FloodStop Washing Machine Leak Detector Kit, 3/4" 90deg | Automatic Water Shut-Off and Visual/Audible Alarms, Hot & Cold Valves

Great product. Like many others who have bought this item, we have our washing machine on the top floor of our house. We have an older machine that sounds like a SpaceX rocket about to take off every time we do laundry, so it always worried me that I might one day come home to see my house flooded and recreating that scene in Jumanji, with water flowing down the stairs and giant spiders attempting to kill a ten year old boy. I don't even have a son, which makes it that much more worrisome! In all seriousness, this product works well. Super easy to install. The pad is so sensitive that when I touched it with my bare hands, the moisture alone from my fingers set off the alarm and shut off the pipes. I was also profusely sweating at the time thinking about Jumanji, but that's beside the point. The alarm sounds intermittently until you manually re-open the pipes via the control panel, which is good to know in case it ever shuts off while we're away. Also, it has a battery backup system that runs off 4 AA batteries, which is great in case the power goes out. One thing to note: our washer/dryer area only had one plug (not a standard double outlet), so we had to get a multi-outlet adapter before installing. Just wanted to point that out because it was a pain to have to pull out the machines and set everything up, only to realize we were missing something crucial. Just wanted to give a heads up for everyone to avoid this problem, in case you were hiring a plumber or something to install it for you. Overall, excellent product. I made a note to check the system every 3 months or so and test the strips and mechanism. If I ever run into any issues, I'll update this review accordingly.

I've had one house damaged by a leaking HW heater, and seen another severely damaged by an upstairs washer hose that let go while no one was home. (Can you say, "Waterfall Out The Front Door and $35,000 in Damage?") I've installed two of these and another unit for the hot water heater as well. The motor driven valves definitely shut off the water, and when tested, the water sensors seem to work perfectly and activate the shut-off feature, just as they should. I guess I'll not really know for sure until the day I get a leak and they save my tail (or don't), but I'm pretty confident that one day these will pay off in real money saved in the way of averted damage. For now, the dividends are just in ongoing peace of mind. Extremely easy install on the washer btw. The HW heater unit required sweat fitting into the 3/4" supply line, but also a piece of cake. I will say that the supplied, adhesive backed Velcro pad, for attaching the control to the wall, was absolutely useless. With the batteries in it, the box is just too heavy and it just kept falling off the wall. Best to just put in the anchors and use the screws (Supplied with unit). Then it stays where it belongs.

I just recently received and installed this product, so here are my preliminary impressions: 1) Overall function: works perfectly, tested repeatedly and looked inside to see valve closing/opening. Even a dash of moisture shuts the valves off - 5 stars 2) The valves are very well designed and sturdy, including the harness - 5 stars 3) The controller and connectors need strain relief. The buttons are finicky/sticky but work. Still, major redesign needed on the controller end, simply because this is a product that cannot afford to fail on being accidentally bumped, or wires snagged etc. - 2 stars 4) Installation was a breeze. I used different screws/anchors, because I had a different situation, but the included hardware should work for most. It installed in less than 20 minutes. I will however, at a later point, put wiremold wire tracks and organize the wires some more. This will also provide some more strain relief and prefent accidental snagging. Installation - 5 stars 5) Customer service: When I first installed the valves, one of them wasn't working. I emailed Scott at OnSitePro - he immediately sent me another valve, no questions asked. 5 stars. So, overall rating: 4 stars. Will update based on experience as I continue using. Additional comments: 1) Might be a good idea to install high up on the wall so you can't reach it (bump it) easily. 2) Organize the wires in straight lines, horizontal or vertical - use wiremold if you want. Alternatively, you can fish them inside walls as long as you don't have any high voltage in those wall cavities. The low voltage used in this device shouldn't cause any heating issues with in-wall use. Use zip ties or twist ties. Don't leave them hanging where they can get caught in things and pull off. Provide your own "strain relief" by making a loop with a (not too tight) twist-tie right before joints/connections. 3) I wanted to add the furman like others have, but my washer is a 220v machine, and I am still working on an equivalent solution for that. 4)As an added precaution, I am using floodchek hoses. *Update* Jan 10th 2015 This started beeping and shut the water off. I thought it was a false alarm, turned the valves back open but they wouldn't open, and kept alarming. This was at night, so I muted it and went to bed. Next morning, I checked, and sure enough, my washing machine pan had a tiny bit of water at the bottom. Turns out the gasket on the inlet hose (floodchek! didn't expect that!) for warm water had started leaking. Although this wasn't a major leak, and I would probably have noticed as more water pooled in the pan, it was a relief to see that it worked as it is supposed to. I tested both valves when I was fixing the gasket leaks and both were still working. Strain relief is still an issues, obviously. I have heard the new version solves this problem, but my washer and dryer are in such a tight closet that removing them to uninsall and reinstall the new one isn't worth the effort for me at this point while the old one is still working.

