EyeOnWater

This app enabled me to discover that my home irrigation system was doing wacky things and using way to much water. This was because by misprogramming of the irrigation controller that turned on the irrigation in the wee hours when it was not apparent. I redid the controller programming and reduced water consumption by huge amount. In order to the the low level water consumption by day and actual time of day you need to look at the actual “meter reads”. This is accessed through “Account” rather than “Usage”. Took me while to find the low level reads details but with the trouble.

In times of water scarcity, this app is an invaluable tool in understanding home water usage — particularly understanding water waste. The app helped me quickly see major water waste happening from a malfunctioning sprinkler valve, and catch a persistent leak in a toilet. I log into it daily, looking over weekly/monthly reports, and watching for alerts about leaks. Incredibly helpful for a second home in another area. Water mains that work with this valve should be installed everywhere in the future. Incredible tool - particularly if you habitually use it.

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It’s was a lot of money to buy and install, and while the new eye on meter helps it doesn’t live up to its potential or what was advertised. I think most people who have given it good reviews haven’t really used it to trouble shoot a problem. It was useless in helping to find a leak I had. What did work was physically watching the curb side meter while different things were shutoff in the house... this is old school. It’s important for people to understand the data refresh rate is absolutely terrible, 24-36 hours!!! If the leak is such that it is in a place causing damage that is way too late. While the system looks goods on paper, in reality it only lets you go back in history from a couple days and back to view usage.

This allows great ability to determine water usage for key areas. My sprinkler system was set to water too much and this allows me to get it fine tuned and save thousands of gallons. I’d like to see alerts near real time as another reviewer suggested. Would like the ability to set more than one alert. (If that exists I couldn’t make it work) Would also like ability to get periodic emails on usage. This app and system has potential to make an enormous impact on water usage. Awareness of usage is the first step!

We have had several slab leaks in the past few years. There’s nothing like walking into a room and sloshing into water in the carpet, when you didn’t know you had a leak. This app shows us exactly what is going on in a 24 hour period and we will know there’s a leak before it comes up through the floor. We can also see our usage, and what it takes to run the dishwasher or do a load of laundry. I am thankful for this technology and can’t imagine not having it now.