How to Read a Water Meter to Detect a Leak
If you’ve already searched your home for all the likely culprits—a running toilet, shower head or faucet leaks and everything appears to be in working order, the easiest way to figure out if you have a leak is to read your water meter.
How to Fix a Running Toilet the Easy Way
What’s that sound coming from the bathroom? Is someone still in the bathroom? Perhaps Taco Tuesday wasn’t such a great idea. Wait—that’s the sound of a running toilet. Learn to fix a running toilet easily.
Top 5 Christmas Gifts for Retired Parents and Snowbirds
Choosing a Christmas gift for your retired parents or that snowbird on your Christmas list is easier than you think. Even if they’ve already taken flight for Florida, there’s still time for these Christmas gifts for your retired parents, grandparents or snowbirds.
Water Flow Sensor Saves School Board Thousands of Dollars
After installing the Alert Labs Flowie water flow sensor at one of the Simcoe County schools, Jessica discovered a urinal and faucet were leaking. The plumbing fixtures were repaired and the amount of money saved in wasted water is estimated to be in the thousands of dollars for a single school.
Water Level Sensor Can Monitor Rising Water in Elevator Pits
During torrential rains in the Summer of 2018, two men became trapped inside an elevator after the elevator pit flooded in a parking garage in Toronto. They were rescued but the incident raises the question of how to better monitor the water level in elevator pits. A new sump pump sensor could be the answer.
Water Flow Sensor Helps Clients Save Money On Water
Clients of Smart Watering Systems are saving money on their water bills with the Flowie water flow sensor. More than 50 of them have installed Flowie at their properties and many have saved thousands of dollars on their water bills thanks to alerts for water leaks, floods, and unusual water use.u
Remote Air Conditioning Monitoring Easy with Sentree Smart Sensor
Service calls will never be the same again. Gone are the days of responding to air conditioning problems without the right information or tools. Today, Alert Labs announced their newest smart sensor - the Sentree A/C monitoring system. Sentree is designed for the remote monitoring of air conditioning systems from anywhere in the world.
Watsco Completes Acquisition of Alert Labs Inc.
COCONUT GROVE, FLORIDA October 10, 2018 Watsco, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of Alert Labs Inc., a technology company founded in 2015 and based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Next-generation water monitors
Imagine you’re driving along on your daily commute. Suddenly, the engine seizes. The car grinds to a halt. Thick black smoke begins pouring out of the hood of your car as you wonder what happened.
Alert Labs CEO Honouree for Clean Tech at Clean50 2019 Awards
Canadian water tech company Alert Labs is honoured that George Tsintzouras, President & CEO, is being recognized in Canada’s Clean50 2019 Awards.
The awards are announced annually by Delta Management Group and the Clean50 organization and recognize 50 individuals or small teams from 16 different categories who have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the past two years.
The awards are announced annually by Delta Management Group and the Clean50 organization and recognize 50 individuals or small teams from 16 different categories who have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the past two years.
Flowie saves city big on water costs and damage
Within days of initial implementation, facilities management staff received their first high consumption alert on a Friday evening. Staff quickly responded to investigate that evening and they found grounds watering had been taking place and was mistakenly left on. Without the immediate alert from the device, the water may have been running for hours or even days resulting in wasted water and unnecessary cost.
Fresh Perspectives: Alert Labs Launches Latest Product in Sensor Suite
Alert Labs Inc. is not your typical water tech success story. While the Kitchener, Ontario company was founded by seasoned executives from the Waterloo tech region, not one of them came to the team with experience in the water sector.
Alert Labs - A Canadian Tire Pitch Day Success Story
Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) kicked off its promotion of Pitch Day 2018 with the release of a video featuring smart sensor manufacturer, Alert Labs . Pitch Day is a way for Series A startups to present their business ideas to CTC executives which could result in investment or accelerator support.
State Auto partners with Alert Labs to offer InsureTech
State Auto is offering a business insurance discount with purchase of Alert Labs smart water sensors to minimize water damage claims and high water bills.
Schools That Failed Lead Tests Can Get Help With New Water Tech
Schools in North America are not passing tests for lead levels even though they must flush plumbing regularly to keep lead in drinking water at safe levels. Current monitoring for lead flushing is both expensive and resource intensive. Fortunately, there are non-intrusive smart water flow sensors which can be installed in seconds by anyone - from custodial staff to teaching faculty. The Alert Labs Flowie smart water flow sensor straps onto water meters in seconds to monitor water flow in real-time. By monitoring water flow minute-by-minute, school administrators can ensure that essential lead flushing is being performed at schools.
How a $395 gadget can prevent a $43,000 flood claim
Amid a wave of sump pumps, backwater valves and other methods designed to keep home basements dry comes a new, simple way to mitigate flood risk – an e-sensor.
George Tsintzouras, CEO and co-founder of Canadian water tech company Alert Labs, became interested in creating such devices based on a bad experience he remembers as a property owner.
World's First Predictive Sump Pump Sensor, Sumpie Now In Beta!
If worries about sump pump failure have kept you up at night, Alert Labs has just announced an innovative solution to help you rest easy. The world’s first predictive sump pump sensor, Sumpie, is now available for customer Beta trials.
Uncovering undetected leaks on condo properties
Find out how condo managers and board of directors can instantly know if a condo corporation is paying for water use from normal activities or from undetected leaks and inefficient appliances.
How an HVAC company is winning with smart home tech
Back in 2012 when Simply Comfort was just starting out in Toronto, Ontario, their main focus was on providing heating & cooling services to customers. In four short years, they rebranded to Simply Smart Home and shifted their focus to smart home products. And today, they are a traditional HVAC company in many ways but they continue to evolve with a rapidly changing market place.
Tech Companies In Waterloo Region Gather for Earth Day Clean Up
Members of the Waterloo Region tech community put on their gloves and filled their garbage bags ready for a local litter clean-up around their offices on Monday, April 23 in celebration of Earth Day 2018. The initiative brought together teams from companies including Alert Labs, Communitech, D2L, Furevery, Miovision, Thalmic Labs, SIMMWAVE, Swift Labs, Voltera and Vidyard for a one-hour clean-up challenge starting at 11:30 a.m.
5 Easy Ways To Save Your Basement From Disastrous Flood Damage
In an interview on The Agenda, Blair Feltmate of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (ICCA) dropped a number of bombshells about the flooding we've experienced in Canada and the major water damage to come:
- Rainfall has increased 18% on average in Canada over the past 100 years
- The average cost of a flooded basement is $43,000
- The number of uninsurable Canadian homes is increasing due to climate change
Video: See Why You Need To Get Easy Water Use Monitoring Tech
As a property manager, it would be great if you could be in more than one place at a time to deal with water problems. With new water use monitoring tech it's now possible to monitor properties from anywhere.
Program Launches To Support Indigenous Youth On World Water Day
Forty percent of First Nations communities in Ontario are under a boil water advisory. Water First started as a clean drinking water project in Uganda but changed focus to start helping Indigenous peoples right here in Canada. For the month beginning March 22 on World Water Day, until Earth Day on April 22, the company is donating $25 for every online sale of their water sensor, Flowie, to the Water First Internship program.
New Water Sensor Tech Results In $10K In Savings For Non-Profit
Before Colin MacIntosh, Property Services Director with the House of Friendship, installed water leak detectors Flowie and Floodie, he was anxious about getting yet another 3 AM phone call about water damage. A call like that usually meant a hot water heater in one of the units at his supportive housing apartment building had been leaking for days causing major water damage.
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