ConnectSense CS-DR Dry Contact Sensor

product installation was easy. There should be a few examples of writing rules.

Unit DISCOUNTINUED. DO NOT BUY!!. It works with 5V adaptor however, if you intend to use with AA batteries, be prepared to change it every month. I have been using this with batteries and had to change them almost every 4-5 weeks. So if you are not home during battery change week, you may be in trouble.

I purchased both the water sensor and dry contact sensor. Once setup they worked relatively well, however I have a few complaints especially given the price:1. I wasted a lot of time setting them up, initially and a few other times when I changed my SSID. Basically, with my windows 7 machine I could not get it to work with the USB setup. Wifi setup was not an option as I do not use Android or IOS device. Finally I got it to work using a Macbook via USB. Anyhow, it was a very poor and annoying setup experience.2. With my old modem/wifi router, the connection was constantly being lost - not very good for a water sensor that I rely on to constantly monitor water level. However after changing routers, it seemed to improve considerably.3. No rechargeable battery option. It would be better if these would have an option to recharge an internal batteries via usb power input so that it keeps working when the power goes out. However, I got around that by plugging my USB power adapter (powering the water sensor) into a UPS unit. I also power my wifi router off another UPS. The reason is that I use the water sensor with a sump pump and I want it to keep working when the power is off, I also have a secondary battery powered sump pump.4. The water sensor will sometimes falsely report water contact based on humidity.

I first wrote a poor review because I couldn't get this thing set up. I worked on it for a few hours and followed every single step. However, once tech support suggested I try Chrome or Firefox instead of Internet Explorer, it worked like a charm the first time through. I wish this recommendation had been in their setup instructions and/or on the FAQs or somewhere as I spent many hours looking for this one little tidbit of information. I did get it installed and it seems to be working perfectly. I put it in water to test it and it worked great. It even has a feature to notify me if it falls off my wireless network. I'm very confident I can now go on vacation and will get my notifications should I have another basement flood!!! Thanks so much for a great little product!

Never got it to work

I like this thing. It is useful to have it call you in the middle of the night. I know a lot of people don't get waken up from just a text message. 1 bad thing about this so far is when the sensor gets wet it take forever for it to dry off and go back to normal state. It will probably say water detected for an hour or two even though it was only for a second .

Dont waste your money. I have issues where sensor goes offline randomly and needs a hard reset. I opened a support case (7163) and was told basically it is not a dry contact sensor for water and i am using it i correctly. I asked for clarification and never heard back. Amazon should prevent this from being sold.

It works