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	• LEAK Frog LF001 Water Alarm LEAK Frog LEAK Frog average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

You never know how great it is until it works.

I've had one of these for well over a year. Originally put it in my basement next to the water heater. We had had problems with water in the past (water softener issues, some rain seepage, etc) but we managed to repair those problems. Never heard anything from my little Leak frog until a couple of nights ago.

In the middle of the night, I heard beeping coming from somewhere. It was enough to wake both me and my dog. Mind you, my bedroom is on the second floor, and the Leakfrog is in the basement. So it's plenty loud.

Finally figured out that it was the Leakfrog coming from the basement. The flexible water line going from the water supply to the water heater had started leaking. I doubt it had been leaking for more than an hour or so; there was only a small wet spot on the floor. So I shut off the valve to the heater and went back to bed. 10 hours and $10 in replacement parts later, it was fixed. Mind you, in those 10 hours, the water on the floor had completely dried, that's how little water it took to activate the alarm.

Had I not had the Leakfrog, it could have been weeks (and possibly causing substantial damage to the water heater or other items in the basement) before I would have noticed the leak. I highly recommend this for anyone that has a potential for leakage that could possibly go unnoticed.

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Leak Frog is a clever water leak detector. Basically, water leak detectors are like home smoke detectors except that they alarm with water leaks rather than fire. It takes very little water (maybe 1/16" inch below them) to activate. We have lots of hardwood floors, and have gone through the pain of having them destroyed by leaking refrigerator water lines, so I have become a water-leak-detector geek. While I am not sure that the product will make competitors green with envy, the packaging and price caught my eye at my local hardware store last evening. I paid less than $10 for it at our local hardware store, so am somewhat amazed at the prices I see on line (much higher). Time will tell whether the Leak Frog has the quality of the competitors, Zircon. If Leak Frog as a few downsides, they would be its relatively high profile (might not fit under refrigerators or other areas which are a tight squeeze), and Ziron uses 9 volt batteries which seem simpler than the three AAA cells used by the Leak Frog. I have no idea how longer the batteries last, and that will be important. The Zircon 9 volt battery lasts literally for years. I also wonder why they would bother putting a button on the Leak Frog to test it. Wetting ones fingers and touching the two metal water detection devices works and seems to be a more direct test. Despite a few uncertainties, from a cleverness of name and appearance view, Leak Frog seems to have a jump on the competition!

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Great product!!!

I was very skeptical but purchased two of these Leak Frogs as I have hardwood kitchen floors with potential for serious water damage if a sink, dishwasher or icemaker were to leak. Even though the product recommends against putting the device in a closed cupboard I placed it under my kitchen sink behind closed doors. Less than a month after my purchase I was working at my sink when I heard a VERY loud and impressive alarm sound. Sure enough, my sink pipe had started leaking and the cupboard had a small amount of standing water in it (soon to be a lot more!). This product worked great and was easy to hear even in a closed cupboard. I have now ordered four more of them for my other sinks, behind my fridge and my clothes washer and I may consider even more. I highly recommend this inexpensive device. Well worth the cost!

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Perfect for water detection!

The little frogs are definitely a must for anyone who has water issues or just wants to be safe that water does not accumulate in places you are not always in! We have a few spots that sometimes get water and these little guys are great! Very sensitive and the alarm is easy to hear.

It's not just for basements

I had read about these on different online forums for a while, and recently picked up three--two are at home, and one was for a family that has slow drain problems in their basement. We originally planned to keep only one, but found out, unexpectedly, that they were valuable in places other than the kitchen.

To try it out, I took it to the bathroom, placed it on the counter, and spilled a little water near it. As soon as the water reached one edge (thanks to the wonder of liquid cohesion--I'm glad I remembered that one from 4th grade science), it seeped aound to the other side and the beeping began.

No, it was not as loud as a smoke detector, but it was lound enough to hear from a couple of rooms away (as evidenced when my wife and kids came to find out what was making the noise). I dried off the Leak Frog and the counter, set it down, and made my way into the kitchen. To make a long story short, the leak from helped alert me when some of my younger kids were making a mess trying to wash up, and then there was our youngest daughter who decided to try to fill her tea set when she was supposed to be going to bed. After about the third set of beeps that helped us catch some mischief before it became a big, wet mess, we decuded that the cute, little Leak Frog would have a long-term home on our bathroom counter.

After our initial experiences, we've decided to grow our Leak Frog family. Once will stay on the bathroom counter, one will reside near our floor drain in the basement, and we plan to get a couple more for the areas where our pets are fed (the water dishes tend to get spilled far too often). If you ever drive through a town and come across a house that is beeping like it's full of a chorus of Leak Frogs, it might mean you found our house, and I'd expect you to find us bailing and sandbagging).

BTW--they float once the water gets high enough!

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Approximately 40% of all property damage is caused by water. Protect your home and property with the Leak Frog water alarm. This cute little amphibian diligently keeps watch day and night and sounds an alarm when it detects water. Water as shallow as 1/32" will trigger the LeakFrog's alarm. Requires 3 AAA batteries, included.

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