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The Bob Cesca Interview: Jacki Schechner, Part IV

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goddamnedfrank10/25/2019 7:35:23 pm PDT

re: #35 goddamnedfrank

They make plug in monitors that will send out a wifi alert if the socket they’re plugged into goes dead. However they obviously depend on the wifi network they connect to having a battery backup UPS.

I get an alert through the Ecotech Reeflink whenever the main power to the aquarium fails or the return pump gets deliberately switched off. However in an outage that notification depends on having backup AC UPS systems for the Reeflink and the cable modem / wifi router on top of the separate 12 volt DC battery backup for the return pump and powerheads.

Also, everything in this scenario assumes your ISP has some kind of battery backup solution implemented in the box serving your neighborhood, which is probably a good bet but isn’t exactly guaranteed. I know in the past I’ve experienced outages that lasted long enough to drain the battery backups in the cell towers serving my location.