Water leak detectors add noise to flood damage
You have a smoke alarm, right? And maybe even a burglar alarm. But do you have a water alarm? Probably not.
The Water Leak Alarm is ready to join the bevvy of paranoia-salving gadgets in your home. Place one next to a washing machine, in the basement or anywhere else that water is likely to leak, and sleep easy. When the leak finally happens, and water touches the alarm, it will utter a shrill, piercing 100dB scream for up to 24 hours. So if there’s a leak when you’re not around to see it — which is the only time a leak is ever really damaging — your neighbor will not only have water dripping through his ceiling, but he’ll have to put up with a full day of screeching noise.
The (non-replaceable) battery in a Leak Alarm lasts for up to three years, and you get three in a pack for just $20. That’s cheap enough to dream up some alternate uses.
I can imagine my parents putting one inside the shower, for example. Bear with me here. Taking a shower in my family home is a daunting task. For some reason, my mother and father go crazy if the walls get wet, or if the room gets too steamy. This includes the tiles on the wall inside the shower cubicle, and probably the glass shower curtain itself. Using this handy widget, my father could detect whether an hapless guest has gotten the shower wet, and all without leaving the dining room and the TV showing the 24 hour news and weather channel. Dad — I have your Christmas gift already.
Available now.
Water Leak Alarms [Improvements via Liszewski]
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