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Old 10-27-2024, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rsmurano View Post

My whole house is automated and if I was a snowbird, my house would be automated too. For example, you can buy devices that you put under each sink, laundry room, and kitchen that alerts you if it senses water. Better yet, if any of these water senses gets wet, it can automatically turn on a device that shuts off you main water supply so you don’t come home in a flooded house.
If *I* was a snowbird (actually, I am), I would just shut the water main off before I leave, making the need for a sensor unnecessary. The only exception might be the water heater.