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IKEA Water Leak Sensor
At $8, this is the easiest way I’ve seen to scatter water leak sensors all over a house—under sinks, near appliances, and in the utility closet. The problem is my unit showed “unresponsive” in Apple Home, even though the alarm sounded and it reconnected when it hit water. I still like the idea because Matter over Thread options are limited, but I want a firmware update to make it feel truly trustworthy.
Pros
- +Extremely affordable water leak sensor
- +Alarm sounded when water was detected in my testing
- +Reconnected to Apple Home upon contact with water
Cons
- -Showed as unresponsive in Apple Home after purchase
- -Doesn’t inspire confidence until reliability is improved (likely firmware)
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IKEA Water Leak Sensor
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Highlights
- +Extremely affordable water leak sensor
- +Alarm sounded when water was detected in my testing
- +Reconnected to Apple Home upon contact with water
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