LAS VEGAS (January 5, 2020) – Today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) introduced the Smart Water Valve+Meter to help people avoid billions of dollars in annual property ...

The design behind leak sensors is actually pretty cool: essentially, most sensors have two or three metal probes that, when they come in contact with water, detect increased conductivity and set off ...

I’ve been working with computers for ages, starting with a multi-year stint in purchasing for a major IBM reseller in New York City before eventually landing at PCMag (back when it was still in print ...

Flood sensors don't need bells and whistles to work well; they just need to tell you when your basement is flooding. You can make your own flood sensor and alarm for a couple bucks, but if you want ...

Water can cause a lot of damage to your home. Keep it in the sinks and pipes, and it does fine. Once it gets on the floor, in the walls, or through the insulation, it starts to cause rot, ruin ...

SmartThings’ name-brand flood detector is short on useful features, but it’s inexpensive and plays nicely with other devices and services. When shopping for a smart water leak sensor, you can either ...

Govee has upgraded its original smart water leak detector, adding a longer communication range, dual sensor probes and new app features. It’s priced at $15.99 for one sensor or $47.99 for a three-pack ...

Here is another interesting hobby circuit built around the popular and inexpensive 555 IC. It is nothing but a water sensor, which you can be configured as a rain alarm, water tank overflow alarm, ...

When you need a mechanism to detect the water level within a container or tank, you have several different options. Most people opt for a simple float or probe that sits in the water, while others use ...

This design was done to get a sealed keypad for very wet environments (in my particular case, showers for swimming pools). The keypad needed to be able to detect slight pressure on a stainless steel ...