Floor Drain Backup Alarm

The box emits a loud shrill tone to alert you when your backwater valve is in active and protecting you from a sewer line backup.

Floor drain backup alarm.

In a sump pit near water heaters refrigerators or dishwashers next to washing machines under sinks close to air conditioner drain tubes or wherever there is a risk of water damage. As used here a backwater valve is a check valve installed on a building drain to prevent backup should the drain line receive floodwaters from outside the building such as due to area flooding or a septic or sewer line backup. And touches the contacts within the water sensor the alarm sounds. Simply install a 9 volt battery not included place the sensor on the floor and choose between musical chime and alarm.

Check valves for basement floor drains. With the long 6 ft. Sensor wire you can keep the alarm unit easily accessible while placing the sensor in hard to reach but vulnerable locations such as a sump pump pit. Definition of backwater valve.

The water alarm can be placed directly on floors or mounted for installation in a variety of locations. Govee water detectors wireless water leak detector with 100 db loud alarm water sensor with sensitive leak probes water sensor alarm for kitchen bathroom basement floor battery included 2 pack 4 6 out of 5 stars 468. A wire runs from the new sensor equipped cap to a 9v battery powered flood alarm box.