Internet-Connected Residential Water Leak Monitor

TL;DR

This paper presents an IoT-based water leak monitor that detects slow leaks in residential bathrooms, using a custom algorithm and inexpensive hardware to notify users and promote water conservation.

Contribution

It introduces a specialized algorithm and a hardware prototype for passive leak detection, integrated with cloud notifications, tailored for residential water leak monitoring.

Findings

Effective detection of slow bathroom leaks.

Cost-effective hardware implementation.

Real-time alerts via cloud notifications.

Abstract

A device for passive monitoring of slow water leaks, especially periodic leaks caused by faltering gaskets. The detection and notification solution is composed of an algorithm tuned specifically for bathroom leaks, motivated by a surprise water bill, and a hardware prototype connected to a serverless cloud component. The package is essentially a microservice for slow-leak detection and notification. Inexpensive commodity hardware is utilized to send alerts to users over Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS). Index Terms: home automation, water conservation, IoT, signal processing.