Peace Of Mind With D-Link Wi-Fi Water Sensor Review
Not sure where this advice came from but someone along the way someone told me to always make sure my washing machine and dishwasher run only when I am home. Those words have been strong in the back of my mind for my 16 years as a homeowner.
In saying that, I cannot recall a time when I had my dishwasher or washing machine every flood over on me? But I have had my basement flood one spring, and that is a flood you cannot stay home waiting for.
Our Wet Disaster
It was a late Friday night after a hectic day when we were all snuggled up watching a family movie. One of the children ran down stairs to grab something and quickly called for Daddy to come down. We live in a raised bungalow so our basement is fully finished and half of our living quarters. The whole basement from the East side of the house towards the middle was covered in at least an inch of water. Our quiet evening on the couch turned into panic. As quick as we could soak the water up with every towel we could find, it was flowing in just as fast.
It was a mess. A nightmare. A disaster. It was our sump pump that failed.
Which meant we needed a new sump pump ASAP or our whole basement would be under feet of water.
Of course naturally we all kicked into high gear. The shop vacuum, buckets and lots of teamwork.
Now each spring when the thaw snow is happening, we double, triple check the sump pump each time we go downstairs. Listening for it to kick in. This is a huge stress and something we never wish to happen again.
Introducing D-Link Wi-Fi Water Sensor
When D-Link Canada reached out to me about gifting me their new Wi-Fi Water Sensor, I knew exactly where we would wanted to place it.
The Wi-Fi Water Sensor (DCH-S160), an easy-to-use device that alerts you when it comes in contact with water. You can place the Wi-Fi Water Sensor anywhere in your home were water leaks may cause you stress. Such as around water heaters, washing machines, sinks, sump pumps, or anywhere a water leak may occur.
We installed in in our furnace room, which is where we’ve had many of leaks over the years.
Peace Of Mind With Notifications
The fact that you can receive notification alerts to your iOS or Android device before a water leak becomes a disaster, just makes me relax knowing my investment will be safe from water damage once again. When you are home, it has a built in siren and LED that will alert you of a leak.
So we tested Wi-Fi Water Sensor out with a cup of water. As soon as it touched the water a high decibel sound beeped and beeped and beeped.
After the D Link Water sensor showed us what it could do, hubby took it down stairs and it beeped and beeped and beeped. The sensor still had a little bit of water inside of it, so we needed to fully let it dry before plugging it back in.
Unboxing Video Of The Wi-Fi Water Sensor
I could create my own unboxing video but D-Link has done a fantastic job showing the viewer exactly what comes standard with your Wi-Fi Water Sensor. Make sure you watch to the end, for a little chuckle.
Setup is simple:
- Plug in The Wi-Fi Water Sensor.
- Download the free mydlink Home app from the App Store or Google Play.
- Once the app is downloaded it will walk you through setup and have the sensor working in seconds. Since it connects right to your Wi-Fi router, you don’t require a separate Hub to control the device. Best part…there are no monthly fees.
Our Verdict!
“We were very impressed with how quick D Link Water Sensor acted once it hit the water. Although we did in fact have a hard time connecting it to the app. Our furnace is a dead zone in terms of Wi-Fi reception, which was the challenge. It would connect when out of the room. The piece of mind that the D Link Water Sensor gives you, is worth installing. Even if you cannot connected it to the app, it still has a high pitched beep that sounds without connecting to Wi-Fi. That beep alone would have notified us about the water streaming in that wet spring and saved our investment.
The D Link Water Sensor gives you a peace of mind that your investment is staying dry, I like that promise.”
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I was gifted one of more of the products mentioned above. As always the opinions on my blog are my own.
There is another reason why you don’t want to run your washing machine while you are out (I can’t comment on the dishwasher as I’ve never had one). Twice we have had a motor on our washing machine catch fire. Our washing machines were top loaders both times. Now that I have a front loader, I don’t expect that kind of problem, since the motors don’t work as hard. But still, I’m not going to take the chance.
The photo of them walking the path is very nice
I want this a few years ago my washer overflowed and went downstairs it took days to dry it out
One year through the ice storm we lost our hydro for 72 hours and flooded out our basement, we ended up with a little over 20,000 dollars of damage all because of the sump pump, so now we have to make sure the generator is good to go in case of any outages, this device would be great to have!!
OMGoodness! I am so sorry to hear that Lynda. Let’s pray this doesn’ happen again.
We don’t have a basement since we live in a highrise but this would still come in handy to have by our hot water tank. My biggest fear is that it will develop a leak and we won’t know about it. And when it could go down floors doing damage that is not a good thing. Thanks for the review!
Great for laundry rooms and dishwashers too. Leaks can cause so much damage.
We went through the same experience the first weekend we moved into our home and again shortly after. Sump pumps failing are no fun and we too listen constantly to make sure it’s not running regularly. Our laundry pump has also been failing at random – I think we might just have to invest in one or two for peace of mind.
They really do give you the peace of mind. Let’s pray it doesn’t happen again.
a great gadget, I could have used it when a water pipe burst in my previous house or when a basement in another house flooded due to the builders not using weeping tile around the house.
Oh no! Water always finds it’s way in. Sorry to read this Elizabeth.