Leak detection Puns

Hello everyone, long time lurker, first time posting.

I would like to implement water leak detection in 5 parts of my house. Four of them are in the house that is pretty small and one is in the garage which is exactly 5 floors down my apartment ( yes it's a condo ). I am leaning towards the Govee water leak detection using 433mhz using a SDR Dongle but I cannot understand how everything works.

My main doubt about rtl_433: Is the leak alarm only fired ONCE when the sensor detect the leak? If yes, how could this be "hardened" and minimize the risk of losing the alert via radio wave?

The second doubt is: will the sensor in the garage work given that there are a lot of walls and 20 meters from the SDR dongle and the sensor?

Is there a better solution to my problem? I am looking at sensors with the following capabilities:

• battery powered (AA or AAA or 2032 since I want to go with rechargable batteries)
• work with HA
• cheap

many thanks

Can you recommend anyone you have had success with? Have already had a plumber out (Steve’s) and COA said it’s not them but something is leaking onto my patio. It’s not the sprinkler system and I don’t think it’s the roof. Thank you!

There have been leaks about the Neural Hash that Apple plans to use to scan photos for CSAM material. Suspects can evade and trick the Neural Hash algorithm by using adversarial neural networks (ADNs). ADNs allow people to change the way a picture looks to a computer to be innocent (non-CSAM) but remain non-innocent to the human eye (CSAM). This is a weird phenomena with how neural networks and deep learning systems work, so I will leave the research of adversarial neural networks to you. In conclusion, Apple neural hash detection can be tricked by suspects and still remain privacy invasive to innocent customers.

NeuralHash is BROKEN - How to evade Apple's detection & craft hash collisions (w/ Open Source Code):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MUpWGeGMxs

Neural Hash Collision Creator

https://github.com/yk/neural_hash_collision

AppleNeuralHash2ONNX

https://github.com/AsuharietYgvar/AppleNeuralHash2ONNX

I don't really know what leak detection systems are out there but I figure they may actually be better at protecting the house than a pan under the washing machine. Also, have the possibility of monitoring many locations, not just the one washing machine location.

Hello, so I just finished building my custom water cooled pc and started it up and my gpu started flashing red because “it detected a leak” so I did some looking around and found that it could be caused by the fitting being on too tight. So I loosened them up a bit and started it up and it went smoothly. But then my monitor cut off and the leak detection started flashing again. Do I just loosen it more or did I loosen it too much and now need to tighten it a bit?

I have a pretty large house where the customer wants an auto-shut-off smart leak detector system. The house is on city water, we'll likely be installing a booster pump as well as a pH neutralizer and water softener.

Hi folks,

I've been browsing for the last bit and have been noticing an increase in posts talking about water-leak monitors and temperature devices. (Maybe related to the radio usage for energy monitoring?) I thought I would add in some of my own insight on devices I've recently setup since I think some of the recent suggestions are a bit expensive.

By using a software defined radio, we can get some pretty great devices at reasonable costs. Some of them include:

• $45: 5x (five!) Govee H5054 Water-Leak detectors
• $13: AcuRite 06002M outdoor temp/humidity sensor
• $37: AcuRite 00986 refrigerator thermometer display with 2 sensors

My preferred radio is:

• $40: Nooelec NESDR Smart v4 Bundle (can probably get something cheaper but I wanted a decent antenna)

All of these devices work with the rtl_433 project and communicate to HA over mqtt. They all have excellent range (at least with the antenna I'm using).

Since I'm a big fan of devices that _don't_ require internet to continue functioning, these are all highly recommended by me.

For those interested in the execution and rationale, I wrote a post which includes sensor templates, automations, and blueprints.

https://www.kyleniewiada.org/blog/2021/10/affordable-water-leak-and-temp-monitoring/

I returned home from a Thanksgiving family visit to find my TV stand and surrounding floor covered in water. Yay. The ceiling is clearly the culprit, as can be seen by the peeling paint and water stains surrounding the vent on the ceiling just above. The ceiling is now dry and there's no more leaking, so it's not a continuous leak.

I live in a 2-story home and this is on the first floor, right near an exterior wall. This vent is right below an upstairs bathroom with a bath, toilet, and sink. I give my son a bath in there every night. There's no visible sign of leaking from anything in the bathroom. A moisture detector didn't find anything either. I had just given my son a bath a couple of hours prior to finding the water downstairs.

However, I just had my roof completely replaced roughly 3 months ago. Additionally, I had some rotted gutter fascia replaced nearby that exterior wall just last month. While we were away, it did rain a couple of times. It's generally been a dry couple of months, so if there was a leak from the roof, this may be the first time it would have happened.

Lastly, when purchasing this home years ago, the inspection revealed water stains around this vent. They were minor, and no moisture was detected on the ceiling, wall, 2nd floor, etc. We opted to not inspect further and, truthfully, forgot about it.

All that said, I'm unsure where to start. I should probably cut through my ceiling, but I'm still building up the confidence to do so. We haven't ran the bathtub since, and it also hasn't rained since.

Based off of this information, does anyone have any guesses? Perhaps some advice on detecting the leak?

I've scheduled a leak detection service but the appointment isn't for next week! I'm concerned the water damage will continue to dry and we'll be unable to find the source, so I'm considering doing some investigation myself.

Hi all,

I am relatively new to pool owning and have been doing my best to keep things under control! However, recently, as the weather has gotten colder here in Texas, I believe I have encountered my first pool leak.

Here is what I am experiencing and trying to make sense of: -Water level went down 2in in 24 hours with the pump OFF -Water level went down similar (maybe slightly less? in 24 hours with the pump ON -The concrete between the pool and pump appeared wet during the 24 hours doing the bucket test with the pump ON -A red dye test did not indicate any leaks, at least in the jets/lights areas that I tested.

I suppose I am confused why I did not see any wetness around the concrete with the pump OFF, yet still experienced the same amount of water loss with the pump OFF as when it was ON.

Any ideas what I might be dealing with?

Thank you so much in advance!