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DIY Leak Detector Prevents Water Damage
There’s no need to shell out for an expensive commercial leak detector when you can cobble together a simple one from basic parts.
Over at Make Magazine, Electrical Engineer Jeff Tegre shares a straight forward guide to cobbling together a simple leak detector. Armed with the leak detector you can get an early alert if you water heater, washer, or other leak-prone appliances are hemorrhaging water.
Make a Leak Detector for $25 [Make]
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Jason Fitzpatrick is warranty-voiding DIYer and all around geek. When he's not documenting mods and hacks he's doing his best to make sure a generation of college students graduate knowing they should put their pants on one leg at a time and go on to greatness, just like Bruce Dickinson. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
- Published 11/17/11
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100038838/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
Works great, it’s $10 and is far simpler.
Mirroring Matt V. I purchased a leak detector from Amazon.com for just under $10 after I put in my under sink reverse osmosis system. It detected a leak serval weeks later from a bad section of the seal on my undermount sink. It is very reliable. $25 DIY is a waste of time, money and resources.
I bought two water leak detecters here in the UK at poundland for £1 each at a guess 70 cents each no disrespects intended, but not really worth making, and they also worked when i had a leak
( i thought i had a cricket in the House) LOL
Max……….
NICE I’M NOT SURE OF THE PRICES OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN THE USA I CAN BUILD A SIMILAR VERSION IN SA FOR UNDER 10 $