Update: My Floodstop units have been in use for over six years now. They still work just fine. I previously installed a Floodstop single-valve system for my dishwasher. It's been in use for over six months without any problems. When I remodeled my laundry room, I decided to install this dual-valve system for my washing machine. This system has two motorized valves (one for cold water, and one for hot). A single sensor sits on the floor near the washer (if you need to cover a larger area, you can purchase additional sensors, and daisy chain them together). It only takes a drop of water to set the system off and close the valves. It's not hard to install. The unit uses AC power (includes an AC adapter), but also works on four (4) AA batteries (not included), to assure that the system works even if the power fails. A red light and a beeping sound let you know that the system has been activated. Floodstop also sells an optional phone dialer for this system (it calls you to let you know that it went off). To keep the valves from sticking due to mineral buildup, the system automatically opens and closes the valves once a month (you can also open and close the valves yourself for testing). So far, I haven't had any problems. It's nice to know that if there's a ruptured hose or a water leak somewhere, nothing's going to get flooded.

My washing machine is on the 2nd floor. I had 1 issue with water leaking and ruining downstairs ceiling. I purchased this and it works. Had a minor leak and alarm went off and it saved a disaster. Not hard to install. I definitely recommend.

I have this on both washing machines in my house, one upstairs where I live and one downstairs in the rental apt. I originally put it on the upstairs one because I added w/d connections in a walk in closet in the spare bedroom. The house was not designed for the w/d in the closet, so there is no drain if there is a leak. I searched for solutions and this was it. I put a big drain pan under the washer and then installed this on the water outlets. It gives me peace of mind if there is a leak, it will shut off and not completely destroy the floors/ceiling on floor below. I added one to rental between renters to protect those floors as well. I recently steam cleaned the floor near the sensor and it set it right off.. I was glad to know with even just a little water, it did its job!

Floodstop Individual Water Appliance Additional Water Sensor XS-01 Installed one week ago. I installed in conjunction with finally replacing my 7 year old rubber washing machine hoses. Yes, I know I was really taking a chance with those hoses. I always had some concern about water since I live on the second floor of my condo and the condo below me had a washing machine hose burst when they were not there and it flooded. Just researching on the internet came across Floodstop and once I was convinced I could install it without a plumber and confirmed that the product got good reviews, I was convinced this was what I needed as a preventative measure. Installation was easy. Just mount the base on the wall and the rest is what I would call, "plug and play". I mounted the electronic base unit on the wall with screws and wall anchors. I used my own set I had at home. My unit must be the newest as it called for 4 AA batteries for back-up. Having both AC and DC is very assuring and well thought out. I like the fact you can mute the unit if an alarm ever goes off. Plenty of included wire for my application. Yes the unit works and is very sensitive as I learned as there was still some dampness left on the floor from when I changed out my hoses earlier. Had some questions about the unit and was able to get an immediate weekend response from the owner which is comforting. He tries to make sure you are satisfied with his product. Cannot beat that!

We will see what the seller can do since Amazon refused to do anything. At this point it's difficult for me to recommend this product...$250 for something that didn't work the way it was supposed to. Of course, I may change my mind if the seller (since Amazon won't) stands behind their product and replaces the defective parts. Ordered from Amazon just before Thanksgiving but due to the holidays and being away from home for several weeks, was not able to install until February. Once in we thought it was working. The valve connected to the cold water opened and allowed water to flow into the washing machine. Since we wash mostly with cold water we didn't discover that the other valve didn't work until we tried to wash something in hot water. Valve was closed and would not open. I followed the online instructions from the manufacturer on how to open the value manually. However, once opened, the valve would not close when I pushed the close button which made it useless for a potential leak. Amazon was of no help because it was now past their 60 day return policy. All they could say is call the seller...which of course they are not even though I bought it from them. That's why it always pays to buy local whenever possible. Lesson learned...again. Only buy from Amazon when I can't find what I'm looking for any where else. As for this product from Flow Stop and IPC Corporation...I will withhold final judgement until I see how they handle this issue.

Nothing like closing the barn door after the horses got out! I found this product after the hookup hose for my washing machine in our main floor laundry room ruptured. Yup! One hell of a mess including the ceilings in the basement. Over $20,000 in damage. Although this product is expensive it only has to prevent what happened to me to more than pay for itself. I highly recommend it and also changing your hook up hoses to the washing machine every 5 years. 👍

Excellent product. Very pleased with it. Our laundry is on our second floor, and if the washing machine sprung a leak, it could potentially cause major water damage to the main floor ceiling. But thanks to this invention, any leak would automatically shut off the water at its source and prevent any water damage. Anyone with laundry facilities on the second floor should have this. We also installed a drip pan from Home Depot under the washing machine for added protection.