Sensors have limits. Know them
A buyer's map to a crowded market.
Water Leak Detectors helps compare detector categories for different buildings and budgets, without brand sponsorships.
This site focuses on comparing detector and monitoring approaches for different building types and risk points.
What we investigate
Sensor Placement Planning
Water obeys gravity and follows routes. Placement planning puts sensors where water will actually arrive, instead of where it is convenient to mount t…
Read more Leak sensors & monitoringLeak Monitoring Assessment
Before buying sensors, know where they help. The assessment maps high-risk points, checks what detection already exists, and shows where a monitored a…
Read more Leak sensors & monitoringMonitoring and Alert Integration
An alert is only useful if it reaches someone who can act. Integration planning covers who gets notified, what they do next, and how false alarms are …
Read moreHow it works
- Describe the symptoms. Call or email with what you see, hear or smell, and when it appears.
- On-site investigation. Non-invasive methods narrow the search: acoustic, thermal, moisture, tracer gas or line tracing as needed.
- Confirm the source. Every clue is confirmed by a second method before it is reported.
- Written report. Findings, evidence, limitations and next steps, formatted for owners, managers and insurers.
Greater Vancouver coverage
- VancouverCity of Vancouver, including Downtown, Kitsilano, Mount Pleasant, Kerrisdale, Dunbar, Hastings-Sunrise and surrounding neighbourhoods.
- BurnabyMetrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, Edmonds and SFU/university areas.
- RichmondCity Centre, Steveston, Terra Nova and surrounding districts.
- SurreyWhalley, Newton, Fleetwood, Cloverdale, South Surrey and Grandview.
- White RockWhite Rock and the South Surrey waterfront.
- New WestminsterDowntown New West, Sapperton, Queensborough and Uptown.
- CoquitlamBurquitlam, Austin Heights, Westwood Plateau and Town Centre.
- Port CoquitlamCitadel, Oxford Heights and the downtown core.
Common questions
Do you sell sensors or hardware?
No. This site provides assessment and specification; hardware is supplied and installed by qualified installers.
Can a sensor find my leak?
No. Sensors detect water at their own location. Finding the source is investigation work.
Do I need sensors everywhere?
No. A small number of well-placed sensors at real risk points outperforms broad cheap coverage.
Will this work in my strata building?
Placement and integration planning applies to common property and equipment rooms; coordination goes through the council or manager.