Water Detector with Text Message and Email Notifications

It was super simple to install and worked right away - took about 10 minutes, if that. Most of the time, when it comes to devices like this, there is some configuration and troubleshooting. Not the case with this one. I've been having issues with my sump clogging every so often, and this was a simple fix. Now, I can be alerted immediately once the water level hits the sensor's point. I definitely recommend it!

Exactly as advertised, with fairly easy setup if your half way tech savvy.Quality of product is pretty good, installation is plug and play. Just hoping it never ever gets used :)

Setup only took a few minutes. Installation into my sump pump took even less time. We have a crock that is constantly filling, and a sump failure gone undetected would be horrible in a finished basement. This has to be the simplest device to let you know of any issues, especially while away from home. Just a fantastic product and no fees! The original "alarm" that came "professionally installed" isn't nearly as nice and functional. Don't hesitate!!! Grab this so you don't come home from vacation and find you house became a pool.

What an economical and effective product! My set-up and test worked perfectly (text and e-mail alerts). The only two things that would improve this design are 1) the incorporation of a loud, audible alarm 2) 5G wireless transmitter as opposed to being reliant on household Wifi. During a major rain/thunderstorm, the biggest concern is the power being knocked out and the sump pump/pit potentially overflowing due to lack of household power - in this scenario, this product would not provide an alert because it requires Wifi to send alerts, and Wifi will not work without household power. Still nice to have this product for situations of pump failure or other scenarios to detect high water in your sump pit. Good but not a perfect product in my view.

Installation was very easy. It certainly gives me a peace of mind knowing that if the sump pump was to go out for any reason, it is there for a second line defense. It sends a text instantaneously to my cell phone to let me know that there is rising water and we can catch it before the basement is flooded.

I installed the My Spool water detector in my basement after we had a problem with the floor drain backing up. I had previously installed a wifi range extender in the basement, so I was confident there would be a strong enough wifi signal for the device to connect to. It is probably best to go through the setup process at the location where you intend to install the detector, rather than setting it up elsewhere and resetting the network connection in its final location.The physical installation is quite straightforward. There is a small black box with the electronics and two wires extending out from it. One has the detector at the end, the other is for power and plugs into the USB port on the supplied charger. The directions are a bit complicated and could benefit from some reformatting of the pamphlet’s text, but if you follow all of the steps (exactly, in order, not skipping anything) it’s really pretty easy. When it’s plugged in the device creates its own local wifi network, so you log into that with a smartphone, log the device into your house wifi network, then create an account on MySpool’s server and link the device to that account. From that point on it uses your house wifi network to send any alerts to the MySpool server and thus to your email or text messaging. At the end of the process you dunk the detector in a glass of water to test it and voila!—it sends you an email and a text message. You can have up to five email addresses on the alerts, so you can have a someone check the detector if you’re away. There is a light on the top of the little black box that is green when it is on and running properly and red when it has been triggered, so I can see whenever I go to the basement that it’s running. I’m hoping it’s never actually needed, but since the floor drain can back up unnoticed, it’s nice to have the reassurance that I’ll find out about it before any real damage is done. And I now have a submersible pump on a shelf right next to the drain—so I’m ready!

Was easy to set up. Worked with no issues.

reliable device. But email alert works for the first email not following emails, the sensor board is too wide to fit into 1.5 inch pipes