How does leak detection pay for itself?

Water on the islands averages $0.09 per gallon. At $7.99/month, leak detection pays for itself the moment it catches a leak of just ~3 gallons a day — less than a single silent toilet leak, which typically wastes 30+ gallons a day (about $77/month).

What kinds of leaks does it catch?

Both slow, silent losses (a rolling 3-hour analysis flags gradual drops against your normal usage) and sudden events like a burst pipe (a sharp, unexplained drop triggers an immediate alert). You get a push notification with the detection window and the inferred leak rate.

How much can a burst pipe cost?

An undetected break can empty an entire cistern in under an hour — hundreds of dollars of water, plus an emergency truck refill and possible flooding damage. That single event can cost more than two years of the subscription.

Leak Detection

The leak you can't see is the most expensive water you'll buy.

On the islands, water is precious and it isn't cheap — it averages $0.09 a gallon. A leak that drips quietly for weeks, or a pipe that bursts while you're away, drains your cistern and your wallet at the same time. Leak detection watches your water around the clock and tells you the moment something's wrong.

The math is hard to argue with

$0.09

per gallon of water (VI average)

$7.99

per month, leak detection

~3 gal/day

leak that makes it pay for itself

At $0.09 a gallon, $7.99 buys about 93 gallons. So the plan pays for itself the instant it catches a leak losing just ~3 gallons a day — far less than the everyday leaks below.

What a hidden leak actually costs you

At $0.09 a gallon, slow leaks add up fast — and most go unnoticed for weeks.

Hidden leak	Per day	Wasted / month	vs $7.99 plan
Slow cistern crack or pipe seep A hairline crack or weeping joint you can’t see.	15 gal	$38.70	5×
Silent toilet flapper leak No sound, no visible flow — the most common household leak.	30 gal	$77.40	10×
Running / stuck toilet A valve that won’t seat keeps refilling around the clock.	200 gal	$516.00	65×

Estimates based on common leak rates (e.g. EPA notes a leaking toilet can waste 200+ gallons a day). Your actual loss depends on the fixture and severity — the point is that even the smallest of these dwarfs the cost of catching it.

And then there's the one you never see coming

A slow leak is expensive. A burst pipe or failed fitting is a different kind of problem entirely. A broken supply line can move dozens of gallons a minute — enough to empty an entire cistern in under an hour. If it happens while you're at work, off-island, or asleep, the first you hear of it is a dry tap and a flooded room.

Hundreds of $

in water gone in a single afternoon

Emergency refill

a same-day water-truck delivery, at a premium

Property damage

flooded floors, walls, and belongings

Leak detection sees the sudden drop the instant it starts and pushes an alert to your phone — so you can shut the valve before a burst becomes a catastrophe. One avoided incident pays for the plan for years.

Built to catch both kinds of loss

Slow & silent

A rolling 3-hour analysis compares your level against your normal pattern and flags gradual losses human eyes miss. A daily net-gallons check surfaces any abnormal loss within 24 hours. Each alert includes the detection window and the inferred leak rate.

Sudden & severe

A sharp, unexplained drop — the signature of a burst pipe or failed fitting — triggers an immediate push notification, day or night, so you can act before the cistern empties.

Why this matters more on the islands

Your cistern is your water supply — there’s no municipal main to fall back on when it runs dry.
Every gallon is caught, trucked, or desalinated, so waste is real money out of your pocket.
Running out means an emergency delivery on someone else’s schedule, at a premium price.
A leak found in hours instead of weeks is the difference between a $7.99 month and a $500 one.

Leak detection, right in the app

Watch every cistern in real time, set loss and high-use thresholds, and get alerted the moment usage looks like a leak.

Leak-detection protection screen showing per-cistern status — Per-cistern leak status & alerts

Usage trend chart with alarm and low-low thresholds — Usage trend with alarm thresholds

CMS app on iPad showing the live usage trend — Full picture on iPad

$7.99 a month. One running toilet costs ten times that.

Leak detection is included in your subscription and covers every cistern on your account. Catch the slow drips and the sudden bursts before they cost you.

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