Phyn recently unveiled the Phyn Smart Water Assistant, a smart home device that aims to make leak detection and water savings simple and affordable for homeowners. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant is the first smart water product to provide insights into how much water each and every fixture in a home uses, enabling homeowners to track their water consumption and identify areas of excess water use. The user-friendly device is easily installed under a sink and provides water monitoring for the entire home, alerting homeowners within seconds of a leak being detected.
“At Phyn, we’re passionate about protecting homes from leak damage and providing tools to enable conservation. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant represents an innovative breakthrough that is designed, packaged and priced to help homeowners understand, appreciate and control their water better, smarter,” said Ryan Kim, CEO of Phyn. “The Smart Water Assistant pairs sophisticated, industry-leading sensor and AI technology with a consumer friendly design that allows for self-installation, making enhanced everyday experiences with water accessible to everyone.”
Phyn said the need for this technology is based on the fact that the average home in the U.S. wastes 10,000 gallons of water annually from leaks alone. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant allows homeowners to view real-time data on their water usage, track daily and monthly consumption and compare it to similar households. This information could lead homeowners to identify leaks and wasteful practices sooner.
The company also noted that water damage is now the second largest insurance claim for homeowners, costing billions of dollars in property losses each year and an average of $10,000 per incident for consumers. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant is equipped with two pressure sensors placed on the hot and cold water lines under a sink that are able to detect pressure changes and help prevent water damage.
Some of the key features of Phyn Smart Water Assistant include:
- DIY-Installed: No plumber required. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant is easily installed under any sink and attaches to the hot and cold water lines.
- Alerts: Real-time mobile notifications that alert homeowners to all types of leaks. In the event of a major leak, Phyn can also connect homeowners to a local plumber.
- Monitor water usage: Homeowners can track and view water consumption to get ahead of water costs and see how their home compares to others. Over time, Phyn learns a home’s system and shares water usage down to each fixture.
- Freeze warnings: Phyn’s patented pressure-sensing sees ice crystals forming in pipes before they have a chance to freeze and burst.
- Diagnostic Plumbing Checks: Phyn’s Plumbing Check feature can detect a range of hidden flaws, like poor seals and pinhole leaks, in a home’s water system.
- Smart home integrations: Phyn works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. With IFTTT, users can also have Phyn trigger actions with other smart home devices.
The product will be available in the U.S. starting late September 2019 in Best Buy stores for $299. The Phyn Smart Water Assistant joins the Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant + Shutoff in the company’s suite of smart water products that use AI and machine learning.
