour-intensive, task.

Radio-Tech's aquavision Legionella control and monitoring system offers a cost-effective means of monitoring water storage and delivery temperatures across individual or multiple sites. Importantly, it meets the requirements of current water hygiene legislation, including storing data for six years, so protecting the user against negligence prosecution.

Wireless-linked battery-powered sensors plumbed into the water system at key locations automatically flush water through every week and take a series of temperature readings: six readings over one minute for cold, six readings over two minutes for hot. The data is then transmitted to a remote web-based server for analysis and storage. Similarly, additional wireless-linked battery-powered temperature sensors on calorifiers and cold water storage tanks collect and transmit data to provide a complete picture of the system.

In the event of a failing reading, a GPRS SMS message is sent to the appropriate engineer and an email to the building manager responsible, allowing immediate intervention to obviate any latent Legionella threat.

Benefits
bullet Automatically-filled electronic logbooks eliminate human error and significantly reduce costs compared to manual systems
bullet Wireless solution - 100% battery operated, no cables
bullet Maintenance free, further reducing labour costs
bullet Web-based monitoring takes into account the legal requirements of ACoP L8 and eliminates need for additional back-office software
bullet Dynamic alarm generation by email or SMS alerts and stored for six years to allow proof against negligence
bullet Weekly flushing limits growth of Legionella bacteria
bullet Transparent and unbiased, providing solid structured basis for HSE audits
bullet Carbon friendly - and brings reduced travel costs
bullet Peace of mind

Click on the link to view a video about operation of Radio-Tech's products.

Download complete set of aquavision pdf data sheets, including case study.

AquaCare has recently supplied an aquavision system to The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital in Margate; download the QEQM case study.

Component parts of Radio-Tech's Legionella control and monitoring system

The primary components of the aquavision Legionella control and monitoring system:

aquaflush Legionella sensor
Automatically flushes water through every week to measure temperature data which is then transmitted to the data concentrator or a remote web server.

tempsense Temperature sensor
Collects temperature data from cold water tanks, pipework and calorifiers for transmission to the data concentrator or a remote web server. Dual input option for co-located monitoring points

RT:Wi5 Data hub
Provides local data collection from a field of aquaflush and tempsense sensors for transmission via GPRS short message service, Wi-Fi or ethernet network to a remote web server. Signal repeater option available to extend coverage.

Gnet24 web portal
Web-based interface and reporting system collects and analyses data collected from sensors, generating alarm messages when breaches are detected.