The Home Protection Valve provides the ability to shut off water to the home when a problem is detected or manually through the app. Its built-in flow meter and pressure sensors can identify a broad range of problems such as continuous flow, leaky toilets, or even very small leaks from a faucet. When paired with DROP Leak Detectors through the DROP Hub, this system provides for every method of leak detection available.
Key Features:
- Benefit from built-in backflow prevention and leak detection for enhanced home protection
- Stay connected during power outages with a 9V battery backup and enjoy the convenience of a manual system bypass
- Receive leak notifications and system information via texts, emails, or push notifications
- Effortlessly monitor and manage water shut-off remotely using the DROP App
- Enjoy peace of mind with a comprehensive 5-year warranty included
In addition to all the benefits associated with minimizing costly water damage, the system provides useful data to aid in water conservation. Monitoring pressure, flow, and temperature while also pairing with wireless leak detectors, the Home Protection Valve from DROP offers the most all-inclusive home leak protection system available. All DROP products are proudly made in the USA.
Note: All DROP products require the DROP Hub to function.
The DROP Ecosystem
DROP is an exceptionally innovative and revolutionary whole-home water management system that stands out not only for its technological prowess but also for its unparalleled efficiency and effectiveness. With an unwavering commitment to optimizing water usage, DROP has emerged as an industry leader in providing comprehensive solutions for monitoring and managing water consumption in households.
The DROP ecosystem is flexible and expandable, you can easily add new DROP products to your system as needs change. All control is at your fingertips through the intuitive DROP App, available for both Android and Apple devices.
The DROP ecosystem and products do not require any sort of subscription and can function without an internet connection.
Detect All The Leaks
Our cutting-edge Leak Protection system safeguards your home from potential water leak disasters, halting water flow and immediately alerting you. It’s your first line of defense in preventing extensive water damage, costly repairs and resource wastage.
The DROP Home Protection Valve can detect continuous flow leaks like, a hose left on, leaky toilets, or dripping from a faucet. With the slow leak test, it can even detect the smallest leaks in a pipe thanks to the ability to depressurize your water pipes while you sleep.
When paired with DROP Leak Detectors through the DROP Hub, this system provides for every method of leak detection available.
The DROP App
- The DROP app offers real-time alerts and notifications that keep you constantly updated about your water usage and system status.
- Not tech-savvy? No problem! Everything you need, from controls to troubleshooting, is found within the app. Its intuitive design makes it accessible, easy to navigate and understand.
- The app enables easy transition between different DROP systems, making it perfect for those managing multiple locations.
How It Works
- Check Valve: This serves as a key feature for backflow prevention, ensuring water only moves in the intended direction.
- Manual Bypass: This feature allows you to manually override the system and maintain water flow when needed. This can also be done remotely via the DROP App.
- Pressure Sensor: This is a sophisticated component integrated into the unit, capable of monitoring changes in water pressure in your pipes and identifying potential leaks.
- Water Meter: The water meter plays a critical role, providing accurate measurements of water usage, necessary for pinpointing leaks, tracking consumption, and aiding in effective water conservation.
What’s Included
- Home Protection Valve
- Power Supply
- 1″ NPT Connectors
- 3/4″ NPT Connectors
- Check Valve Assembly
Quality, protection, and total control.
QUALITY MATTERS.
Clean, pure water only happens when your in-home water system is working like it should. This valve’s built-in flow meter and pressure sensors can identify a broad range of problems, including continuous flow, leaky toilets, and small faucet leaks.
PROTECTION COMES STANDARD.
To protect your home and family, you need an ally. A smart ally. When paired with DROP Leak Detectors through the DROP Hub, this system provides for every method of leak detection available.
TAKE BACK CONTROL.
Like all DROP systems, the Home Protection Valve provides the ability to shut off water to the home automatically when a problem is detected. Through the app, you are also able to turn the flow on or off manually.
The Benefits of DROP
The DROP App contains a robust amount of notifications to keep you informed. Everything from Leak Detection to Low Salt notifications, DROP has your back for all system events and items. They can be configured to push notifications, text messages, and emails.
Below is a list of all of the unique notifications available to you.
Automatically Respond to Detected Leaks
Worried about water leaks and damage to your home? With DROP Leak Detectors, you will never have to worry about that again! These sensitive devices can detect small traces of water where there should be none. You can configure these leak detectors to notify you of the issue as well as automatically shut off your water through your softener, filter or home protection valve to prevent further leaks and damage.
Long Flow Notification
Has someone left a sink running? This notification will inform you if water is running longer than expected based on your preferences.
Valve Error Notification
Has your softener or filter control valve malfunctioned? This notification will provide you with the correct information to help assess any valve issues in your water softener and/or water filter control valve.
Component Communication Lost Notification
DROP constantly communicates with its device endpoints. If your system is having trouble communicating with one of the devices, you will be notified and able to fix the problem.
Low/High Temperature
DROP Leak Detectors have the ability to notify you of temperature changes based on your preferred temperature ranges. If you lose heat in your home, your DROP Leak Detector will notify you.
Low Salt Notification*
Is your water softener running low on salt? With our patented DROP Salt Sensor, you will be notified if more salt is needed to continue providing softened water.
Slow Leak Test**
This unique test provides the status of your water system overnight by checking for small water leaks. By depressurizing your water pipes while you sleep, we can detect even the smallest leak in your system and help you identify where that is.
Filter Cartridge Notifications
Is your Whole House Cartridge Filter in need of a cartridge replacement? This notification will inform you to replace your cartridge to continue filtering and cleaning your home water.
