Commercial water leak detection
Protect tenants, trading and the service charge.
Commercial water leak detection that watches offices, retail and mixed-use buildings for moisture and abnormal flow, with automatic shut-off across every commercial building you run. Stop a leak before it closes a shop or empties a floor of tenants.
Live monitoring. Automatic shut-off.
38Sensors OK
2Caution
1Isolated
Live zones
Plant room – moistureDryOK
Riser 3 – flow14.8 L/minIsolated
Roof tank – temp4.2°CFreeze risk
Incoming main – flowNormalOK
A leak can stop tenants trading.Water reaching a retail unit or office floor can close it for days, and the lost trading and goodwill often dwarf the repair bill.
Disruption falls on every tenant.Isolating a whole building to chase one leak takes the water off floors that were never affected, which tenants notice and resent.
Multi-site estates are hard to watch.A managing agent cannot stand in every plant room, so leaks across a portfolio surface late and inconsistently.
The cost lands in the service charge.Escape of water is the costliest UK property claim, and uncontrolled losses drive up premiums and the service-charge budget that tenants pay into.
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Leak detection for the buildings you let and manage
In a commercial building a leak is not just damage, it is lost trading, displaced tenants and a service-charge dispute waiting to happen. AQUAIOT senses moisture in risers, plant rooms, kitchens and tenant demises, watches flow across each meter for the slow leak a cleaner never reports, and isolates the supply automatically before water tracks between floors. One role-based dashboard covers a single building or a multi-site portfolio.
Coverage across mixed-use space. Moisture sensors in risers, plant rooms, kitchens and tenant demises, with inline flow analytics per supply so each unit and common area is watched separately.
Isolation that limits tenant disruption. Auto-isolation valves cut only the affected branch where possible, keeping the rest of the building trading while the on-call team responds.
One view across the portfolio. A role-based dashboard ranks alerts across every site, with timestamped records that stand up in service-charge and insurer reviews.
Live leak status
Auto-isolation valve closed – Riser 3
Abnormal flow detected 03:14. Supply isolated, team notified.
Abnormal flow detected 03:14. Supply isolated, team notified.
How It Works
Three steps from first drop to evidence
Step 01
Detect
AQUAIOT moisture, flow and freeze sensors are deployed at the points water escapes. Every reading is timestamped and logged to the cloud over secure cellular or LoRaWAN telemetry.
Step 02
Alert and isolate
When moisture is sensed or flow goes abnormal, AQUAIOT raises an immediate alert by SMS, email and app, and closes the auto-isolation valve so water is stopped before damage spreads.
Step 03
Record
Every reading, alert and isolation event is captured in exportable, timestamped logs that integrate with CAFM and BMS, so evidence for insurers is ready on demand.
Capabilities
Everything a leak detection programme needs
Purpose-built for estates, facilities and risk teams protecting buildings against escape of water across single or multiple sites.
Moisture sensing at the risk points
Point, rope and tray sensors detect water at first contact under appliances, in plant rooms, risers and tank rooms, before it spreads.
Inline flow analytics
Continuous flow monitoring on the incoming main learns normal use and flags the slow weep or continuous draw a manual check never sees.
Freeze protection
Temperature monitoring on exposed and loft pipework warns before a freeze leads to a burst, so action can be taken in time.
Automatic shut-off
Auto-isolation valves close the supply the moment a moisture or abnormal-flow threshold is crossed, with manual remote override for the duty holder.
Multi-channel alerts with escalation
SMS, email and app alerts with role-based routing, so the right person responds day or night, on a single site or across a portfolio.
Open integration, no lock-in
Connects to BMS, CAFM and SCADA via RS485/Modbus or REST API, with audit-ready exportable records for insurers and owners.
Evidence & Assurance
Evidence your insurers and auditors expect.
Multi-site role-based dashboard Insurer-recognised auto shut-off Audit-ready event logs Secure cellular and LoRaWAN telemetry
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Questions & Answers
Common questions
What does commercial water leak detection cover?
Moisture sensing in risers, plant rooms, kitchens and tenant demises, plus inline flow analytics per supply so each unit and common area in offices, retail and mixed-use buildings is watched separately.
Can it isolate a leak without shutting the whole building?
Yes. Auto-isolation valves can cut only the affected branch where the pipework allows, so the rest of the building keeps trading while the team responds.
Does it work across a multi-site portfolio?
Yes. A single role-based dashboard ranks alerts across every site, so a managing agent sees the whole estate without standing in each plant room.
How does this affect the service charge and insurance?
Active monitoring with automatic shut-off is recognised evidence of proactive risk management, which supports premium discussions and the service-charge budget tenants pay into.
Will installation disrupt occupied units?
No. Sensors and clamp-on ultrasonic flow monitoring are non-invasive and retrofit-friendly, fitted in live buildings without pipe cutting or a shutdown.
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