UTILITECH Wireless Water Leak Detector - Trip Signal?

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I’m a newbie, but catching on quick :slight_smile:

I picked up 2 Utilitech wireless water leak detectors today at Lowes Model #TST01-1. They can be used with Iris or any Z-wave device. I have the Vera3 so I should be good to go.

It took a couple times and some patience to connect the device. You can find another thread that explains this a little further

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So now that I have it hooked up, it recognizes it as a motion sensor, which I think is correct. I tried testing it by touching the two prongs into a glass of water. the device starts to beep. It will quit when i take it out of the water.

The problem is looking at my system of devices, I see that the indicator does not move nor anything happens to say that it was tripped.

Does anyone have any experience with this device and know how to get it working with Vera3 UI5?

Thanks, Kurt

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when you added it to your network, did you do that in the place near to where you tested it or have you moved it?

if you moved it, it may have a problem getting back on the network. Can you poll it successfully?

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I spoke/messaged too soon :slight_smile:

After coming back to it after 45 minutes, the trigger indicator worked when I put the trigger in water. It also works when I touch both prongs with my finger.

I installed it at my sump pump and everything works :slight_smile:

Thanks for the help!

Kurt

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So, how does one clear the Tripped status?

I have the device showing tripped, but can’t figure out how to reset this. It continued to send SMS/email notifications until I set it to Bypass. I’m using Vera2/UI5.

TIA!

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Remove whatever it is that is shorting/connecting the contacts, water, finger… The sesnor should then send an untrip command back to Vera.

Also, make sure that your Vera is able to successfully communicate with the sensor. If the sensor is at the outer edge of Vera’s range, you could have a scenario where the untrip signal is not able to reach Vera so Vera is never aware of the untrip.

Be ware that this sensor, like all battery operated devices will sleep most of the time. The device must be awake to be configured and polled. You can force the device to stay awake for 10 minutes for testing/polling purposes by pressing the include button 3 times in 1.5 seconds. See the manual.

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Firstly, here is the real manual for the unit (the one included is “sanitized” for the Lowe’s Iris System):

I have deleted the node from my network and reset the unit. At least I think that I have - the Link button is pretty inconsistent as to where the activation point is, and I’m not sure if the unit can consistently read the button presses. Pressing too quickly often doesn’t give a beep/flash. Sometimes, pressing 3x results in a two second beep and a yellow light, not the five second beep per the manual.

I had the unit showing the it was configured on 12-MAR-2014, but it would not show that the sensor was tripped (probe in water) even though the unit did it’s local alarm. So, I’ve removed it again and tried to include it again. It now shows that it was last configured at 31-DEC-1969.

I have seen a variety of messages: “Cannot send command to node”, “Getting the Name>Getting the manufacturer>Failed getting the manufacturer”, “Purging associations”, “Setting special configuration”, “Unable to get any information on Node”, etc. (Obviously not all on the same go.)

I am beginning to suspect that this unit is defective. Or, am I missing something obvious to the rest of you? What configuration settings should I be using?

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While it is always possible that your unit is defective, the messages that you describe indicate a unit that is unconfigured and may be suffering communication issues.

I would suggest that you;

Place the unit within a meter or two of Vera, for testing purposes.

Optional - Exclude and include again.

Wake up the device with three presses of the button within 1.5 seconds, then from the Vera GUI, “Configure now right now”.

Once successfully configured, test the trip untrip behavior.

When you relocate the device to its final destination, it may be necessary to run a heal and another wake up and configure node right now.

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I’ve had the device within 15cm of the Vera2.

Here’s what it shows:

Device #15
Automatically configure yes
Battery level: 100%
Wakeup interval (seconds): 15

ID 16
Poll this node at most once every 15 seconds (0=never poll, blank=default).
Capabilities 82,156,0,4,161,2,R,B,RS,|32,112,113:1,114,128,132:2,133,134,156,
Version 6,2,64,1,0
Manufacturer Everspring
Model
Neighbors 1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12,
Configured at 31-DEC-1969 19:00

I have the wake and poll setting short to see if it will configure properly. I can sometimes poll the unit successfully, other times not. I have tripped the unit (as Vera reports) but it will not reset with a dry sensor.

I think that I’d feel better about it if I was assured that the node was awake. The link key is so hinky that it is an excerise in frustration. In the meantime, I’ve configured the notorious Intermatic CA9000 PIR Motion Sensor successfully …

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A quick update.

Went back to Lowe’s and got another unit. This one set up quickly (although it had the same problem with the Link Key) and works just fine. It shows up on UI5 and shows “motion” when wet and “no motion” when dry.

Just for grins, I put batteries back in the original. It paired, but would beep when wet yet show nothing on UI5. I’ll return that one.

Thanks for your help!

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I purchased two LOWES / UTILITECH SKU # 422362 Water Leak Detectors, one for our Primary Residence (50 Y.O. copper pipes on a Shallow Well water system, one for use in a Rental Condo that has experienced a burst hose on the dishwasher). At our home, we are concerned about any possible “Excess Water Flow” for 1) We do not want to come home to a wet basement and 2) We get to pay for the electricity to run the water pump (Big $ if pump runs for many hours). I initially could NOT get our VERA PLUS Controller to recognize the UTILITECH Detector (Yes, Z-Wave LED was blinking on VERA +, also Amber LED on UTILITECH was flashing). This device is also sold by other On-Line Dealers as an EVERSPRING ST-812, so I tried to select several EVERSPRING Products as I was trying to add it to our VERA Plus. I finally could get the VERA Plus to recognize the Flood Detector when I selected an AEON DSB45-ZWUS Detector from the list of items in the SENSOR category. For whatever reason, the VERA PLUS now recognized the $30 LOWES/ UTILITECH Flood Sensor. I’m am now able to report that I have been able to successfully ad two UTILITECH Detectors using the AEON DSB45-ZWUS Description. ( I had to do the same, strange process with my Z-Wave SCHLAGE Lock - I had to select an alternate Schlage Lock, then go back and edit the Set-up to attend to the differences between the two units