A smaXtec customer received several alerts about the drinking behaviour and rumination of a number of cows. However, the animals showed no signs of a health problem. After a thorough check, she then discovered that the trip switch in the water pump was broken and the trough was not filling. If the problem had remained undetected for longer, this would lead to a stress situation for the cows. Without sufficient access to water, they consume less feed, their activity decreases, they become more susceptible to diseases and their milk yield falls as a result. Fortunately, thanks to smaXtec, this did not happen!