HydroBell Water Alarm. Why you need a water detector

Why should you care?

Because early detection of inundation can prevent:

- Direct financial consequences

Household Insurance Companies report water damage as being the most common and costly claim. Water damage in homes is mainly caused by faulty equipment and appliances or by human forgetfulness.

Carpeting, hardwood flooring and tiled surfaces are obviously the first candidates for damage and will probably require complete replacement following an inundation. Soapy, dirty water escaping from appliances or bathtubs will ruin any wooden, cloth or leather covered furniture. When water has soaked under the floor covering, sufficient time must be allowed for it to thoroughly dry before replacing the flooring. Failure to do so may have secondary and severe consequences such as the development of toxic mold and foul odours (see next paragraph). Imagine the amount of money involved in the post-flood recovery and think about the time during which your routine will be disrupted.

- Toxic mold growth (dreaded allergenic)

If given enough time, water will infiltrate the construction's structure (joist, bricks, cement blocks) thus dramatically aggravating the matter as these structures will not dry easily. High humidity, absence of natural light, confined athmosphere and warmth are the perfect conditions for the development of mold. The latter can have negative repercussions on human health (visit our links page). After some time, musty odors and the appearance of mold growth on wall paper and plaster board indicates that the structure of your property has been damaged by water. The removal of mold is a difficult and costly task.

- Loss of property value

A home having had a severe flooding problem is comparable to a car which was involved in an accident. Even if professional repair could return the object to its original state, its market value may be negatively affected. The buyer of a home has legal recourse against the seller in case the consequences of concealed water damage appears after the transaction was completed (typically mold growth and foul odour).