ATLANTA, July 01, 2002-- MISSION Communications of Atlanta, GA announced the release of their new Model 462 Wet Well Alarm Module. The module allows improved high wet well detection and alarming during AC failures. "Most existing lift station high level alarms don't work during AC failures," reports John Collings, President of MISSION Communications. Even if the alarm/SCADA system has battery backup, the high level relays they are connected to don't. Therefore, high wet well alarms aren't generated during AC failures. With the pumps not running, high level alarms are likely.

Some operators have gone to the trouble of installing a separate high-level float just for the alarm. However, at lift stations where the float conduit is sealed, this can be a major installation headache and cost. The M462 Wet Well Module gets around this problem by installing in between the existing high-level float and the MISSION alarm reporting system. The module directly senses the high level float and relays the event to the existing control panel. Since the module is powered by the MISSION battery-backed alarm reporting system, high level alarms are still detected and reported even after an AC power failure. The module additionally senses pump run times via simple connections to the existing hour meters.

"The Wet Well module has become a standard part of most of our alarm installations at lift stations. It substantially reduces installation time and complexity while improving alarm detection reliability. In less than an hour, an electrician can install a complete alarm reporting system for AC failures, high level and pump runtimes without adding interposing relays or a separate UPS," says Collings.

Since 1999 MISSION has supplied the water/waste water industry with low cost monitoring and SCADA systems that serve hundreds of customers across the U.S. and Canada. Many of MISSION's innovations, s uch as the Wet Well Module, are patent pending. For additional information on MISSION or its products, visit www.123mc.com