As a fellow Aussie that is such a helpful video - wasn’t sure where to start with this problem but all my homework is already done. Thank you!!

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

Sensational, glad I could help mate!!

Great informative video as usual. Thank you!!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nice arm swap for the watch. 🤭 It’s the little things you do that make your videos great. Great bits of equipment by the way.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha you’re too cluey if you’re noticing things like that 😛

Hey Sam, never thought of having something notify me if the power went out. Cool idea with the phone, you were ahead of the curve on that one.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the phone was a great solution as Newley everyone has one laying about. Shame google pulled the app :/

You sir, are amazing & thankyou! This is my option 100%, I may just bug you when I get it though 🤣 Cheers Sam

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Haha no worries Matt, thought it might suit your needs well :)

@fry04u

3 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReefso well its already ordered 😉

Cool thanks for the info. Man i have same problem, i also want something to have a siren so if it goes out when im sleeping it will wake me. The only thing i could think of is using a spare apple phone and leaving it plugged in and setting up an “shortcut automation” where when the phone ‘disconnects’ from charging it will then sends a sms or rings your main phone.

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

Yeah you can make a battery powered alarm easily enough. Just use a relay off the battery that will connect to a buzzer if the trickle charger/power loses power

This was a great video. I have a Tesla Battery for the fish tank (my wife thinks it is for the fridge etc). I am going to think about how I could have the outage advise my apex to turn off some non-essential devices such as the lights. This would extend the duration of the Tesla battery and perhaps allow me to reduce the battery % I have reserved for an outage. Thanks for the great advice!

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

No worries at all, glad it could help!

Do you know if this type of equipment exists in a power board format? I spent a long time looking into home automation options with the idea that if any socket or board could provide live data on power being pulled/used, it could help identify issues like broken pumps, stray voltage underpowered or broken heaters. Best I found was live data for "on/off" status which is basically what you've just shown without the sim card

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah there are boards and sockets that will give you power consumption (both live and for the day/week), but not with SIM cards built in

Hey Sam, I would be interested in one of your Diy battery backup systems if you are able to make more of them?

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

You bet mate, shoot me a message with what you need to run :)

@michelleconabere7063

3 жыл бұрын

Sam are you making battery back ups? May I PM you

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

@@michelleconabere7063 I am yes, feel free to PM me your requirements :)

I use a Samsung s5 but the newer Samsung's don't support the app so I might have to get 1 of these

@RumballsFishroom

3 жыл бұрын

Ah just saw further in your video I have 2 spare s5 for that reason

@RumballsFishroom

3 жыл бұрын

Amaysim is another good one

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Will check out amaysim as I haven’t looked much into them, thanks for the heads up 👍🏻

Hello, I bought one of these isocket recently. I have a question regarding how to enable the power alert system. I tried following the manual. I followed step by step but after I enable "POWER ALERT" and when I pull out the isocket just like you did I'm not getting any notification. I hope you can help me with this. Thank you

@ParkersReef

2 жыл бұрын

Have you setup the sim card?

@pravinrajan4362

2 жыл бұрын

@@ParkersReef yes i have setup the sim. Im getting notifications for other commands such as temperature rise/drop. but I'm not getting notifications for power alert.

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

You might need to enable that setting. I can’t remember how but it is on the settings

A back to base monitored security system let's you know of a power outage. Been using that for 20 years.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Via internet? Or via a device like this? How does it detect your power is out?

@deathrowinmate28

3 жыл бұрын

I get a phone call from control centre. 24/7

@deathrowinmate28

3 жыл бұрын

The mains power fails ..... the security system switches to battery and alerts the security company.

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

How are they alerted though? It must connect via phone line or internet no? Also, if just the circuit your tank is on trips (from say a bad pump) do they alert you then?

@deathrowinmate28

3 жыл бұрын

Phone line years ago, today via 4g.

great except Telstra is shutting down 3G in Australia mid-2024 :(

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

See how we go

Sooner or later you gonna go for apex mate! 😆

@ParkersReef

3 жыл бұрын

Apex doesn’t do what I want or need ;)

to much chit chat

@ParkersReef

Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear, thanks for the feedback