Smart Home Monitoring
A second home in Spain is often left unattended for weeks or months. While regular physical inspections are essential, what happens in between? Our smart sensors monitor your property 24/7 and alert you immediately upon power cuts, leaks, or harmful humidity levels.
1. Smart Plug (Power & Energy)
The central internet gateway in your home. Monitors power supply 24/7, detects circuit breaker trips, and transmits data to our server.
2. Water Leak Sensor
Wireless add-on linked to your smart plug. Detects the first droplets near heaters, sinks, or washing machines before serious damage strikes.
3. Humidity & Climate Sensor
Wireless add-on linked to your smart plug. Real-time temperature & humidity readings to detect conditions that cause black mould and damp.
1. Smart Plug: Electricity & Power Outage Monitoring
Along the Costa Blanca, power interruptions are frequent. In summer, severe heatwaves cause major peak demand on the local grid due to thousands of running air conditioners. In autumn and spring, fierce Mediterranean thunderstorms (the infamous DANA / Gota Fría) frequently trip the main residual-current device (the diferencial).
The smart plug is the core of your installation: it continuously tracks power consumption and communicates directly with our central server. If the power trips, our server detects the failure within minutes. Furthermore, this smart plug serves as the wireless bridge/gateway for all additional sensors in your home.
Consequences of prolonged power loss:
- Spoiled fridge and freezer: Within 24-48 hours, all food defrosts completely. Foul liquid leaks across floors and rotten odours permanently contaminate the appliance, usually requiring a full replacement.
- Pool turns into a green swamp: Without electricity, the pool pump and chlorine chlorinator stop. Under the hot Spanish sun, crystal-clear water turns green with algae within 48-72 hours. Emptying and chemical shock treatments cost hundreds of euros.
- Wi-Fi, cameras, and alarms go down: Smart video doorbells and security cameras lose connection, leaving your home blind and unprotected.
- No active dehumidification: If you leave dehumidifiers running against moisture, climate control stops instantly.
How our smart monitor solves this:
Our smart plug sends a heartbeat every minute to our central cloud server. If electricity drops, the server detects the outage within minutes.
- Both you and our local service team receive an automated push notification.
- Under our Premium Package, we drive to your home to flip the breaker back on.
- With Basic/Comfort packages, we act promptly on call-out before your freezer or pool suffers damage.
2. Water Leak Sensor: Why & Where to Place It
Water is one of the quietest and most devastating threats to an empty home. In the Alicante region, tap water contains high levels of limestone (cal). This significantly reduces the lifespan of boilers and pipe fittings. Flexible braided water connectors (latiguillos) are under continuous pressure and can burst unexpectedly.
This compact wireless sensor connects seamlessly via your smart plug. Upon sensing moisture on the floor, it transmits an instant alert to our server within milliseconds.
Strategic placement in your home:
- Beneath the electric water heater (termo eléctrico): Frequently located in laundry cupboards and infamous for sudden leaks due to internal corrosion.
- Under the kitchen sink / vanity unit: Directly beneath pressurized flexible hoses and drainage traps.
- Behind washing machines or dishwashers: Where vibration and water pressure increase connection failure risks.
Risks of unnoticed water leaks:
- Thousands in structural damage: Water seeps deep into tiles, subfloors, and plasterboard. Undetected leaks take months of drying and extensive renovations.
- Downstairs neighbour damage (apartments): Water always finds the lowest point, leading to complex and stressful insurance claims in Spanish.
- Astronomical water bills: Utility companies (such as Hidraqua or Aguas de Alicante) use steep progressive tiers. An unnoticed leak can easily cost €1,000–€3,000 in wasted water.
Immediate action upon the first drop:
The moment the sensor detects moisture on the floor, it triggers a real-time digital alarm via your smart plug.
- Instant push notifications sent to your phone and our emergency team.
- We can immediately access the property and shut off the main water valve before major damage occurs.
3. Humidity & Temperature Sensor: Climate Control
Along the Mediterranean coastline, relative humidity in autumn and winter frequently climbs above 80% to 90%. When a home is locked up for weeks with shutters closed, there is zero natural ventilation. This creates a stagnant, humid microclimate inside the property.
This precision sensor transmits live readings via your smart plug directly to your portal, allowing you to observe your indoor climate from anywhere in the world.
Hazards in a closed home:
- Black mould (Humedad): At humidity levels over 65–70%, black mould rapidly grows on walls, behind wardrobes, and under beds. Mattresses, clothing, and leather items suffer permanent damage.
- Persistent musty odour: Without ventilation, damp smells penetrate deep into furnishings and plaster, which cannot be resolved with a quick airing.
- Intense summer heat buildup: Indoor temperatures exceeding 38°C degrade electronics, adhesives, cosmetics, and stored wine.
Always visible in your portal:
View real-time temperature and relative humidity anytime via your personal customer portal.
- Receive an immediate alert whenever humidity crosses safe thresholds.
- We can schedule an extra airing session or deploy a dehumidifier on-site to prevent mould growth.
Should You Also Consider a Smart Smoke Detector?
Our recommendation: Absolutely. A conventional smoke alarm sounds a loud siren, but in an empty property, nobody is there to hear it. By the time neighbours or passers-by notice smoke billowing from windows, catastrophic damage has already occurred.
In Spain, overworked air conditioning units, overloaded multi-socket adapters, or solar inverter units in garages are common sources of electrical smouldering. A smart smoke detector connected via your smart plug (energy monitor) immediately pushes an emergency alert via the plug to our server, your smartphone, and our local response team within seconds. This allows us to dispatch emergency fire services without delay.
Pricing & Modular Structure
Start with the smart plug as your central base and expand with sensor upgrades, or choose the complete value bundle (or the Premium Management package).
Smart Plug (Power & Hub)
One-off €35 (hardware & setup) • or €50/year.
- 24/7 energy tracking & outage alarms
- Instant failure notifications
- Functions as the central hub for all wireless sensors
- Integrated into your personal portal
Complete 3-Sensor Bundle
One-off €79 (complete set & setup) • or €95/year.
- Includes Smart Plug (power & gateway hub)
- Includes Water Leak Sensor
- Includes Climate & Humidity Sensor
- Fully integrated into customer portal
- Discounted package rate
Premium Management
Standard with our flagship package (€79/mo).
- Smart plug + water leak + climate sensors fitted free
- Zero equipment or installation fees
- Physical on-site emergency call-out dispatch included
- Fortnightly complete property inspections
Already using our smart plug (energy monitor)? Additional wireless sensors such as water leak or climate sensors (€25 - €35 one-off) or a smart smoke detector (€49 one-off) can be added anytime and communicate via the same plug.
Ready to protect your property 24/7?
We professionally install the sensors in your home and link them directly to your personal customer portal. Contact us today for tailored advice.