Water Level Alert with Text Message and Email Notifications, Battery Powered with a Float Sensor

Purchased the battery powered MySpool Water Alert with text/email notifications on a recommendation from a friend who had had one for years and said it works very well. I installed it to monitor if a high water level in my sailboat's bilge is triggering the automatic bilge pump by placing at the same level the bilge pump's float would trigger the bilge pump. It was very easy to install. Once connected to the WiFi, I tested it by both lifting the float by hand and by filling the bilge with water. It works. Tested it multiple times and each time the float rose I received a text message within 20-30 seconds. Very happy with the device and the reassurance it gives me and I hope it never needs to contact me!

It connected to my Wifi but could never be configured to send email alerts. MySpool support tried to help but it got quite technical, with lots of home network configuration fiddling, including a new DNS server address. Unfortunately my network DNS server cannot be changed. The product had to be returned.

After reading some of the reviews I was skeptical about this product, but I had already ordered it so I decided to give it a shot. I found the setup simple and quick and worked exactly as per the instructions. I find the text alerts are between instant to under one minute delay. So far this productis exactly what I wanted and works exactly as advertised. Install only took a few seconds as well. it's only been a few hours but I will test it regularly and update this review if anything changes. Update: I have had this alert 10 days now and I test it regularly. I still find the text and email alerts to be pretty instantaneous. Next time there is a big storm I will unplug my sump pump and test the float operation, but looking at it, it looks like it will work well. Still happy

I spent some time looking for an affordable alert system for Sump pump levels to let me know if I run into a pump failure. I installed a battery backup system on the pump after it was installed but wanted to get an alert system that I could install easily and not have to spend a fortune on. This device is the best answer I came up with. It’s small, affordable and simple. The directions are pretty good but tech support is there to help you out in a pinch. I didn’t really need them but wanted to verify some things found. I read other posts about the device that helped me out but I will elaborate some more. When I installed the batteries and checked my wi-fi signal I saw nothing. I did notice a blue led flash every now and then. Not much mentioned on posts about that except someone mentioned that a flashing led indicates a possible unseated board. I removed the batteries and unseated the board located next to the batteries. Be careful and lift straight up make sure all leads are straight and reinstall with firm pressure, when I reinstalled the batteries a solid blue led was observed and when checking the wi-fi signal I saw what the Signal was found as described in the pamphlet. Setup from that point on was easy and testing the unit provided a very reliable and timely message receipt of alarms. Very happy with the end result and took less than half an hour to figure it all out. I wanted the detailed post to help others out enjoy what this has to offer. Up to 5 email addresses allowed but only 1 SMS phone alert.

two saves convinced me this is a great product. Once set up, all it takes is making sure the sensor float stays free and the unit has power. So, change the battery regularly, I do it very 6 months. Multiple applications possible. I have one in both sumps in the basement.