Water Leak Detector
Can Alert You To Disaster
A water leak detector can save you a bundle of
money if there is ever a water leak in your home. You never know when a leak could occur.
A pipe could develop a leak or something could go wrong with one of your appliances that is
connected to the water supply like a dishwasher or water heater. Water damage is costly to clean up and
restore. The sooner you detect the leak, the better. That is why a water detector is such a handy
device.
You can buy a water leak detector for under $20, so they are not expensive at all. They are small
electronic devices that work in a similar fashion to smoke detectors. Instead of sensing smoke, the detector
sounds an alarm when it comes into contact with water. The alarm is similar in loudness to a smoke detector at
around 95 decibels.
Zircon makes a
water leak detector that can be mounted on the wall near the floor or just placed on the floor behind the
toilet or water heater. It the floor becomes flooded, the Zircon alarm will float and continue to sound its
alarm until the battery dies. No wiring is needed. It operates on a 9 volt battery that will sound an alarm
for up to 72 hours once it is triggered. The battery should be replaced once yearly to make sure the alarm
keeps functioning like it is supposed to.
 FloodStop 3/8 Compression Auto-Shutoff  not
only detects leaks early, but it automatically shuts your water off in the event of a leak, alerting you with
the control panel's alarm.
Using a water leak detector will not prevent leaks or repair them. It is
intended to notify you when water leaks are detected so you can attend to the problem right away rather than
discovering it hours or days later when extensive damage has occurred to your home. Water detectors can
give you peace of mind if you have vacation home or rental properties that are sitting vacant.
Most water detectors rely upon you being within earshot, that is, they sound an alarm but unless you are close
enough to hear it, you won't know you have a water leak. Some detectors have remote sensing capabilities so you can
have the alarm unit in an area of your home where you will hear it while the sensor is in the basement monitoring
for water leaks. Other detectors have the ability to make phone calls when they sense
water.
Reliance Controls
manufactures a water leak detector that has phone out capability which makes it a great
device to use in vacation homes that are empty for extended periods.
This water detector hooks into your phone line so when it detects water, it automatically
calls you or some other predetermined number. That way you can send help to your house before flooding
destroys the property. This water detector sells for around $100.
A water leak detector can be placed anywhere in your home that you want to monitor for leaks. You could put one on
your kitchen floor to guard against leaks from your dishwasher or sink pipes.
You could place one behind your toilet to monitor for leaks in your pipes or overflows from
the tub or toilet. They are also handy to place in your basement to be on alert from flooding caused by
broken pipes or heavy rainfalls. They just cost a few dollars but could easily save you thousands.
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