Minimize Costly Repair Due to Water Leaks

(ARA) - Today, most home sales are of existing homes and condominiums, and buyers should take precautions with used appliances, as well as new ones. Appliances such as water heaters can begin to rust and develop tiny holes within just a few years, letting water slowly leak into your home.

If you're a homeowner, you've probably had a washing machine or utility sink overflow. Most laundry machines have hoses that supply water to the machine. The hose, which is constantly under pressure, can burst, sending rushing water everywhere, flooding laundry rooms, ruining carpets and causing expensive repairs in the immediate area as well as floors below.

Correcting water damage can cost thousands, not to mention the weeks of repair and headache that follows. But you can prevent and minimize excessive water damage with a water alarm for less than the cost of dinner at a restaurant. A water alarm, such as the Basement Watchdog alarm from Glentronics, Inc., can minimize the risk of water damage by early detection.

Water alarms work the same way as fire alarms. When water reaches one-thirty-second of an inch deep, the unit will ring a 110 decibel alarm that can be heard throughout the house. And the alarm will sound for three days on one 9-volt battery. Ideal for houses as well as high-rises and apartments, you can place the units in laundry rooms, bathrooms, near your water heater and sump pump. The state-of-the-art circuitry does not use energy from the battery when monitoring.

"Water leaks are silent damagers. They flood your home without warning and cause expensive repairs that can be minimized or prevented if warned in time," says Alan Schulman, inventor of the water alarm and CEO of Glentronics, Inc., the makers of consumer electronic products for more than 12 years.

The low-cost unit measures only 4" H x 3" W x 1.5" D, and has a sensor pad on the bottom of the unit to detect water. Hidden inside the alarm, which houses the sensor pad, is a six-foot extension cord that can be extended into sump pits or other remote areas. The extension cord can even be extended up to 100 feet or more, if needed.

Water alarms are available at Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace Hardware and W. W. Grainger. For more information, visit www.glentronics.com or call (800) 991-0466.

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