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If you live in a climate in which you need to winterize your outdoor faucets (e.g. by shutting a valve in your basement, crawlspace, or garage) a temperature sensor on the warm side of the valve can save you from a flood.

I had to replace the garage door opener one winter and failed to notice a new quarter inch gap at the bottom of the garage door. Combine that with a cold snap and the garage dropped below freezing for long enough to burst pipes.

Fortunately I had a Shelley flood sensor on the floor so I was alerted fairly early and was able to avoid serious damage, but had I been paying attention to the pipes themselves I could have avoided a plumber call-out on Christmas Eve!

foo ,

You could then call a friend or family member and ask them to check on it.

Or if you had it on a smart outlet you could try rebooting it.

foo ,

Flood/water sensors:

  • Hot water heater
  • Under kitchen sink
  • Behind dishwasher
  • Under clothes washer

Smart valve on mains water supply so you can automatically cut off water to the entire house if any of your leak sensors alert.

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New challenge: downvote or upvote to keep this post at exactly 20..

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Ok, how about exactly 200?

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