Data Loggers Help Keep Guests Comfortable at Marriott Hotels
While Sherlock Holmes relied on his magnifying glass to uncover clues, Miller’s favorite facility management tool is an Onset HOBO® data logger, a small, portable electronic device that can gather a wealth of information about the inner workings of a building, including the performance of pipes, heating and cooling, wires, lights, and appliances. The battery-operated device contains a microprocessor, memory, and sensors that measure temperature, humidity, and other parameters. Highly portable, a data logger can typically be deployed anywhere in a building and operate unattended for days, weeks, or months collecting data that can be later downloaded into software, providing hard analysis, not just opinion about the source of a building system problem.
Lack of hot water is clearly not acceptable to Marriott guests. So Miller finds himself relying on tools such as data loggers to troubleshoot water flow in pipes. For example, there was the case where the water in one hotel would mysteriously run cold and lose pressure at certain times of day. Then it would be OK for no discernible reason.