Basement Watchdog (Glentronics) BW-WIFI Module Integration

I recently upgraded my Basement Watchdog backup sump pump system and decided to add the BW-WIFI module to put it on my network and also to access status from their app on my Samsung S21+ Ultra phone.
Has anyone developed (or is in development) of an integration to Home Asisstant for this BW-WIFI module? This would be some great information to use in Home Assistant.

Thanks,
Dave

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Am also interested in this. Mine is branded as Pro Series Sump Pump Wifi Module though so may be that we need to find something specific to Glentronics.

I just looked at the Pro Series Connect and it looks identical to my Basement Watchdog Connect so I would assume you are correct, we need a Glentronics API. I have already contacted Glentronics support about an API and they claim there is no API, but I find it hard to believe there are not some simple REST commands or something that can get the info from the unit locally. I will post here if I learn more. I also posted a note on the FB HA Users page. There seems to be much more traffic there.

I assume by the lack of an update that nothing ever came of this? :neutral_face:

Similarly I have a Basement Guardian with a wifi module. No obvious open ports, communicates over TLS, based on expessif. Looking at the module it’s from Grid Connect.

I’m also interested in somehow integrating this with Home Assistant . . . if anyone has further clues.

I have this hacked together… You are more than welcome to use it.

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Thanks!! This is awesome!

Anyone look into just communicating direct to the USB port?

Yes, but that’s not a USB port, it’s a TTL serial port. I opted to monitor/connect mine with ESPHome instead. Info is here. If you choose to go this route, be sure to verify you have a solid monitoring strategy that won’t be impacted by a power failure!

THATS AWESOME, thanks for sharing!

This looks like EXACTLY what I’m looking for! Except it’s read only.

I have to imagine that “white (d-)” cable is the RX line. Have you tried sending anything in? Did you reverse engineer this just by reading the output, or did you sniff the comms to/from the wifi module? I believe the wifi module is capable of resetting/silencing the alarm after the pump runs.

I have my pump in the FAR corner of a crawl space, only accessible through a frustrating removable floor panel, and we have rather unreliable electrical service. All that to say, the “pump ran” alarm is often triggered & can only be cleared by holding the button down for 5 seconds right now.

If I could simply send the right magic code in via serial connection that would be a massive PITA removed from my life.

If you don’t have the wifi module, I’m curious if anyone in this thread who does can possibly sniff the white (d-) line for that magical reset code the wifi module sends.

I don’t own the WiFi module. This is all based on observations made over about a week’s time. I don’t even own this pump - it’s installed at my parent’s home. I built this so I could monitor their pump while they’re out of town. I had the pump on my workbench for a few days before i installed it. I opened the control panel and the white wire doesn’t exist. It’s TX only to the WiFi module, so no matter which you end up using, you have to go press that reset button.