The most important thing for us is the health and safety of our customers, employees, community, and partners during these challenging times. We’re following the developments of COVID-19 and are doing all we can to keep help out where we can.
How COVID-19 Affects Sutro
Our manufacturing team in China was out of the office for the better part of the last month as a precaution (Mid-February till early March). Thankfully, no one has been infected with COVID-19, and as of last week, they are back at work. This is a good sign since it appears that China has now contained the outbreak and is getting back to work.
This also means that our initial batch of Smart Monitors will be delayed a bit, but we’ll keep you posted when available. Our beta testing has shown that we’re in a good place, and once it makes sense, we’ll be able to start shipping units. We have completed over 50,000 unique water tests through our beta program from cities all across the US.
As many of you are home and trying to keep the kids entertained – we’ve gotten a lot of inbound on how to get your pool (or spa) up and running. If you’d like any help — head over to our FB page and ask a question. We’re here to help!
Why Launch Now?
Sutro has been working on the Smart Monitor for the past five years. We’re proud of what we have built and feel that it will make owning a pool (or spa) simple, safe, and seamless.
We know that a lot of our potential customers will soon (if not already) be under “Shelter in Place” orders. This is both necessary and required to help all of us stay safe and get a handle on this pandemic.
With that, we felt that the Smart Monitor can help pool (or spa) owners and professionals keep safe during these times. It’s important to us that we do whatever we can to enable that and we feel that the Smart Monitor can be a small part of that.
A Smart Monitor in your pool (or spa) will help keep your water safe by ensuring that the most important parameters are in range. When pH, Chlorine, and Aklinity are in balance, you’ll be confident that when your family uses your pool or spa that it’s safe. This always important but more so during times like this where social distancing and reducing trips outside the home are so important. We feel that by using the Smart Monitor, you’ll have one less thing to worry about.
If you should have any questions, please email us hello@mysutro.com or swing by our Facebook group. We’re here to help.