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Originally Posted by Tom53
Our home was built in 2015, and the water heater sits in a tray that's piped to the outside. If it leaks, it drains outside. Yours may be the same.
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It really depends on the size and scale did the leak. That pan, which is plumbed to drain outside, might provide sufficient drainage for a small leak.
To the OP’s question, since a home has many potential leak points which could be catastrophic (washing machine hoses, ice maker supply line, sink and toilet lines, etc), I would research the device which shuts down the water supply to the house when it detects a leak/break.
Any type of device which sends you a message or sounds an audible alarm is only good if you are home to hear it, or to be close enough to your home to shut off the water supply to the house.