ksanders
Moderator Emeritus
Today was like almost any other day. I did my thing while my boat sat all alone at the marina. Then I received this email message
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Alarm detected on Zone 1: SHORE POWER
Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 1:43:57pm It is now C: OUTAGE
Then a few minutes I received this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Low Alarm detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 1:48:01pm It is now 11.94VOLTS Level crossed limit of 12.00VOLTS
Then this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 2:03:37pm It is now 12.03VOLTS
Then this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Low Alarm detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 2:46:37pm It is now 11.98VOLTS Level crossed limit of 12.00VOLTS
Then I got several more emails as my battery voltage fluctuated between 11.95 and 12.03 bolts and finally...
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:39:30pm It is now 13.36VOLTS
And this one
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 1: SHORE POWER Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:40:16pm It is now O: NORMAL
So, we leave our boats for days, sometimes weeks at a time.
Do we really know whats going on aboard our boat? Do we know the battery charger has not failed causing our batteries to drain and our bilge pumps not to work?
What do we really know about our boats while we are away?
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Alarm detected on Zone 1: SHORE POWER
Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 1:43:57pm It is now C: OUTAGE
Then a few minutes I received this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Low Alarm detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 1:48:01pm It is now 11.94VOLTS Level crossed limit of 12.00VOLTS
Then this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 2:03:37pm It is now 12.03VOLTS
Then this email
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Low Alarm detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 2:46:37pm It is now 11.98VOLTS Level crossed limit of 12.00VOLTS
Then I got several more emails as my battery voltage fluctuated between 11.95 and 12.03 bolts and finally...
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 3: DC BATTERY Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:39:30pm It is now 13.36VOLTS
And this one
From:
MV LISAS WAY ALARM SYSTEM
Return to Normal detected on Zone 1: SHORE POWER Alarm occurred on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 3:40:16pm It is now O: NORMAL
So, we leave our boats for days, sometimes weeks at a time.
Do we really know whats going on aboard our boat? Do we know the battery charger has not failed causing our batteries to drain and our bilge pumps not to work?
What do we really know about our boats while we are away?