I need a sensor with a remote probe. It seems the Ecolink Zwave Plus Flood (FLF-ZWAVE5-ECO) is good choice (Other Ecolinks have been good and the battery is not a special)
Anyone have another suggestion.
You can search for NEO Coolcam Zigbee water leak sensor too.
I went with one of these which has screws on the back you can attach a pair of wires to. In my laundry room I put the sensor under my washing machine and ran the wires under a mat to the low spot where the drain is.
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Those look exactly like the old Dome Zwave sensor with the same wired sensor. I had one in my crawl space with sensor in my sump pit. The sensor failed within 6 months and Dome replaced it under warranty and then a year or so later the replacement failed. I bring this up to just say please test them periodically to make sure the wired sensor hasn’t failed.
I ended up buying the expensive Aeotec Water Sensor 6 that has 2 separate probe sensors. Unfortunately this was replaced with the v7 and that only has 1 wired sensor.
Yeah I have a couple of the dome z-wave that have never failed. That said the zigbee ones are made by tuya and have been great. I do test one at random every month though
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I have a bunch of the Utilitech Z-wave probes. 10' cord, AA batteries. Last forever, but very quiet. Don't seem to be made any more, but still on eBay, but not cheap. Battery reporting not reliable-I found a dead one so I replaced the batteries in all but one, and that one still says 40%. Of course, another one says nothing at all, lol. They are a little hard to disassemble.
I have an application that requires a remote sensor. I found a Tuya Zigbee water leak sensor on AliExpress that has a remote probe for less than $9.00
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mMQC7Dy
Amazon has it for less than $15.00 but the estimated delivery date is over a month away. This probably means it is coming from China also, but on a slower boat.
This integrates directly with HE using the ‘Tuya NEO Coolcam Zigbee Water Leak Sensor” driver from @kkossev. The Tuya hub is not needed.
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Thanks, How long is the cable?
Just the wiring is 36”.
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....and you can use a cable to extend whatever length sensor the device comes with. I used a 3.5mm stereo cable w/the Tuya Coolcam to get from the body of the sensor by my attic access door to where our steam shower generator is located.
This is the one I was referring to...sensor is on a 3.5mm plug.
So it was easy - IIRC I plugged the new cable into the main unit, and plugged in the sensor at the other end (female) of the cable.
Thanks,
I found them on Amazon for $18. I like the miniplug connector for the probe. It's planned for below my dishwasher going through the floor to the base unit. This will make it easy to change batteries.
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Is the local beeping alarm of any use? The beeps on mine are very low key. So much so, I strapped the sensors to a (cheaps) local Watchdog brand alarm. I had one under the kitchen sink, in a plastic tub that holds dishwasher detergent, other bottles of stuff, etc, without a sensor strapped to it, and it kicked off once for a slow leak in a drain pipe. Quite loud. Maybe not aesthetic, but I don't mind, plus it keeps the sensor in the proper orientation:
I use the Ecolink FLF-ZWAVE5-ECO freeze/water sensor for several applications.
I have a RO water purification system with a storage tank. When the tank is full, the water sensor signals Hubitat to shut off the RO system and also to announce that the "RO water level is high". The only time it has ever failed is when the battery was dead. Fortunately, I have a second water leak sensor (old Smartthings sensor) beside the tank as a backup. That sensor alerts Hubitat to shut off the main water valve to prevent flooding the basement.
I also have one of these sensors on my sump pump pit to alert me of a pump failure/pit overflow and one behind my refrigerator to alert me if the ice maker supply line springs a leak. Each of these applications requires a extended probe.
Being paranoid I have redundant leak sensors. The Tuya sensors on AliExpress are inexpensive.
Every 6 months I test them by putting them in a plate of water.
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Absolutely!!!
My wife has a friend who lives in Chicago, but has a condo inherited from an aunt who lived in Palm Desert, CA. They live in Chicago in the spring, summer, and fall, but Palm Desert in the winter. One day when they were in Chicago, they received a call from a neighbor in Palm Desert indicating that water was running out from under the front door. A pipe had burst resulting in thousands of dollars of damage to the condo and its contents. Purchasing a few leak sensors, a Hubitat, and a controller to shut of the main water supply valve would have been a far less expensive option that replacing flooring, carpet, drywall, appliances, furniture, etc.
Years ago a plastic line on the water softener cracked around midnight. The leak sensor detected the leak and shut the water off. About 2 gallons of water migrated to other rooms because we were asleep and didn’t use the water to know it was off. I added an Aeotec siren that will wake the dead so as soon as a leak is detected I can lessen the damage.
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I do something similar. If a leak is detected my Ecolink siren/chime sets off a siren tone and then loudly asserts: "A water leak has been detected and the water has been shut off". It repeats this a few times to insure that anyone home can hear it, even if asleep.
