Shore power and temp alerts

Good idea, we've had pedestal breakers trip numerous times for unknown reasons.

We have inherited Nightwatch which is pretty comprehensive. Based out of West Palm, the support is amazing. We are adding a cellular txt modem for alerts. I just added teamviewer ( simple screen sharing app) to the pc running night watch so I can see the full system from iPad at home. Works great but no alerts for that component.

I do have a dead sensor for waste tank that is mounted in a tube below the generator. Can’t remove without removing generator. So I need to put a new one in. Anyone installed a Gem Sensor? Or perhaps another solution?

We use a company called Smartsense to monitor power and temperatures. They have cellular or wifi modules available.

What material is the tank made of?

I believe Alum tanks and fiberglass Hull.

Can you drill a hole for another sender in a more accessable location? If not you can drill a much smaller hole and use the Sealand ones that pop in. but need 4 small holes, they're plastic pex pipe and can bend them easy enough to get them in as long as you have 6" of height above the tank.

Siren works and is simple

anyway you need 4 small holes.

Hey. I can definitely drill another hole. The vessel monitoring system wants a 24v sender that outputs 4-20 milliamperes. Ideally I could find that.

GOST will monitor shore power and freezer if you want along with many other items. I monitor house battery bank voltage as one of my alarm items. It sends me a text if it drops below set point voltage. I also monitor door entry points, high water, etc. and have 6 cameras I can watch from anywhere on my phone or iPad.

Another inexpensive option i used on a previous boat is Boat Command. can monitor power, bilge pump etc, and can fire two relays to do actions. also can monitor temperature, door switches and several other things with a little creativity. i used it to remotely turn on my diesel furnace to warm it up a few hours before we got there. also has gps notifications. This one has a cell type connection to send texts etc based on things you define, and does not rely on wifi which you may not have if power goes out. boatcommand.com $300. on the new vessel we have a victron system and use the Cerbo which has way more bells and whistles but also much more complicated.

Very interesting posts..
Man I’ve got a lot to learn. Just a bit out of my element.
But this is why I enjoy YF!

It’s something to for me to consider installing one day on my vessel.

That’s impressive. I’ve spent $5k to get txt alerts on our vessel monitoring system. Agh.

And I got a quote for 2700 for remote monitoring of the chillers. But most owners will pay it.