I'm looking for 2 - 4 leak sensors. I'd like it be matter, and for 2 of them, would be happy if it actually plugged in (two are for use in my crawlspace near a sump pump and a dehumidifier).
#water leak sensors
wary pollen
balmy bear
I'm looking for 2 - 4 leak sensors. I'd like it be matter, and for 2 of them, w...
Lets start with what may perhaps seem like a dumb question but there is a lot of issues around it...
What exactly do you mean when you say "matter"? do you mean matter-over-thread or otherwise (e.g. matter-over-wifi)?
wary pollen
At this point, matter over wifi would be preferred, though I haven't eliminated matter-over-thread or zigbee, etc. Obviously I'd like good HA integration
balmy bear
At this point, matter over wifi would be preferred, though I haven't eliminated ...
Gotcha, There are a lot of people that don't that matter can be multiple things and then get a rude awakening after they get the wrong thing. 😛
But... To the question at hand.
balmy bear
At this point, matter over wifi would be preferred, though I haven't eliminated ...
Shelly recently released the gen4 version of their flood sensor.
https://www.shelly.com/products/shelly-flood-gen4
This supports wifi/BT/Zigbee (matter usable over wifi in addition to their normal connection)
This gives you protocol options.
It is not plug in though, It is battery...
It does however have the option of using a 2m cable with the sensor on it. so you can potentially place the device in an easier to reach location as long as its 2m from where you need the sensor. depending on setup I would imagine that you could have the device in a room above the crawl space and just drill a hole and feed the sensor cable down to position? This means you could get at the device if needed for battery replacement etc...
I think in general water leak sensors tend to be battery powered because if they were plugged in then they would potentially fail if for example flood water got the the power source and killed it before it detected.
wary pollen
I knew the power source would be an unusual one. I'll have to think about that solution with the cable some. Need to figure out exactly where the dehumidifier is with respect to the floor plan. The sum pump is in a corner, thus near a wall.
balmy bear
I knew the power source would be an unusual one. I'll have to think about that ...
For the corner sensor you could maybe put a IP rated box on the outside of the wall? Then you can get at it from the outside with only a couple of screws or something and not have to bring it up?
wary pollen
For the corner sensor you could maybe put a IP rated box on the outside of the w...
If you mean, outside of the building, no. It's a brick exterior. I'm considering putting it in a low-voltage box with a blank plate