Hi all,

 

I was asked whether I could monitor a rental property for water leaks. 

 

Ive come up with the idea of a G2-12 panel in the loft with honeywells water sensors under the sink. Linked through the panel to a relay to turn off the 240vac to a power solenoid on the stop ****. It's 240vac as I didn't want to fit a power supply under the sink although they work from 5vdc to 240vac!

 

what does everyone think???

Its possible, we have a sites with water sensors, that signal to the monitoring centre. But surely the tenants would spot a water leak and do something about it?

 

What would happen if a joint elsewhere in the property leaks, just asking

I have 4 rf water sensors dotted around the house, mainly for when we are out but one is in the shower pump sump and another in the cloakroom where we had a leak previously from upstairs but it was unnoticed due to the route it ran. 

My shower pumps are all on octal relays programmed to the set o/p so they dont run away when we are out too.

 

1 hour ago, norman said:

 pumps are all on octal relays programmed to the set o/p so they dont run away when we are out too.

 

 

I always thought that water meters or mains supply to the property should have a solenoid device that stops the water after a continuous bath full.

Maybe a manual one hour override if your using a hose or what have you.

 

It's less common for a tank in the loft to leak while away or un-tenanted as rental properties should be switching to condensing boilers now.

 

2 hours ago, PeterJames said:

Its possible, we have a sites with water sensors, that signal to the monitoring centre. But surely the tenants would spot a water leak and do something about it?

 

If your out? Sleeping? 

Inline flow switch

2 hours ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

 

I always thought that water meters or mains supply to the property should have a solenoid device that stops the water after a continuous bath full.

Maybe a manual one hour override if your using a hose or what have you.

 

It's less common for a tank in the loft to leak while away or un-tenanted as rental properties should be switching to condensing boilers now.

 

Just need to be thoughtful of washing machines and dishwashers left on, ours are both switched on whilst the house is empty. 

Told you about our Gardtec replacement job before I'm sure.

 

It was an alarm customer of the firm I used to work for, having some renovation works.

 

Decorator loosened off the cistern in the downstairs WC, pretty much the last days work after many weeks and thousands of pounds worth.

He tightens it back up again, and the couple go on a well deserved holiday.

 

When they get back, they can literally see water through the bottom glass of the door (so they told us). The basement is literally now a water tank.

 

The guy had tightened up the cistern too much, so at some point it cracked, allowing all the water to flow out the back, and meaning the overflow

was useless yet the cistern valve would never shut off. We never did find out how much he got done for!

1 hour ago, norman said:

Just need to be thoughtful of washing machines and dishwashers left on, ours are both switched on whilst the house is empty. 

 

I'm not one for leaving white goods on unoccupied but fair point, I wouldn't think they use more than the "bath full" I mentioned tho.

I am also imagining it would be "detecting" a set amount of continuous flow BTW.

 

1 hour ago, datadiffusion said:

 

When they get back, they can literally see water through the bottom glass of the door (so they told us). The basement is literally now a water tank.

 

Been to a good handful of them before.