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Originally Posted by REDCART
I’ve heard from people who have 5-6 year old water tanks that are beginning to fail, and while all water tanks will fail eventually, it would be helpful to have an alarm or alert at the first sign of tank failure. This could help mitigate water damage.
If anyone has installed a water alarm/alert in the water tank pan, which one did you select? The Internet shows dozens of products but the reviews are inconsistent and can sometimes appear biased.
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Like most Villagers, we split time between TV and "up north." There's a system by Govee (I found it on Amazon) that comes with drip and puddle sensors that send an alarm to a device that's connected to your home's WiFi. The Govee "app" then gives you a notification on your mobile device ("smart phone") of the condition from a specific sensor. You can choose to pay for monitoring by the company, but I didn't.
When I installed it, the instructions weren't the easiest to follow, but I got it done. I'm not a tech professional, but I've had a good deal of experience with figuring-out consumer electronics. It took me about 30 minutes to install 3 sensors. You can get and connect more sensors, if desired.
I haven't had any leaks, but I did test it with a puddle, and it worked as promised. There's probably other similar competitive systems out there, but I picked this one because it was relatively cheap (<$50).
Good luck!
Ken