Power Loss/Restored Notifications
Ever lose power to your important electronic devices and not know about it? This notification will notify you of this event. Never fear, as DROP uses battery backups on nearly all of its devices to continue operating without power.
Low Battery Notifications
DROP Leak Detectors and other DROP components operate on batteries using very low power consumption capable of lasting for years. If these batteries run low in power, you will know when to replace them.
Leaky Toilet Notification
Our technology is able to detect whether your toilet is leaking or not by pinpointing how much water is used during and after a flush.
Water Usage Surpassed Setpoint
Want to know when you have used a certain amount of water? This notification will let you know when you have crossed water use thresholds based on your preferences.
* Specific notification for DROP Water Softeners only.
** Specific notification for the DROP Home Protection Valve only.
Tony Economy (verified owner) –
I like the security of notification of use and pressure as well as automatic shut off.
Lee Lundy (verified owner) –
Easy install and easy to setup.
Protected from a leak on sink drain.
Paul Rademacher (verified owner) –
I have had water damage from broken pipe so I know the importance of leak detection. So in building my new home in 2019-20 our water people suggested the Drop System and the installed it.
So far it has worked in shutting down the water supply when a toilet doesn’t stop running or if water is detected at the floor where a device has been placed. We have seven or eight detectors throughout the house at all the sinks toilets and laundry and also where water enters house in crawl space. So I feel we are well protected and as a further precaution we shut off the water at the meter when we will be away from home for an extended period.
Kept wondering why water kept going off at the sinks so I finally checked a toilet upstairs and stopped it from running. So the system does sense this type of constant flow. It doesn’t happen when we are showering or filling bathtub.
Katlyn Kline (verified owner) –
We monitor water usage regularly and the system has alerted us to slow leaks in our plumbing system. Saving us money.
Raymond Kline (verified owner) –
Very easy to install and set up. The DROP system has exposed a leaking toilet that would not have been noticed otherwise.
Bruce Higham (verified owner) –
We are away from home for long periods of time and now I don’t have to worry about broken water pipes.
I have used the toilet tank tablets to keep the bowl clean evidently this created a film that allowed a slow leak. The slow leak feature showed this up.
Nicholas Walton (verified owner) –
Notified me of a boiler leak.
Shane Kaufman (verified owner) –
I have a customer that travels a lot, and liked the idea of remotely shutting her water off and her home being protected so I brought up the drop home protection valve, and instantly she wanted it! It works FLAWLESSLY.
Paul Kadowaki (verified owner) –
Excellent product! Design and fabrication quality are better than other designs I considered. Software integration is this products strong point. primary use is water pipe integrity and monitoring water pressure.
Frost proof outdoor wall hydrant was covered by foam insulation “inside” the basement sill and wasn’t able to absorb heat. Unexpected freeze caused hydrant to fracture. The protection valve sent an alert and shut off the water preventing major damage and saving us thousands. Also, water pressure variations and alerts helped diagnose a failed expansion tank on the water heater.
John Theriot (verified owner) –
Solenoid controlled water shut off. It was able to shut off water supply when 8 gallons/min was exceeded.
Joe (verified owner) –
The DROP Home Protection Valve is the most fully featured smart valve that I’ve found on the market. The latest update to the HUB has enabled MQTT support for device information and local control. The protection valve pressure sensor has assisted with identifying PRV irregularities. I regularly use temperatures values, flow rate, and daily usage in automations. Despite further nuances, I highly recommend DROP products over current competitor products.
Install was easy; however, a plumber replaced the home protect valve included plastic spring backflow valve with a brass one. The included plastic backflow had a high pitched whine when water was used at pressures above 55 PSI in my system.
The valve motor is large. It may fit entirely in a 2×6 wall cavity, but I will need to fur my wall out a bit more to accommodate it. Pay attention to all dimensions so opening the box doesn’t lead to sizing surprises.
The flow meter is not sensitive enough (or the software doesn’t show) to notice when my whole home humidifier is on. Pressure drops accordingly. This causes false negatives with the slow leak detection since flow isn’t detected, which returns the valve to service, but pressure continues to drop beyond the threshold.
The slow leak action will try again later if water is in-use. This is generally great, though I wish I could set a specific time window to attempt retries. Some days, it will attempt a leak test almost all day as it constantly gets interrupted (working from home and weekends).
I had my valve installed before my house inlet and my lawn irrigation. I did this to track accurate usage of water use and potential leaks in the yard. This comes with the caveat of the Home Protection mode scheduling. There are not programmable seasonal schedules, so I will need to adjust the protect mode settings with the change in seasons. This functionality is not controllable via home automation (at least not yet), and will probably not affect the majority of users. I don’t think I would buy a second at full cost just for irrigation.
DROP support has been amazing so far. The app and web interface are functional. Monthly usage emails for trends are a nice touch. The app supports giving view access to others. My home insurance company does not support DROP yet, but DROP has the capability.
Even with the minor usage nuances, I would not hesitate to recommend DROP products to others. I am eagerly awaiting a leak detection rope accessory for the leak detectors, and will continue to look for DROP products when needed.
Jeff Lauterette (verified owner) –
Drop products make it easy to manage your entire water treatment system. One of my favorites is the drop home protection valve. I have Honeywell Total Connect and we bridged it into this.
In addition, they have recently integrated with Home Assistant and now Universal Devices EISY (pronounced EASY). I have other company sensors around the house and the EISY shuts off my water if those are triggered.
Another feature is leak detection. I already had it tell me a toilet had a slow leak.
Thank you DROP!!