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Aqara

Aqara Water Leak Sensor

A coin-sized, battery-powered Zigbee leak sensor for under sinks and behind washing machines - but it needs an Aqara hub before it can alert you.

4.1 / 5
Highly recommended

Strengths

  • Completely installation-free - a battery puck you place on the floor, ideal in a rented flat
  • Very sensitive detection with near-instant alerting when water touches the contacts
  • IP67 housing survives actually being flooded

Watch outs

  • Requires an Aqara hub before it can do anything - it is not a standalone Wi-Fi device
  • On third-party Zigbee setups (ZHA/Zigbee2MQTT) users report drop-offs and re-routing quirks that can need manual fixing
  • Coin-cell battery rather than easily-swapped AAs
  • Model SJCGQ11LM
  • Protocol Zigbee
  • Hub required Yes - an Aqara Zigbee hub (or an existing Zigbee2MQTT/ZHA setup for advanced users)
  • Battery CR2032 coin cell

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Water leak sensor placed on the floor beside a washing machine
By Rob Griffiths1 min read
Model
SJCGQ11LM
Protocol
Zigbee
Hub required
Yes - an Aqara Zigbee hub (or an existing Zigbee2MQTT/ZHA setup for advanced users)
Battery
CR2032 coin cell
Dimensions
50 x 50 x 15 mm
Water resistance
IP67-rated housing (per the Amazon product listing)
Detection threshold
Water reaching approx 0.5 mm on the base contact pads (per the Amazon product listing)
Operating temperature
-10 to +55 C
Operating humidity
0 - 100% RH
Ecosystems
Aqara Home app; Apple Home via a compatible Aqara hub
Subscription
None