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"These Just In…Builders Show Unveils New Products for a King" by Tinah Saunders
The Atlanta Journal/Constitution, February 17, 2004
"Technology is making great strides in taking the worry out of owning a home. Here are a few of the latest tech products that keep your home safer and more efficient…DynaQuip Controls has come up with an automated system to detect water leaks and automatically shut off the water when they occur."
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"New Products: Where is Technology Taking Us?"
Atlanta Building News, February 2004
"Finding ways to eliminate future problems before they happen is the wave of the future for builders, as they use technology to make the homes they build more attractive to consumers.
WaterCop: DynaQuip Controls' offers this automatic shutoff system, which detects water accumulation caused by common plumbing leaks and automatically closes a valve on the main supply line to prevent future flooding of a home."
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"Fun House: Builders' Show Replete With High-Tech Gadgets for Home of the Future" by Kristen Peterson
Las Vegas Sun, January 22, 2004
"You could even get a call from your water pipe.
'If there was a problem and a pipe broke, this would close the valve and it would contact you,' Barnett (president of iShow) said, referring to WaterCop, a device that connects to the water line of your home."
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"Pipe Dreams" by Rick Desloge
St. Louis Business Journal, January 16-22, 2004
"Inspired by a broken pipe in the family's Florida condo, Rodney Bryan Jr. helped invent the WaterCop..." Click here to read full article.
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"Prevent Clean Water Damage With WaterCop Automatic Shut-Off Systems"
Plumbing & Heating Contractor News, September/October 2003
"Every contractor has in-depth experience repairing leaks that have resulted in water damage to residential or commercial property..." Click here to read full article.
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"Smart Homes: Your Wish Is Their Command"
MSN House and Home
"Want to detect plumbing leaks before they create water damage? You can be alerted by WaterCop, a wireless leak-detection and automatic water shut-off system. It allows you to 'reduce the chances of major water damage caused by leaks in your plumbing.'"
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"Fresh Picks"
Her Home Magazine
"More than 1 million homes in the United States experience extensive water damage each year.
WaterCop Emergency Water Shut-Off and Anti-Flood Systems effectively reduce the likelihood of catastrophic water damage caused by common plumbing problems. WaterCop helps to reduce insurance risks and may lower your insurance costs."
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"Are Water-Saving Ways Worth All the Trouble" by June Fletcher
Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2002
"Each year, more than five million water heaters rupture, flooding basements across the land. DynaQuip Controls' WaterCop, a small black box that attaches to the main water supply, automatically shuts off the water when it detects a leak."
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"Smart Weather, Smart Hounds" by Robert Koci
Canadian Contractor, Winter, 2001
"Is it a smart home product, or just smart? It's called WaterCop and is manufactured by DynaQuip Controls. Along with sensors called WaterHounds, it will monitor a plumbing system at strategic points and shut it down if it detects a leak…"
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"Home Leak-Detection Systems"
Fine Homebuilding, Winter 2001
"...a home leak-detection system with an automatic shut-off valve could prevent a disaster. Manufacturers say more than $500 million a year is spent repairing clean-water damage to homes caused by leaks run amok…The WaterCop detects leaks through a series of strategically placed wireless sensors…Frozen pipes a concern? WaterCop also makes the FreezeHound, which shuts off water in the event the ambient indoor temperature near the pipes drops below a predetermined temperature."
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