Water alarms installed in basement rooms (Activity Report)

BECAUSE OUR SANCTUARY BUILDING is empty most of the time, a sudden plumbling leak or backup might easily cause a lot of damage before anyone knows about it.

Happily, our synagogue’s insurance company (Church Mutual) has provided us—at no cost—with a small, continuous monitoring and alarm system. 

When one of its sensors detects wetness, the system not only beeps every second (much like a rather quiet smoke alarm), but also sends out an ALERT text message—to me, Fleming, and Ruben. That way, we have the opportunity to act quickly to prevent a small issue from becoming a big problem.

Below the jump, this post shows the location of the sensor units and the base station.…

Batteries for the Security Alarm System

OUR ALARM SYSTEM operates with the help of various batteries. Below the jump, this post discusses them and how to replace them (upon seeing a “low battery” warning). It focuses mostly on the main system battery, shown here.

Tracking the precipitation (rainfall) at Mishkon

BOTH FOR OUTDOOR PROJECTS and to keep tabs on water intrusion, it can be helpful to know when and how much rain has fallen. Fortunately, the County has a rain gauge close by. It’s at the Electric Avenue Pumping Plant, located at the corner of Brooks Ave.

(As usual, click/tap on an image to enlarge it.)

This post pinpoints that gauge’s location relative to Mishkon. It also explains how to read the continuous online report.

HVAC (Mechanical heating/cooling system) in the sanctuary (Background Report)

WHAT’S THE CONFIGURATION of the heating/cooling system in our sanctuary?

This post gives you a basic picture, through verbal description and photos.…

Smoke alarms and CO detectors in the school building

THIS POST is an inventory of safety devices on the walls and ceilings — sensors whose batteries occasionally need to be replaced. (It does not make note of the alarm system’s motion sensors, nor of clocks.)