SMART WATER MONITORING • LEAK ALERTS • CENTRAL COAST
Flume watches water use at a compatible residential water meter and sends alerts when usage looks abnormal. It can help reveal a running toilet, irrigation issue, continuous low-flow leak or other unexpected water use. Water Fixers can then help diagnose and repair the plumbing problem behind an alert when the source is not obvious.
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Flume is a whole-home water monitor. It reads water use at the meter, helps spot unusual patterns and sends alerts through the Flume app. It is not a pressure regulator, it does not automatically shut off the home’s water by itself, and an alert does not replace professional leak diagnosis when the source is hidden.
Track minute-by-minute household water use and see patterns that may otherwise go unnoticed.
Get notified when water use matches alert rules for continuous flow or unusually high flow.
The battery-powered sensor straps onto a compatible water meter rather than being installed inline.
Use app data and usage breakdowns to better understand where household water may be going.
HOW FLUME WORKS
1. Sensor at the meter. The Flume Water Sensor straps onto a compatible meter and reads the changing magnetic field associated with water flow.
2. Radio signal to the bridge. The battery-powered sensor communicates by 915 MHz radio frequency to a bridge inside the home, so Wi-Fi and an outlet are not required at the meter box.
3. Bridge connects to Wi-Fi. The indoor bridge requires power and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, then sends usage data securely to the cloud.
4. App displays usage and alerts. Homeowners can review water-use patterns and receive notifications when usage meets configured alert conditions.
The monitor can tell you that water is moving when it may not be expected. The next job is determining whether that flow is normal use, irrigation, treatment equipment, a fixture problem or a concealed plumbing leak.
Useful for noticing continuous or high-flow water use sooner.
If the source is not obvious, leak detection can narrow down what is actually leaking and where to investigate.
The appropriate repair may involve a toilet, valve, supply line, underground line, concealed pipe or another component.
BEFORE YOU BUY
Flume reports that its monitor works with about 95% of U.S. residential water meters, but compatibility is not universal. The sensor needs a compatible meter; it does not simply clamp onto any water pipe.
Check before purchasing: the meter brand/model, whether the meter is mechanical rather than an incompatible ultrasonic or multijet design, whether your water provider allows access to the meter box, and whether the bridge can maintain a reliable connection from inside the home.
Flume’s official compatibility checker is the best place to verify a specific meter before ordering.
CURRENT FLUME MODELS
Flume now documents both Flume 2 and the newer Flume 2X. The core job is the same—meter-based water-use monitoring and leak alerts—but Flume describes 2X as adding a more weather-resistant coated design, updated connectivity and an extended battery arrangement. Before ordering replacement batteries, accessories or a new monitor, confirm which model you have and use Flume’s current instructions for that model.
WHEN FLUME NOTIFIES YOU
A leak alert does not always mean a burst pipe. Common causes of continuous or unexpected use include:
If you cannot account for the flow, Water Fixers can help move from the alert to an actual plumbing diagnosis.
CURRENT FLUME ALERT TOOLS
Flume currently creates a Smart Leak Alert and High Flow Alert during setup, and homeowners can adjust those rules for the property. Tools such as Do Not Alert Schedules and Expected Usage can help reduce unnecessary notifications from known activities such as irrigation or water-treatment cycles.
The current default Smart Leak Alert is designed to notify after two hours of continuous water use. That can help surface lower-flow problems such as running toilets or other persistent water use, but the alert itself does not identify the exact source.
The current default High Flow Alert looks for at least 5 gallons per minute lasting 15 minutes or longer. Homeowners can change the threshold to better match normal peak use at the property.
Known recurring use can be identified so the system is less likely to repeatedly treat normal patterns as a leak while still monitoring for meaningful changes.
CITY WATER + PRIVATE WELL QUESTIONS
For a typical municipal-water home, the Flume sensor is mounted at the property’s compatible water meter. Private-well properties are different: Flume is designed around compatible water metering and cannot simply be attached to a well pump, pressure tank or ordinary pipe.
If a well property has a separate compatible meter—or is considering adding metering—confirm the proposed setup with Flume before purchasing. Water Fixers can evaluate the plumbing side of a well system, pressure concerns and meter installation questions without promising that every private-well configuration will support Flume.
WHOLE-HOME LEAK PROTECTION
These devices can complement one another, but they are not interchangeable. Choose based on the problem you are trying to solve.
Meter-based water-use monitoring with alerts and no inline pipe installation. Flume alone does not close the main water valve.
An inline smart valve that monitors the main line and can automatically shut off the home’s water during qualifying events.
A mechanical pressure-reducing valve protects plumbing from excessive incoming pressure. It does not monitor usage or send leak alerts.
Usually, no. Flume describes its standard installation as a homeowner-friendly setup that does not require cutting into the plumbing, and many installations can be completed in about 15 minutes. That is different from an inline smart shutoff such as Moen Flo.
Where Water Fixers becomes useful: when a Flume alert points to water use you cannot explain, when you need professional leak detection or repair, when shutoff or pressure problems are involved, or when the property’s plumbing needs modification rather than simply attaching a sensor to an existing compatible meter.
Direct answers about compatibility, installation, alerts and what to do when the monitor detects unexpected use.
Tell Water Fixers what the Flume app is showing and what you have already checked. We can help determine whether the next step is fixture repair, water-line service, pressure evaluation or professional leak detection.
Water Fixers Plumbing & Filtration • Santa Maria & California Central Coast • License #719792