Review on Discover the Ultimate Solution: New and Improved Automatic Laundry Water by Patrick Matin

Benefits: Easy to install. Manually shutting off the water from the control unit. The control box can be located up to 5 feet from the valves. Much cheaper ($99) than other options. Cons: Very long automatic valves protruding from the wall. Edit - Two months after I installed these valves, they have more than paid for themselves. One of my umbilical hose washers failed and started leaking. The moisture sensor was located just below the hose connections and a small amount of water dripped onto the floor. That was enough to set off the alarm and close the valves. Such a slow leak could easily go unnoticed for weeks and only be discovered after significant damage to the ceiling below, but thanks to this system, the leak was found and repaired before damage was done. The location of the water valves deep behind my washing machine makes them impossible to access without moving the washing machine. When I switched to a multi-stage washer-dryer, moving nearly 500 pounds of equipment became a really daunting task that also required pulling out the dryer vent. This was only a problem a couple of times, once when the washer valve failed and filled and overflowed and then when we went on holiday. Because this washing machine is on the second floor, leaks on the ground floor can cause serious and very expensive damage. Installation: Installing this unit was very easy. The washing machine supply hoses are removed from the wall valves, the electronic valves are connected to the wall valves, and the hoses are connected to the electronic valves. The control unit must be wall mounted and powered by a power supply, the cables connected to the valves and the water sensor placed on the floor under the valves. The valve wires have quick connectors, but the sensor is permanently wired to the control box, which is a bit awkward. Installation Issues: The valves are quite long, probably around 5 inches, sticking out of the wall almost 4 inches in my setup. I had to place the 2x4 on the floor behind the washer to ensure the washer didn't hit the valves during use. Function: When water accumulates under the water sensor, a fairly loud alarm sounds and the valves close. The valves can also be deactivated by holding down the button on the control panel. The LED on the panel indicates whether the valves are open or closed. If the device is switched off, the valves remain in place - if the valves were closed, they remain closed even after voltage recovery. (I tested this by turning off the power for about 5 minutes.) Conclusion: This product is well designed, easy to install, convenient to use, and works well. The only real downside I found was the length of the valves. I also found no indication that parts for this product are available on the manufacturer's website and long-term reliability is unknown. I would buy this product again.