Do you shut off water, heater or water heater when you travel ?

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Anonymous wrote:There are automatic water shutoff valves which detect water pipe leaks and then turn off the water supply. This helps limit damage caused by a pipe leak. Good to have this installed inside the house just after the manual water cutoff valve.

The automatic shutoff valves are way oversold. Even a minor leak, which the automatic valve wouldn't catch, would be catastrophic if left long enough.

Pretty sure those automatic shutoff valves do catch small leaks.

How does it tell the difference between watering the lawn and a leak?

It can't.

Actually it can. It takes a couple weeks to learn patterns of water use throughout the house and then can tell if something is unusual. Also you can let it know you are away so it is even more careful about increased water use.

This is absolute nonsense.

Just turn off the damn valve.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are automatic water shutoff valves which detect water pipe leaks and then turn off the water supply. This helps limit damage caused by a pipe leak. Good to have this installed inside the house just after the manual water cutoff valve.

The automatic shutoff valves are way oversold. Even a minor leak, which the automatic valve wouldn't catch, would be catastrophic if left long enough.

Pretty sure those automatic shutoff valves do catch small leaks.

How does it tell the difference between watering the lawn and a leak?

It can't.

Actually it can. It takes a couple weeks to learn patterns of water use throughout the house and then can tell if something is unusual. Also you can let it know you are away so it is even more careful about increased water use.

Link to this magical device?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are automatic water shutoff valves which detect water pipe leaks and then turn off the water supply. This helps limit damage caused by a pipe leak. Good to have this installed inside the house just after the manual water cutoff valve.

The automatic shutoff valves are way oversold. Even a minor leak, which the automatic valve wouldn't catch, would be catastrophic if left long enough.

Pretty sure those automatic shutoff valves do catch small leaks.

How does it tell the difference between watering the lawn and a leak?

It can't.

Actually it can. It takes a couple weeks to learn patterns of water use throughout the house and then can tell if something is unusual. Also you can let it know you are away so it is even more careful about increased water use.

Link to this magical device?

Here is one example—

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/flo-by-moen-smart-water-shutoff

[Anonymous]

We have a gas hot water heater, so if we turn the water off and it leaks (which is not a huge problem in itself as it's in our unfinished basement) that presents a huge fire hazard.

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Anonymous wrote:There are automatic water shutoff valves which detect water pipe leaks and then turn off the water supply. This helps limit damage caused by a pipe leak. Good to have this installed inside the house just after the manual water cutoff valve.

The automatic shutoff valves are way oversold. Even a minor leak, which the automatic valve wouldn't catch, would be catastrophic if left long enough.

Pretty sure those automatic shutoff valves do catch small leaks.

How does it tell the difference between watering the lawn and a leak?

It can't.

Actually it can. It takes a couple weeks to learn patterns of water use throughout the house and then can tell if something is unusual. Also you can let it know you are away so it is even more careful about increased water use.

Link to this magical device?

Here is one example—

https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/flo-by-moen-smart-water-shutoff

I wouldn't trust my house to that.