Detect water leaks with this Meross sensor

Detecting a water leak in time can mean the difference between a scare or a major outlay to repair damage at home, and this Meross water leak detector will alert you wherever you are.

Home automation is not only used to put decorative lights or to change the environment while you are comfortably seated on the sofa, it also helps you keep your home safe and avoid problems such as those that could cause an undetected water leak. The Meross water leak sensor is a device that you can place wherever you need it and that will notify you, wherever you are, of any water leaks that occur in your kitchen, bathroom or laundry room, to be able to act quickly and resolve a problem before it has major consequences that could mean spending a lot of money. We tested it and we show you its configuration and how it alerts you in the event of an accident of this type.

Features

• Contents of the box:
  • water leak detector
  • Connection cable for configuration
  • Manual
  • AC adapter
  • USB-A to USB-C cable
  • smart hub
• Sensor power supply: replaceable CR123A battery (18 month battery life)
• Alarm volume 60dB
• 802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz WiFi Hub Connectivity
• Connectivity between detector and Hub 433MHz

Setting

The leak detector requires the Meross Smart Hub. This small device allows you to connect up to 16 Meross devices and is responsible for HomeKit compatibility. of all. This Hub needs to be connected to power (adapter included) all the time, and it will connect to our WiFi router. The configuration process is very simple, and everything is done from the Meross app for iOS following the steps that appear on the screen, very illustrative and easy to follow. Once the Hub is configured, we can proceed to add the leak detector, whose binding process is quite particular.

At the base of the detector we will find a metal cover that we must remove when we want to change the battery. But we also have three small metal connectors numbered from 1 to 3. These numbers are important in the configuration process, as is the short cable that we found inside the box, because we will have to use it to connect the connectors 1 and 3. (or 1 and 2). We put one end of the cable into connector 1, and with the other end we quickly touch connector 3 (or 2) three times so that the logo on the top of the detector begins to flash. At that time, we can link it to the Hub and it will be connected to the Meross app and automatically to HomeKit, as you can see in the video.

Functioning

There’s not much you can do with the leak detector, just let it do its thing. It is important to place it in a strategic place, such as under the kitchen sink, next to the washing machine or any other place in the house where there may be a risk of water leaks. Working with batteries is a great advantage, since we can place it wherever we want, whether or not there is a socket nearby. If a leak is detected, an alarm will sound on the detector itselfbut don’t worry if the area where you placed it is far away from where you usually are, because you will simultaneously receive a notification on your iPhone and Apple Watch to let you know, even if you are away from home .

In the Meross app we can configure some device settings, such as the notifications we want to receive from the app itself, or see the battery status of the detector. We will also have the history of device detections, with the day and time they occurred. In the Home application we will be able to adjust practically nothing, only the room in which we have placed the detector and when to receive notifications, that we can mark them as “Important Notifications” so that even when our iPhone is with notifications disabled (sleep mode, for example), this restriction is bypassed so that we receive the notice. . What we can do is create an automation that not only lets you get a sound alarm and notification, but also turns on a light you’ve added to the house, like the example in the video in which I make the Led strip of the cocojna light up, turn red if there is a water leak.

Editor’s review

Simple but effective, the Meross water leak detector becomes an indispensable accessory for your peace of mind. Whether you are at home or away for a long period, knowing immediately any water leak is important, and with this little accessory you can make in just five minutes of configuration, wherever you are. You can buy it directly from their website with free shipping for $28.99 including the Hub (link) or for $24.99 without the Hub.

Against

• It cannot be placed in a washing machine or dishwasher due to its size.