[quote=“yvesracine”]
The smartapp monitors the sump pump (using a vibration sensor) and makes sure that it’s running (you can be notified if it’s running properly with detailed notifications).[/quote]
You are being notified that it IS running in general, not that it is NOT running as expected.
[quote=“yvesracine”]
In any case (with detailed notifications or not), if the sump pump is not running according to the monitoring interval in the smartapp, it will notify you.
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You are only being notified if the water sensor trips. This has nothing to do with actually monitoring the running of the sump pump.
My point, is it is not actually looking at how much the pump is running, merely that it IS. There is no logic like, if it is raining, pump should run more often, and if not, notify. You are only capable of receiving notifications that it IS running, in any amount or that it is NOT running and water sensor has tripped.
You OP is vague in the wording which lead to my confusion.
" * Checks if the sump pump is running properly at regular cycle intervals (every ‘X’ hours)"
This statement, and especially the word “properly,” lead me to believe the sump was being monitored and I would be alerted if it was running out of the ordinary, not just that it was running or not, but actually looking at behaviour and running amounts. If it just said, “Checks that the sump pump is running,” it would be more accurate. But it fits for how the app actually works, which is how we have been discussing. Maybe I just expected more, but if the description for the behaviour was more concise, it would have saved all this as well, and me $10.
Just for example, I expected something like this;
It’s raining, sump IS running, but detected amount of cycles is less than what is expected of a rainy day → notify “sump may be running slow”