Liquid Breaker, a Circuit Breaker for Your Hot Water Heater
You’ve probably heard of hot water heaters having leaks, but in some conditions, they can even burst. An incident like that is exactly what prompted the folks at Liquid Breakers to come up with the Omni Breaker Panel, which is sort of like a circuit breaker for your hot water heater. The device electronically monitors and controls a series of valves that you install in your home’s plumbing system (works for condos as well as houses). If something happens, the Liquid Breaker will shut off the flow of water. This prevents 400 gallons of water dumping into your home if the heater bursts.
The system will alert if you something goes awry when you’re not home (via e-mail or text messages), and you can shut off the water from any computer with Internet access. (Yes, now even your water heater is online… talk about the connected house.) The device costs about $1,000 for the average home.
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