THIS GUIDE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS #
Introduction #
Pump Pal is a smart plug designed to monitor the health and performance of your water pump.
Many household pumps—such as sump pumps, well pumps, and sewage pumps—operate automatically in the background. They turn on and off as needed, often without the homeowner noticing. Because of this, problems like clogs, dry runs, or mechanical failures can go undetected until they cause serious damage, such as flooding or pump burnout.
Pump Pal helps prevent these issues by continuously analyzing the electrical behavior of your pump. By observing how much power the pump uses and how long it runs, Pump Pal learns what normal operation looks like and can detect when something is wrong.
Unlike traditional monitoring systems, Pump Pal does not require additional sensors, float switches, or complex installation. Simply plug your pump into Pump Pal, and plug Pump Pal into a standard wall outlet. Once installed, the device automatically learns your pump’s normal operation and begins monitoring for abnormal conditions.
When an issue is detected, Pump Pal can send alerts via Wi-Fi (SMS or email), helping you take action before minor issues turn into costly problems.
Getting Started #
To begin setting up your Water Pal device:
1. Simply turn on the Pump Pal device.
2. Look for its SSID (broadcasted Wi-Fi network name) in your device’s Wi-Fi settings. It’s gonna have a name PumpPal-SSID (SSID = last 4 characters of the device MAC)
3. Connect to it and it should automatically launch the setup page.
Note: If it doesn’t, stay connected to PumpPal-SSID and open a browser (Chrome, Safari, etc) and type in 192.168.4.1 to manually launch the setup page.
4. Start with the setup and Choose the Wifi SSID network name you want WaterPal to connect to and type in the password
5. Choose your desired Notification Mode (Email, SMS or BOTH)
