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Inside the November Issue |
Worse Than You Think
Don’t Let Water Leaks Sink the Budget
Two days before leaving for a family vacation in
2009, inventor Josh Scharf discovered a small
leak under his kitchen sink’s P-trap. If he hadn’t
caught it, the damage certainly would have been
substantial by the time he returned, possibly ruining
the kitchen and costing thousands to repair.
Unimpressed with the leak detectors available at
the time - bulky, overpriced, and complicated to install
- Josh drew on his background in industrial design
to create a simple, affordable water leak alarm.
Fifteen years later, his water leak alarm Flood Buzz
has sold more than one million units, helping homeowners
and businesses avoid tens of millions of dollars
in water damage through early leak detection.
We all know leaks are bad. Scharf has heard from
thousands of businesses that have experienced serious
leak damage and wished they had alarms in place
earlier. A newly opened New York City restaurant had
an undetected roof leak, causing a section of ceiling
to collapse onto diners, injuring nine people.
A Nashville medical facility had a slow leak under
a sink, leading to mold growth and seepage into the
floor below, requiring thousands in remediation. And
a Phoenix data center had a clogged condensate drain that overflowed, shorting out multiple
servers and disrupting operations.
Some estimate average water damage
restoration projects cost around $4,000,
a number geared more towards homes
than business facilities. Multiply this by
several factors to understand the possible
scale of a building’s exposure to water
leak issues. Full story »
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