I'm in need of your collective wisdom and experience to help me find the best water leak sensors for my home. I've heard some horror stories about water damage, and I want to make sure I'm well-prepared to prevent any potential catastrophes.
I'd really appreciate it if you could share your experiences with different water leak sensor brands and models. What are the pros and cons of the ones you've tried? Are there any that you would recommend based on my criteria above? Any to avoid?
Are you thinking like those bed wetting sensors that buzz when wet?
No need for a leak sensor. You can feel it run down the inside of your leg.
cue the music…..yellow river, yellow river
Coincidentally I just installed three of these today. Tested by putting one on a small amount of water on the kitchen bench and it activated immediately.
Got them on clearance for $6.85 each at Bunnings.
Unlike smoke detectors, you need to get a water leak alarm when you're not home. Some security cameras are sound-activated, perhaps a useful addition to your low-cost implementation?
Unlike smoke detectors, you need to get a water leak alarm
Do you?
I mean don't you want to know if your house is burning down?
Sure - but as far as I know, few homes have remote monitoring of smoke detectors. I might get that happening, have my camera listen out for the fridge and smoke alarms when noone is home
Unless you have stashes of cash under the mattress the best thing to do in a fire is run, let the firies and insurance to deal with the aftermath. It might work out better if you're not home.
@lgacb08: Oh shit I left the stove on and went for a walk I better race back or call a neighbour to prevent it turning into a whole house fire.
You realise smoke alarms can trigger before a fire too.
I'd take finding out dinner is burnt over dealing with a burnt house
@deme: Technology shouldn't be there to cover your own stupidity. The primary purpose of fire alarm is to save lives. If it triggers and no one is within the house then no worries, just learn not to multitasking when cooking if you're not competence enough.
@lgacb08: You really think you would be in a better position if your house burnt down while you were away?
if you're not competence enough.
competent
Technology shouldn't be there to cover your own stupidity.
Are you so perfect you've never made a mistake? What about your pets, kids, neighbours etc
You know most apartments have interconnected smoke alarms that summon the fire brigade automatically?
I had a huge flood damage 10+ years ago. Whole house got flooded, then I bought a leak sensors, since then no floods, so I decide to get rid of it.
If you get them, where are you doing to install them? What sort of water leak do you want to detect? Leaky tap? Blocked drain? Leaky appliance? Broken wall pipe? Busted flexible hose between stop valve and tap?
I can’t imagine there are enough/suitable sensors to cover every possibility.
Water leaks are not that common but they can do a lot of damage. It really depends on what leak you get.
Over the years I’ve experienced a few water leaks. Broken dishwasher, leaked and minor damaged floorboards, but they dried out. Water heaters, but mostly outside or in a tiled area. Couple of split pipes, noticed the damp from the leak before it ‘blew out’. One was in a wall, others have been outside.
Behind the dishwasher and washing machine
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@deme did you end up getting 1? where did u put it?
For water filters? Cheapest are the tampon style where the cotton expands in the water leak forcing the valve to shut. If the leak is before the valve it's not going to work.