Spot basement water leaks before they become floods. Identify early warning signs, inspect common problem areas, and prevent costly water damage with sensors.
How to Detect a Basement Water Leak Early (Before It Becomes a Flood)
How to Prevent Basement Flooding During Summer Storms (7 Steps)
A summer storm dumps two inches of rain in 90 minutes. First line of defense is your sump pump. If it doesn’t work, the water gets there before you can do anything about it. That’s why basement flood prevention is best done before the forecast turns severe. You may not have time to clean out…
High Humidity in the House: Causes, Health Risks, and How to Fix It
If your home feels sticky and warm even with the AC running, your indoor humidity is likely above 60 percent. That is the level where mold starts to grow, and air quality starts to drop — and most homeowners do not realize it is happening. High humidity in the home means there is an excess…
How to Monitor Your Home While on Vacation (WiFi, Power, Water, Climate)
You leave for vacation. Your WiFi drops, a pipe sweats in the July heat, and your sump pump runs all night — and you have no idea until you come home. This guide shows you how to fix that in under an hour. A vacation shouldn’t be spent worrying about what’s happening back home. And…
Why Is My Sump Pump Running Constantly? Causes and How to Fix It
Your sump pump is supposed to run — just not all the time. If it has been running nonstop for hours, something is wrong, and the fix depends on which of 5 common causes is to blame. If your sump pump is running all the time, it could be because the float switch is stuck,…
How Much Electricity Does an Air Conditioner Use? (And How to Track It)
Your air conditioner is probably the single biggest driver of your July electric bill. Most homeowners have no idea how much it actually costs per day — until the bill arrives. So, how many watts does an AC consume? A typical central air conditioner uses 3,000 to 5,000 watts while running, depending on the size,…
7 Signs You Should Get a New Router Instead of Continuously Restarting It
If your internet keeps slowing down, dropping, or forcing you to restart your router over and over again, it’s natural to begin to wonder if your router is finally going bad. Sometimes the answer is yes. Routers do die over time. Older models may find it difficult to cope with the speed of today’s internet,…
How Often to Restart Your Router? (You’ll Be Shocked By The Answer)
If the network tends to slow down, freeze, or disconnect, once a week is a reasonable preventive schedule to reboot your router for most homes. A modern stable router may not need scheduled reboots at all, but an older or heavy use router can benefit from more frequent reboots. If you find yourself rebooting it…
Why Does My WiFi Keep Disconnecting? (The Real Causes + Permanent Fixes)
Troubleshoot why your WiFi keeps disconnecting. Learn the common causes, quick fixes, and ways to prevent recurring connection drops.
How to Monitor Remote Temperature Wirelessly (From Anywhere, at Any Time)
You’re 200 miles away from your vacation rental and don’t get an alert…until your pipes burst. Or your greenhouse is frozen. A $49.99 sensor could have alerted you in seconds. That’s the value of remote temperature monitoring. A WiFi-connected sensor can let you know when conditions go outside the limits you set, instead of finding…
