Leak Detector / Smart water cut off

[AliG]

There have been a couple of threads on this, but they didn't;t seem to go anywhere.

 

I have had a few leaks from flexible connectors in the house over the last couple of years, Hopefully, I am OK for the moment due to proactively replacing them.

 

However, it has got me to thinking that now I am retired we go away a lot and we have a lot of plumbing fixtures in the house. In our last house, I was away for a week and came home to find the dining room ceiling almost collapsed due to a leak. That was just a drip and it still caused a couple of thousand in damage.

 

If one of the flexi pipes burst and ran for a couple of weeks the damage would be massive.

 

I think all things considered I should install a smart leak detector with automatic cut off. Unfortunately I can't just turn off the water when we go away and I'd maybe forget anyway.

 

The best know product is probably the Moen Flo but this is really a US product and seems to be just an import when sold in the UK. Grohe make a product called Sense Guard but seem to have discontinued it in the UK, although it is still available to buy.

 

I found this products, the Watergate Sonic https://watergate.ai

 

Does anyone have something similar installed or have any other recommendations?

 

Thanks

[ProDave]

Am I the only one that turns the mains water off at the stopcock when going away?

[Mr Punter]

1 minute ago, ProDave said:

Am I the only one that turns the mains water off at the stopcock when going away?

 

It is what I would do, especially in Scotland.

[-rick-]

Just now, ProDave said:

Am I the only one that turns the mains water off at the stopcock when going away?

 

Nope! Water and gas go off before I leave the place if it will be unoccupied for any length of time.

 

Though if you have a bad water leak then even an hour of flow will likely do a lot of damage so something automatic is a good idea (which I'd like to implement but haven't).

[AliG]

1 hour ago, ProDave said:

Am I the only one that turns the mains water off at the stopcock when going away?

I can’t because the pool automatically tops itself up.

 

I found this out the one time I did turn it off.

 

We also constantly have people staying and sometimes it overlaps our holidays so I can’t turn off the water.

 

Leaks are such a massive cause of damage I’m surprised these systems aren’t more popular. A lot of people in the US seem to say their insurance companies insist on them.