Water Detector with Text Message and Email Notifications

When we bought our house 6 years ago, even the inspector couldn't find the sump pit. Turns out, it was in the finished bedroom's closet under the carpet, oddly in the middle of the basement. It's filled up a few times over the years, thankfully when we're at home, so my shop vac and I were able to clear it before there was a problem. A plumber quoted $12k to install a pump because of the odd location, tear down of finished areas, and rebuilding. That wasn't happening. However, with us traveling more, I wanted peace of mind when there was an issue so I could have a neighbor take action. Thankfully we haven't had a real alert in the pit, but the testing worked beautifully. It can send texts up to 1 number, you can customize the message to a degree, it'll also send emails, and you can adjust the frequency of the alerts (1 min, 5 min, 10 min). It's basic, but it does exactly what it needs to do. It was also very simple to set up - you need an account, but there is no subscription fees like other devices, which is a huge win.

Device works great, notifications are sent to my email and SMS. Here is how to configure it out of the box. 1. Go to MySpool.com and register for an account. An email will be sent to you, confirm it by clicking link 2. Dip the water sensor end into water for a couple second (that kicks off the device setup) 3. On computer or mobile, open WIFI and connect to the SASensor-####### (# denotes your device ID) 4. Open webbrowser such as Chrome, Edge on your computer or mobile and in the address bar, type 10.10.4.1 5. Configure you 2.4ghz WIFI, click SAVE. NOTE: it will test that wifi and if it doesn't accept it, you will continue to see a SASensor-###### in your WIFI SSID list. If it accepts your WIFI, that will disappear. 6. Log into your MySpool.com portal, click My Devices and you should see your device there now. 7. Click on Configure Device, enter your email addresses, phone number and also click Advanced Setting to change notification intervals Keep in mind, this unit requires your WIFI connection. The sensor device sends regular heartbeats back to the vendors servers with updates on water sensing alerts. If WIFI isn't working or if the device fails to call back at regular intervals, server marks missed heartbeats and will indicate it accordingly. For best practice, you may wish to have a UPS hooked up to this sensor and to your WIFI modem and router should your environment consider water monitoring a critical requirement (such as server rooms or basements where sump pumps are hooked up) Hope this helps.

This thing works well. It does have a delay with sending the email. About 15-20 mins. So account for placing it lower so that this time gap won't cause water damage because you didn't get there in time. But otherwise, it's great! Easy to set up and can customize the emails.

I installed the My Spool water detector in my basement after we had a problem with the floor drain backing up. I had previously installed a wifi range extender in the basement, so I was confident there would be a strong enough wifi signal for the device to connect to. It is probably best to go through the setup process at the location where you intend to install the detector, rather than setting it up elsewhere and resetting the network connection in its final location. The physical installation is quite straightforward. There is a small black box with the electronics and two wires extending out from it. One has the detector at the end, the other is for power and plugs into the USB port on the supplied charger. The directions are a bit complicated and could benefit from some reformatting of the pamphlet’s text, but if you follow all of the steps (exactly, in order, not skipping anything) it’s really pretty easy. When it’s plugged in the device creates its own local wifi network, so you log into that with a smartphone, log the device into your house wifi network, then create an account on MySpool’s server and link the device to that account. From that point on it uses your house wifi network to send any alerts to the MySpool server and thus to your email or text messaging. At the end of the process you dunk the detector in a glass of water to test it and voila!—it sends you an email and a text message. You can have up to five email addresses on the alerts, so you can have a someone check the detector if you’re away. There is a light on the top of the little black box that is green when it is on and running properly and red when it has been triggered, so I can see whenever I go to the basement that it’s running. I’m hoping it’s never actually needed, but since the floor drain can back up unnoticed, it’s nice to have the reassurance that I’ll find out about it before any real damage is done. And I now have a submersible pump on a shelf right next to the drain—so I’m ready!

I have a finished basement that has a crack in the foundation and it leaked during all the rains we had in summer of 2019. Now that I've repaired the crack, I always want to be alerted if there is ever the presence of water in this area, so I ordered two of these devices. It was very easy to set up. I was a little concerned because one review said that they had trouble when using a google mesh router ... I have a google mesh router and it worked flawlessly during set up ... I was also concerned because on review said you really had to be careful to write down numbers on a screen during set up and if you didn't you might have to take the unit apart to find the number or reset it ... I did not not have a issue with this ... the instructions were very concise and easy to follow and it took 5 minutes start to finish. I only had one interaction with customer service ... before I started the set up I sent them an email to ask them about any issues with a google mesh router ... it was late at night when I sent the email and I was surprised to get a helpful response in a matter of minutes. Of course, I haven't had an incident in the basement to report on, but the alerts during the set up all worked as they were supposed to and the website where you configure your new device is all very logical and easy. Very good product, easy to set up and I'll have peace of mind knowing I'll be alerted if I ever do have a problem.