Rich Bira

Say, for example, that you set it where your hot water tank is, and it’s a vacation home and all of a sudden the heat stops working, the sensor will alert you ahead of time [so you can] make sure your pipes don’t freeze, which is a very common problem.

With HomeKit, setup is extremely easy for homeowners, once a user has unpacked the sensor and activated the battery, they just need to open the Apple Home app or Fibaro app on their smartphone or tablet and select ‘add device’ and scan the code, and it is immediately added.

I’ve had that happen, where I was working in my office and it was storming, the LED lights around my TV turned blue, meaning that the water was coming up in my sump pump. I had a few minutes to go and pick everything up so that I could save what I could, and, sure enough, the water came in and there was about an inch on the ground.