What put all these water leak sensors at the endpoints when you can monitor leaks at the source (mainline water pipe)? One (wireless) pulse counter can be used with your water meter which is installed anywhere downstream of a residential utility water meter. Accurate enough to detect small leaks (< 1 cup/hr). Alerts can be sent via SMS or email when a threshold of excess use is exceeded.
How does supply counting detect if your clothes or dish washer starts pumping water out onto the floor after a normal fill? How does supply counting detect if your sump pump fails and water starts pooling on the floor after a normal fill? How does supply counting detect if your toilet tank is slowly dripping onto the floor after a normal fill?
@@Sylvan_dBThose aren't what I would classify as major water losses from (pressurized) water line breaks or hard to find, constantly-flowing water leaks. OTOH all those minor water spills(dishwasher, sink pump, toilet, etc), your product would indeed be useful for visually impaired. A small puddle of water on the house flooring should eventually be noticed by someone with normal eyesight, unless out of town or on vacation. I was simply addressing the bigger picture, i.e. catastrophic water losses from mainline (pressurized) or lateral pipe leaks. Yes, some city water utilities can detect each individual water leaks with their own meters installed at each residential address. And they may or may not notify their customers about the problem. However they wouldn't always be able to instantly alert you in real time in minutes, hours, or even a few days after the fact. By that time, you could be looking at hundreds or thousands of gallons of lost water showing up on your monthly water bill. That little spinner dial on your city water meter is there to function as a leak detector by itself, but how many persons will bother to look at their city water meter outside on a regular basis? I'm not saying your product isn't useful, but only suggesting that water-detecting sensors installed at endpoints won't necessarily detect mainline water leaks which can be much more expensive in the water billing department.
