System for and method of remotely monitoring chemistry of recreational water facilities

Abstract

A sensor pod is used to analyze one or more chemistry values of a recreational water facility such as a pool, a hot tub and a sauna. The sensor pod can sense one or more chemistry values such as pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, chlorine levels, and cyanuric acid levels. The sensor pod uploads the one or more chemistry values to a server. The chemistry values are processed and analyzed at the server against a set of target or ideal level values to obtain a set of output chemistry values and based upon the output values a message is sent to a customer. The message can instructs the customer to apply remedial steps to normalize the chemistry values as needed. The message can instruct the customer and/or a pool owner to apply remedial steps to normalize the chemistry values as needed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 : A remote water chemistry monitoring system for a recreational water facility comprising:
 a water chemistry sensor configured for embedding within a pool sweep, the water chemistry sensor for sensing one or more chemistry values of water of the recreational water facility; and   a server configured for receiving the one or more chemistry values sensed by the sensor, comparing the values against a set of target chemistry values to determine whether the chemistry values are normalized, and automatically sending a message to a smart device based upon a result of the comparing step.   
     
     
         2 : The chemistry monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more chemistry values comprise one or more of pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, chlorine levels, cyanuric acid, and temperature. 
     
     
         3 : The chemistry monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the message indicates that the one or more chemistry values are normalized. 
     
     
         4 : The chemistry monitoring system of  claim 1 , wherein the message indicates that the one or more chemistry values are not normalized. 
     
     
         5 : The chemistry monitoring system of  claim 4 , wherein the message comprises one or more recommended remedial steps to be applied to the water to normalize the one or more chemistry values. 
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 : A method of monitoring water chemistry of a recreational water facility, the method comprising:
 sensing in a pool sweep one or more chemistry values of water of the recreational water facility;   uploading the one or more chemistry values to a server;   analyzing, at the server, the one or more chemistry values to determine whether the one or more chemistry values are normalized; and   based upon a result of the analyzing step, transmitting from the server to a smart device a message comprising a recommendation for normalizing the one or more chemistry values.   
     
     
         8 : The method of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more chemistry values comprise one or more of pH, alkalinity, calcium hardness, chlorine levels, cyanuric acid, and temperature. 
     
     
         9 : The method of  claim 7 , wherein the analyzing comprises comparing the one or more chemistry values against a set of target chemistry values. 
     
     
         10 : The method of  claim 7 , wherein the message indicates that the one or more chemistry values are normalized. 
     
     
         11 : The method of  claim 7 , wherein the message indicates that the one or more chemistry values are not normalized. 
     
     
         12 : The method of  claim 7 , wherein the message comprises one or more recommended remedial steps to normalize the one or more chemistry values. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 : The chemistry monitoring system of  claim 1 , further comprising a pool sweep housing the sensor. 
     
     
         15 : The method of  claim 5 , wherein the smart device communicates with the sensor to implement the remedial steps on the water. 
     
     
         16 : The method of  claim 7 , further comprising storing a historical record of chemistry values over time.