Bushfires are deadly and destructive – prepare your property now and consider using bushfire protection sprinkler control.
Use the 4G cellular SMS Lite to remotely control roof and gutter mounted sprinkler systems.
This is of great benefit if a bushfire is getting close to a rural building and the owner is away.
The relay outputs of the SMS Lite are wired to the sprinkler system control solenoids.
Send the SMS Lite a text message and it activates the roof sprinklers.
The SMS Lite is also very low power and can easily be solar powered.
Roof mounted sprinklers are very popular as a bushfire defence tool and are also used in New Zealand and the USA.
The Rural Fire Service NSW website has some great resources and a very useful bushfire preparation guide.
Please check out the Rural Fire Service guide by clicking the link below. Be prepared for this bushfire season – Do not leave it too late.
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-and-prepare/prepare-your-property
Click here for more info on our range of 4G cellular controllers.
If the water supply to the bushfire protection sprinklers is pumped via a generator, you may need to consider a way to switch the genset on remotely. We have possible solutions for that too. Click this previous article for more info.
The QTech YouTube channel has several informative short videos on the SMS Lite.
These include a getting started guide, troubleshooting, selecting power supplies and selecting antennas.
Bushfire protection sprinkler control is just one of many uses of the popular and adaptable SMS Lite.
To find out more please contact us.
And a big shout out to all rural firefighters and first responders – you are legends and truly appreciated 😊