Tim: OH, LOOK!
WE'RE ON TELEVISION NOW.
HEY, THE WEATHER MAY BE DRY
OUTDOORS, BUT THAT DOESN'T
ALWAYS HOLD TRUE INDOORS.
WHETHER IT'S A LEAKY FAUCET,
BROKEN SUMP PUMP, ANY COULD
FLOOD YOUR HOME WITH PROBLEMS.
Heather: TODAY'S CI'S
SPONSOR, MATTEX HAS A HIGH TECH
SOLUTION.
MIKE, THE PRESIDENT OF MATTEX IS
HERE.
WE'VE GOT WATER SAFETY TIPS FOR
FAMILIES.
SHOULD WE DIVE IN?
Guest: SURE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T THINK
ABOUT -- WELL, LET ME BACK UP.
TODAY, WE HAVE SAFE WATER AND
CONVENIENCE OF WATER INSIDE YOUR
HOME.
SO PEOPLE THINK THAT'S GREAT.
WHAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS IS
THAT IF THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
THE WATER INSIDE THE HOUSE LIKE
A BROKEN PIPE, HOW MUCH DAMAGE
IT CAN DO TO A HOME.
LITERALLY LIKE IN FIVE MINUTES.
Tim: LOTS OF THINGS ARE
CONNECTED TO WATER THESE DAYS.
YOUR FRIDGE AND FREEZER AND
EVERY SINK AND TOILET AND
WASHING MACHINE.
AND EVERYTHING SEEMS LIKE IT'S
CONNECTED.
SO THAT MEANS THOSE CONNECTIONS
WITH BREAK.
Guest: RIGHT.
A COUPLE OF THINGS WE
RECOMMENDED, ONE OF THE THINGS
WE RECOMMEND IS ACTUALLY HAVE IT
LOOKED AT OR PAY SOMEONE TO DO A
WHOLE-HOUSE PLUMBING
INSPECTIONS.
IN THOSE THINGS, WE'LL LOOK FOR
WATER LEAKS.
POTENTIAL WATER LINES THAT CAN
BREAK.
THERE'S WATER -- LIKE YOU SAID,
A FRIDGE.
I HAD A CLIENT THAT THE WATER
LINE BROKE.
DID $40,000 DAMAGE INSIDE THEIR
HOUSE.
IT TOOK THREE MONTHS BEFORE THEY
GOT THEIR KITCHEN BACK.
Heather: OH, MAN.
NOT GOOD.
Tim: WOW.
HOW DO WE FIX THE PROBLEM OR
STOP IT BEFORE IT GETS BAD?
Guest: ONE OF THE SIMPLEST
THINGS YOU CAN DO, THIS IS HALF
THE SIZE OF A CELL PHONE.
THE WAY IT WORKS, THERE'S PINS
ONES THE BOTTOM.
YOU SET IT ON THE FLOOR.
IT DETECTS WATER.
OR YOU CAN ADD A CABLE.
Heather: LET'S HOLD IT.
THEY DIDN'T SEE THAT.
HERE IT IS.
IT'S A HAND-HELD THING-MA-JIG.
SO YOU SET IT ON THE FLOOR?
OR CAN YOU ATTACH IT TO
SOMETHING OFF THE FLOOR?
Guest: YES.
Heather: I'M AFRAID IT WOULD
GET KICKED AROUND AT MY HOUSE.
Guest: YOU CAN HANG IT ON
THE WALL.
THERE'S CABLES.
IF YOU UNCOILED IT, YOU CAN PUT
THAT CABLE ANYWHERE.
Heather: OH.
Guest: SO THIS RUNS $150.
Heather: OKAY.
BACK UP.
WHAT WOULD YOU PUT THAT CABLE
INTO?
THIS ISN'T LOOKING LIKE ANYTHING
I HAVE.
Guest: WHAT THIS DOES, YOU
MAKE EXTENSIONS.
