digitaltrader Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I just had an amazing new whole home water shutoff and water meter installed last week. It called a buoy https://www.buoy.ai/ The unit installs at the main incoming line and is able to categorize water usage (toliet, sink, irrigation, shower etc) and send alerts if it detects a leak. You can then shut off the water using your phone app. I thought it would be really cool if we could get a control4 driver to make announcements or trigger events based off of water usage. Also adding water detectors would add an additional layer of protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Now that would be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 There is also Flo https://meetflo.com/ and Phyn http://www.phyn.com/product/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Pounce said: There is also Flo https://meetflo.com/ and Phyn http://www.phyn.com/product/ Do either integrate with C4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 DAMIT Integrates with Control4 and is sold on the dealer portal https://www.control4.com/blog/363/keep-your-house-dry-damit South Africa C4 user 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggzlot Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Watercop integrates via relay. It’s tied into my dsc alarm via programming so if water bugs sense water it tells c4 to close the water cop i do not have water flow monitoring though to detect a leak without the water bugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaltrader Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 Buoy can detect the difference between a toilet flush and the sink running. You could make an announcement if someone fails to wash their hands after flushing if there was a driver South Africa C4 user and RobbieF 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 4 hours ago, South Africa C4 user said: Do either integrate with C4? Anything can integrate if there is a desire. South Africa C4 user 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 14 hours ago, digitaltrader said: Buoy can detect the difference between a toilet flush and the sink running. Looks like Phyn and Buoy are pretty similar. Phyn is a partnership with Belkin (wemo) and Uponor and I think you can only have it installed by one of their installers. I really like the geek factor if these things, but I wonder about the value. My local city can monitor the water meters in a similar way and can detect small leaks down stream from the meter. This is helpful for many here because it seems folks have lawn irrigation systems between the home and the water meter. The city is not going to alert you on a leak in your water filter that just happened though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdo21 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I have been trying to find any product with a water shut-off valve which work in the U.K. which works with Control4 - I have looked at the websites for the five mentioned above and have contacted Damit and Watercop but none of them serve the U.K. market. It is a fairly straight forward and not expensive process to have the valve tested and approved for the U.K. and nothing else would need to change so I don’t understand why none of these companies have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdo21 Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Grohe have a solution which I had not seen before. It works with Nest so does this mean someone could also integrate it into Control4 (I don't have any Nest equipment)? https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/smarthome/grohe-sense-guard/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 8 hours ago, bdo21 said: Grohe have a solution which I had not seen before. It works with Nest so does this mean someone could also integrate it into Control4 (I don't have any Nest equipment)? https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/smarthome/grohe-sense-guard/ Thanks. I hadn't seen that one. I did some google-fu and found an amusing PPT deck on the backend platform with the following statement: I like cool features just like the other guy, but because I am in the data business I'm actually more inclined to use stupid products or products that don't leak data off-prem. Not to say I wouldn't give up some privacy or embrace being the product where it's a fair trade. But turning off my water when there is a leak is not really in that ballpark. With a device like this you can infer quite a bit of behavior and occupancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave w Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Seems expensive if you need an annual subscription on top of purchase: Buoy Annual Subscription ($17.99/mo) Buoy Labs $215.88 Ongoing access to the Buoy data service, including: Detailed, real-time overview of your water use Leak alerts sent to your phone Remote and automatic water shutoff to prevent leak damage Call a plumber on demand (in most areas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pounce Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I'd agree. Not seeing the value at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Africa C4 user Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I am looking at installing Sensus water meters... it looks like they will be easy to integrate to C4. Does anyone have any experience with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashwinmj Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/24/2018 at 11:06 PM, Pounce said: Thanks. I hadn't seen that one. I did some google-fu and found an amusing PPT deck on the backend platform with the following statement: I like cool features just like the other guy, but because I am in the data business I'm actually more inclined to use stupid products or products that don't leak data off-prem. Not to say I wouldn't give up some privacy or embrace being the product where it's a fair trade. But turning off my water when there is a leak is not really in that ballpark. With a device like this you can infer quite a bit of behavior and occupancy. I have the Grohe Sense Guard. Were you able to find a way to integrate it with Control4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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