I’ll never forget the sound I heard when my wife and I returned home from a weekend trip last summer. It was as if there was a waterfall in our kitchen. In fact, there was: A supply line had burst, sending water rushing out of our cabinets, through the floorboards, and into the basement. It cost tens of thousands of dollars to fix all the water damage, but thankfully our homeowners insurance covered most of it.Claims like ours are not uncommon. In 2018 alone, water damage and freezing accounted for nearly a quarter of all homeowners insurance losses, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The average claim from 2014 to 2018 was more than $10,000. To prevent water damage, there is now a growing number of smart water leak detector systems that employ complex algorithms and sensors to alert you to leaks via a smartphone app (they all connect to your WiFi network) and automatically shut off your home’s water supply line. More on Water Leaks and Cleanup CR's Water Leak Detector R...