BUT BASICALLY, THIS CABLE, IF IT
ABSORBS WATER, IT SETS OFF THE
ALARM.
Heather: OH, OKAY.
SO ANY PART OF THIS CABLE
THAT GETS WET...
Heather: AN ALARM GOES OFF
ON THAT OR YOUR PHONE?
Guest: RIGHT.
THIS HAS ITS OWN APP.
IT JUST TAKES NORMAL AA
BATTERIES.
IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN CLICK
INTO IT AND JUST SAY WHAT'S THE
WIFI SIGNAL?
WHAT'S THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE
YOUR HOME?
SO IF YOU'RE A SNOWBIRD, YOU ARE
AWAY, THIS CAN ACTUALLY TELL YOU
THE IF THE TEMPERATURE IS
DROPPING INSIDE YOUR HOME.
Tim: I IMAGINE YOU COULD
HAVE MULTIPLES IN DIFFERENT
PLACES IN YOUR HOME AND TRACK
THEM AT THE SAME TIME.
Guest: YES.
Heather: THERE'S ALL THE
PLACES WE CAN PUT THEM.
Guest: THAT'S WHERE WE
RECOMMEND THAT, YOU KNOW, SUMP
PUMPS.
THAT'S A BIG ONE.
IF YOUR SUMP PUMP FAILS.
ON AVERAGE, AN INCH OF WATER IN
YOUR BASEMENT, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN
$10,000 TO $30,000 DAMAGE.
THAT'S ONE INCH OF WATER IN YOUR
BASEMENT.
THAT'S MEASURED PER INCH.
Tim: RIGHT.
Heather: OH, MAN.
AND THERE'S SIX MONTHS OF
CLEANUP AND BEING OUT OF YOUR
HOME PROBABLY.
Guest: RIGHT.
OR POSSIBLE THINGS THAT YOU CAN
NEVER RECOVER.
PHOTOGRAPHS, RECORDS, ALL THAT.
SO YEAH, YOU CAN PUT THIS UNDER
SINKS.
WE'VE HAD CABINETS ROT OUT
BECAUSE A DRAIN PIPE WAS
DRIPPING.
THAT'S WHERE THE HOME INSPECTION
CAN COME IN.
IT'S A SIMPLE DEVICE.
$150.
BATTERIES LAST ABOUT THREE
YEARS, NORMAL AA BATTERIES.
THROUGH YOUR APP, YOU CAN SEE
WHAT IS YOUR BATTERY LEVEL.
Tim: I IMAGINE MOST OF THESE
ISSUES, IF CAUGHT WHEN THE FIRST
DRIP OR TWO OCCURS, AREN'T A
PROBLEM.
IT'S WHEN IT HAPPENS FOR AWHILE
AND YOU'RE IN TROUBLE.
Guest: RIGHT.
WE HAVE A HE GOTTEN IN WITH
ROTTEN FLOORS OR MILDEW, MOLD
THAT'S GROWN UP A WALL BECAUSE A
PIPE WAS DRIPPING.
PLUMBING IS GREAT, AS LONG AS IT
DOESN'T LEAK.
Heather: 10% OF HOMES HAVE
LEAKS THAT WASTE 90 GALLONS OR
MORE PER DAY!
THAT'S A LOT OF WATER.
Guest: YES.
A SIMPLE DRIP ON A FAUCET COULD
IN A YEAR'S TIME GO 3,000
GALLONS.
THAT'S 180 SHOWERS.
THAT'S A SIMPLE DRIP ON A
FAUCET.
Tim: YOU SELL AND INSTALL
THOSE AND MAINTAIN AND MONITOR?
Guest: YES, WE DO.
Heather: IF YOU A LEAK, THEY
CAN TAKE CARE OF THAT, TOO.
Tim: WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT
CAN FIX THAT FOR 'YA.
THERE ARE THE DETAILS ON YOUR
SCREEN.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON
www.CILiving.tv.
COMING UP, STORYTELLER ERIN