THE BASEMENT WATCHDOG Model BW-WA360 110 dB Battery Operated Water Alarm

We bought one of these on a whim and ended up returning to buy more. When we purchased our current home in the fall of 2023 it needed quite a bit of TLC and updating, including a basement clean-up from recurring water issues. One day, while doing laundry, one of our sump pumps failed and 3/4 of our basement had standing water. The plumber found that not only the laundry sump pump had failed, but the other sump pump in the basement recently had as well (it was used for the downspouts and we hadn't had any rain for weeks). After replacing those pumps (one with a battery back-up unit), we knew we needed something else to give us peace of mind. After some research, we found the Basement Watchdog. It was affordable, not super complicated, and easy to "install" (it's small and nicely compact so all you have to do is install the battery and set where you want it and you're all set). We tested it and were impressed by how loud the alarm is. Months later, with no excitement in the basement, we are on the main floor of our house and hear this piercing, consistent alarm noise. We realized it was the Watchdog. Going downstairs, we found the slop sink by the laundry leaking water out of the bottom (the washer drained into the sink). The pipe underneath had cracked when we disconnected it to be able to move the sink and paint the basement walls/floors with DryLok waterproofing and we didn't know until we ran that first wash cycle. There was just a small amount of water accumulated on the floor and the alarm went off. We will install these at all our homes in the future. They are light and compact, efficient, and give us considerable peace of mind. No wifi required either. I'm unsure if there are other units that do offer that additional connectivity, but we're happy at minimum to have that layer of protection.

Cette batterie n'est relativement pas dispendieuse quand on prend en compte le fait qu'elle peut éviter un gros dégât d'eau. Je l'ai placé à côté du chauffe eau.

loud enough to hear at night

I was in commercial construction for almost 40 years, and I have seen water damage both big and small, and also slow leaks that ruin walls, floors and could have been prevented. This product is great for under your sink, inside cabinets by water heaters and even next to refrigerator. To me, this is cheap insurance for early detection of a water leak. The cost to add these throughout your house is way less that an insurance claim, so get them and just change the batteries every year when you change your clocks in the fall. This smaller model is new and even can fit in your water heater overflow pan, which again is great for early detection. Any homeowner will know it is better to find a leak when it starts. Photos are showing both models of basement watchdog. I like the smaller one best but they are both great and reliable.

Well built and works well but it’s a bit expensive for not having wifi. There are wifi versions out there for the same price. I also don’t think the siren is 110db. It doesn’t sound as loud as a standard smoke detector.