FlowReporter's Group Valve feature provides a virtual control entity that manages all the individual (physical) valves within a specific group. This allows for centralized control and automated responses for multiple valves simultaneously.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Enabling and Disabling the Group Valve
• Operating the Group Valve (Open/Close)
• Automated Shut-off on Alert
• Scheduling Group Valve Operations

Enabling and Disabling the Group Valve

Before using the group valve's control features, you need to ensure it's active for the group.

• The Group Valve acts as a master switch, allowing you to control all member valves as a single unit.

• To enable or disable the virtual Group Valve:

  • Navigate to Group Settings -> Valve -> Enable/Disable Group Valve.

Operating the Group Valve (Open/Close)

Controlling the virtual Group Valve directly propagates the command to all associated physical valves.

• When you command the Group Valve to open or close, this action is propagated down to every physical valve that is part of the group.

• To open or close the Group Valve:

  • Navigate to Group Settings -> Valve -> Control Group Valve.

Automated Shut-off on Alert

This powerful feature allows the Group Valve to automatically shut off all member valves when a leak is suspected by any device in the group.

• By ticking "Trigger on alert", the virtual Group Valve will activate if any device within the group registers a major alert (which typically involves a device-level water shut-off).

• This immediate response causes all physical valves in the group to shut off simultaneously.

• Use Case: This is especially useful for mitigating damage in complex installations, such as buildings with multiple valves installed on the same riser fed from different sources (e.g., mains water and a gravity tank). Shutting off all valves at once minimizes potential damage from a multi-directional leak.

• Note: This is a premium feature. All devices in the group must have a premium subscription before this option becomes available. 

• To enable/disable the Group Trigger:

  • Navigate to Group Settings -> Valve -> Trigger on Alert.

Scheduling Group Valve Operations

You can set recurring times for the entire group of valves to open and close, just as you would with a single valve.

• Note: This is a premium feature. All devices in the group must have a premium subscription before this option becomes available.
  

• To set up a schedule for automatic opening and closing:

  • Navigate to Group Settings -> Valve -> Group Valve Schedule.