How do Leakbots work ?

Andrew

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Mar 10, 2021, 11:17:09 AM3/10/21

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https://leakbot.io/

For Brian.

It's some kind of sensor that seem to detect a leak and send you
an alert on your phone.

How come it doesn't treat all water usage as a leak, including
when you are having... a leak ?

Andrew

Peter Able

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Mar 10, 2021, 11:26:41 AM3/10/21

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Never mind water, can it detect a leak of snake oil?

Andy Burns

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Mar 10, 2021, 11:40:25 AM3/10/21

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Andrew wrote:

> https://leakbot.io/

>
> It's some kind of sensor that seem to detect a leak and send you
> an alert on your phone.
>
> How come it doesn't treat all water usage as a leak, including
> when you are having... a leak ?

I presume it looks for hours long water usage, rather than a few seconds
when you have a piss?

Andrew

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Mar 10, 2021, 11:49:14 AM3/10/21

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A few weeks ago, two blokes wearing Souther Water fluorescent jackets
were lifting a selection of water meter covers where I live and dropped
little metal capsules into them on top of the meter. Being nosy I
went out to find out what they were doing. The little capsules
were for detecting leaks apparently, which they checked after
retrieving them a few days later.

Unknown

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Mar 10, 2021, 3:28:19 PM3/10/21

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Andrew explained :

They probably listen to the noise from flowing water, the flow will not
normally be continuous, unless there is a continuous leakage. Another
way would be to listen to the tick of a water meter, which should stop
completely for long periods of no water use.

Tim+

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Mar 10, 2021, 3:53:57 PM3/10/21

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I would imagine it just “listens” to the pipes and picks up continuous flow
through the night say.

Tim

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Theo

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Mar 11, 2021, 3:59:42 AM3/11/21

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Harry Bloomfield, Esq. <a...@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote:
> They probably listen to the noise from flowing water, the flow will not
> normally be continuous, unless there is a continuous leakage. Another
> way would be to listen to the tick of a water meter, which should stop
> completely for long periods of no water use.

From the horse's mouth:

: How does LeakBot work?
:
: It’s not magic, it’s science. LeakBot’s patented Thermi-Q technology
: accurately measures both the air and water temperatures in your home. If you
: have a leak it will continually draw colder water from outside into your
: home, creating a consistent drop in temperature. LeakBot can sense the
: prolonged and consistent drop in temperature and alerts you to the problem.

Theo

Rod Speed

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Mar 11, 2021, 4:10:14 AM3/11/21

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"Theo" <theom...@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Harry Bloomfield, Esq. <a...@harrym1byt.plus.com> wrote:
>> They probably listen to the noise from flowing water, the flow will not
>> normally be continuous, unless there is a continuous leakage. Another
>> way would be to listen to the tick of a water meter, which should stop
>> completely for long periods of no water use.
>
> From the horse's mouth:
>
> : How does LeakBot work?
> :
> : It’s not magic, it’s science. LeakBot’s patented Thermi-Q technology
> : accurately measures both the air and water temperatures in your home.
> : If you have a leak it will continually draw colder water from outside
> into your home,

That’s bullshit at times.

> : creating a consistent drop in temperature.

Wrong

> : LeakBot can sense the prolonged and consistent

Peeler

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Mar 11, 2021, 5:55:41 AM3/11/21

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On Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:10:00 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

<FLUSH the trolling senile asshole's latest trollshit>

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Brian Gaff (Sofa)

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Mar 11, 2021, 4:15:56 PM3/11/21

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I have never heard of one before.
I guess they would only be able to do so if all taps are off.
Brian

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Brian Gaff (Sofa)

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Mar 11, 2021, 4:16:50 PM3/11/21

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You need to ask Russ Andrews for one of his for that.

Brian

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Rod Speed

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Mar 11, 2021, 4:44:06 PM3/11/21

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Brian Gaff (Sofa) <bri...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote

> I have never heard of one before.

I have. The local council said they would be doing it.

> I guess they would only be able to do so if all taps are off.

Nope, the other approach is to check if it never
goes to zero, if it doesn’t, there must be a leak.

Peeler

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Mar 11, 2021, 4:47:14 PM3/11/21

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On Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:43:54 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent

Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

>> I have never heard of one before.
>
> I have.

Of COURSE, you abnormal auto-contradicting senile pest!

>
>> I guess they would only be able to do so if all taps are off.
>
> Nope

RIGHT, you auto-contradicting senile pest! LOL

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alan_m

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Mar 12, 2021, 6:19:09 PM3/12/21

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It probably works as well as those magnetic scale removers that you
attach to the incoming water pipe,

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bert

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Mar 15, 2021, 8:13:06 AM3/15/21

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In article
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Tim+ <tim.d...@gmail.com> writes

Utility companies do that.
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