Z-Wave Smart Water Shut-Off Valve 1-1/4" Kit (Actuator and 1.25 In Valve) Leak Prevention

Died after three years. Got this on Amazon for 70.00 back in the day and i should of bought more at the time. Now they are over 300 bucks. Thanks BIden.

I searched high and low for a simple way to automatically turn of the water supply to our home if one of our Abode Security System's water sensor detected a leak. This unit was the answer and very reasonably priced ($119.23 as of April 2019). It uses Z-Wave over WiFi which appears to be more popular these days. The plumbing was simple but I'd suggest having a plumber or someone who is capable of cutting and joining pipe do the job. As for the controls, it was almost too easy. I opened up my Abode "dashboard", clicked on add device, then selected other devices and pushed the mode button on the WaterCop for pairing. Abode sees it as a switch. I was then able to set up a simple automation in 30 seconds which closes the water valve automatically if a leak detection is triggered. It is comforting to know that we have one less thing to worry about when we are away from home for any extended period (or any period).

This device failed after 3 months and after reaching out to the manufacture this is exactly their email back to me.I believe your WaterCop Z-Wave actuator is from 2013 and was originally purchased by AT&T for their automation platform. When it failed, they unloaded their overstock without offering us to take it back so we’re now trying to help people like you.If this is how Amazon does business I'd be more careful about the merchandise you purchase. Do a little more research. As the old saying goes if it's too good to be true then there must be something wrong. The Water Cop z-wave valve actually retails for $399. I didn't know that at the time.

Doesn’t alway work especially if it’s not used for a long period of time.

does not keep contact with the Zwave Hub and is constantly listed as dead on the Hub have to unplug it and reset it every time I need to activate it looks like a bogus deal according to other feedback

I purchased the unit in August of 2018. Twice within the last two months, the valve has failed to act as it should. About 6 weeks ago my wash was leaking water. The shutoff worked semi-fine. The water shut off but kept reporting that the valve was open when it was closed. I troubleshooted the issue and found my using my zwave sniffer that the valve was reporting open when it was in reality closed. I powered off the unit and powered it back on. It then began to report the correct status. Today I had the dishwasher drail pipe leak this time the unit did not shut off. Using my zwave sniffer I could see the messages being sent but the unit failed to respond. It did not even ack the message. I again cycle power the unit and it began working again.

This is clearly a hit or miss product. It can’t get connected to the ZWave network when it’s more than 30ft away from the ZWave hub itself. It won’t connect to a ZWave repeater connected to the ZWave hub either. So I’m left with an electronic valve that literally behaves just like a manual valve.Since I already spent $425 for Plumber to install an electronic valve plus $15,000 in water damage after the first Wi-Fi water valve’s plumbing failed miserably, I could not spend anymore money to get this uninstalled. The Plumber installed this WaterCop as replacement to the damaged Wi-Fi valve, for free. It was the coupling pipe that split end-to-end.I had to buy Another ZWave retro-fit valve controller to install over the manual valve to automate and remote control it. The retrofit non-plumbed ZWave valve connects to my ZWave network readily. This WaterCop valve is a total waste of money and is totally useless. So don’t waste your money and time on this one. You will never know what you are buying: working or non-working valve controller.