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    Commenting on Alarms

    Hi,

    I have three temp probes on three tanks and have set send warning and email alerts but when I receive an alarm it doesn't say which tank has the problem. Is there a way to add a comment so I know which tank has the problem?

    Thanks

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    Rename the temp probes, i.e. Tmp120, TmpFrg, TmpFWP
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    Hi,

    All the temp probes have unique names and this is what I entered into the send alarm.

    If 55temp < 77.0 Then ON

    when temp falls below 77.0 this is the email I receive.

    Date: 2017-06-27 15:30:28 -0400
    Status: OFF
    Statement: Set OFF

    thanks

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    Make sure your outlet is in auto. The message you are receiving means there is no longer an alarm not the alarm itself.

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    The outlet is set to auto but the status is off on send alarm and email. The first line of code is set off, is that the problem?

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    The first line needs to be set OFF, so that's not the problem. What is likely happening is you temp was only low enough to alarm for a second or two, but by the time fusion sent the alert it was back to normal. The way to fix that is to add a 30 second defer at the end of the code


    Defer 030:00 Then ON

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    The temp went below by .2 and the controller alarm was singing for at least 5 minutes until I adjusted the temp and it got back up to the set temp. Even though it didn't happen in this case, I know what you're saying, but even if it tripped for one second should the email send all the info?

    thanks

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    It wont send the right email if a condition is only for 1 second. The basic way it works (I do not know the exact timings) is that the apex has a processing cycle of around 1 second. During the first processing cycle it will set the email to alarm. During a later processing cycle (not sure if it's the next one or if this takes a few) it will discover that the email alarm is on and triggers fusion to send the current email alarm conditions. If I pulled my temp probe out of the water for 1 second and dropped it back in before adding the defer to my email outlet I would get only the set OFF about 10 seconds or so after I pulled the probe.

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    Got it. Does the defer statement go after each condition or do I just need one at the end? I have 6 conditions, 6 high and six low.

    thanks

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    Just one at the end. I use 30 seconds myself.

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    Thank you

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