If you know your home has water issues, Flo can offer great peace of mind. Sensor-based systems like FortrezZ and Leaksmart allow you to purchase additional sensors to watch multiple places in your home and can also shut water off automatically.įlo gives you a reliable, data-rich heads up on potential issues signaled by changes in flow rate, water temperature or water pressure. Both Phyn and Flo seem to be best suited for having a broad picture of your plumbing system's overall health. If you know a particular plumbing area or appliance is prone to leaks, a smart leak detector like the Roost Smart Water Leak and Freeze Detector might be a better fit. You can't tie third-party sensors into systems like Flo and Phyn. Flo's tutorials and troubleshooting guides are good resources for where to start when it comes to finding a leak (hint: it's probably the toilet), but Flo can't zero in on the source of the problem. You'll know that somewhere in your home something isn't right, but it's up to you to find the problem. While Flo is great at providing water data, collecting consumption information and alerting you to abnormalities, it can't pinpoint a leak. The $799 Buoy smart water monitor can also shut off water remotely and identify individual fixtures. We haven't tested Phyn yet, but it offers water monitoring smarts similar to Flo, with the addition of technology that measures water pressure 240 times a second and uses machine learning to know exactly which fixture is leaking.
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Phyn Plus, another smart water monitor released this year, costs $850 plus an installation fee. Pricey as it is, Flo isn't even the most expensive option out there. If you have a vacation home or rental property, Flo's remote access and reliable alerts is a worthy investment in a property that isn't your primary residence. On the other hand, if you've ever dealt with major plumbing problems, $499 might sound like a bargain, especially for the option to shut off your system remotely the instant something goes wrong. Someone who doesn't have recurring plumbing issues might not be willing to shell that much cash for water monitoring. Flo's high price is tough to swallow, and I think value is in the eye of the beholder here. You can customize Flo's alerts to include push notifications, emails, texts and phone calls. Flo alerted me to the small drip, but doesn't shut the water off for something that small. I punched a small hole in one of our water lines, so that it leaked a drop about once every 10 seconds. Flo was also quick to pick up a small drip.
Flo shut the water off after 33 minutes of running water.
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To test this out, I left a sink faucet on at full blast. Flo can shut off your water on its own if it detects a large leak or prolonged water use. Being able to shut things off can make you feel less like you need to drop what you're doing and rush to stop a flood. Flo's remote shut-off capability is great if you've left town and forgot to turn off the water or if Flo alerts you to an issue while you're not at home.
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