Eddy vs Kairos Water: A trained operator on call 24/7, not an automated notification.
Both detect leaks on LoRaWAN and can shut off the water. Kairos sends automated texts, emails and calls to your staff. An Eddy operator calls your team within minutes of an alert and stays on until the water is off.
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Where Eddy and Kairos Water differ
| Feature | Eddy | Kairos Water | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| When a sensor fires | A trained operator calls your team, 24/7 | Automated SMS, email and phone alerts to your team | An alert at 2 AM only helps if someone acts on it. An operator on the phone gets your team moving within minutes. |
| After-hours coverage | Covered by Eddy's in-house monitoring center | Your staff or an answering service you add | Nights and weekends are when buildings have the fewest people on site. Built-in coverage means no answering service to add or manage. |
| Largest shutoff valve | Up to 18 inches with Eddy Link | M2X valve size not stated on its website | A burst riser or main needs a valve sized for that pipe. Small valves can only isolate the lines they sit on. |
| Setup and support | A project manager, then a Building Success Manager | Sensor maps and integration support at deployment | Someone has to place the sensors, set the alert rules, test the valves and keep the call list current long after go-live. |
| What both have | |||
| Leak sensors | Eddy H2O sensors for water, humidity and temperature | NOAH printed membrane sensors, peel-and-place | Sensors where leaks start, at fixtures, fan coils and risers, find water before it spreads. |
| Automatic shutoff | Eddy IQ and Eddy Link valves, by rule or operator | M2X meter and valve, automatic or remote shutoff | Closing a valve is what stops the damage. An alert alone only reports it. |
| Network | Eddy's own LoRaWAN network on cellular or Ethernet gateways, no building Wi-Fi | LoRaWAN through ARK gateways | The network decides what the system can see. Leaks start in mechanical rooms, risers and concrete cores, where Wi-Fi and cellular signals often fade. |
| Construction | One system from fit-out into occupancy | Job site sensors stay in place into occupancy | Job sites sit empty after hours with water lines charged. A system that carries on into occupancy protects the building without a second install. |
Kairos Water details come from its public website, checked October 2026.
Get a protection planWhy choose Eddy over Kairos Water
Both run on LoRaWAN and can shut off the water. The difference is who answers the alert.
A staffed monitoring center, not just alerts
Kairos sends automated texts, emails and calls to your team. At Eddy, an operator calls your team within minutes of an alert and stays on until the water is off.
Nights and weekends, built in
Eddy's in-house monitoring center covers every hour of every day as part of the service. With Kairos, after-hours response falls to your staff or an answering service you add.
Dedicated project management and customer success
A project manager owns commissioning, alert routing and shutoff testing. After go-live, a Building Success Manager stays with the property. Kairos provides sensor maps and integration support at deployment.
After the alert
Catch every leak while it is still small.
Six real leaks from one summer. Each one caught by a sensor, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center within minutes and closed with a record.
The events and calls are real. Names and locations are hidden on purpose to protect privacy.Real events and calls. Names and places hidden on purpose.
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After the alert
Know first. Act fast. Keep the record.
Sensors in the right places, a 24/7 Monitoring Center that calls your team within minutes and a record for the file every time.
Get a protection planSix real events after the alert
Keep a morning overflow to one bathroom.
Condo suite, main bathroom. Sensor alert at 7:11 AM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor at the bathroom sink gets wet.
- Problem
- A backed-up toilet, water across the floor, the suite below at risk.
- Resolution
- Contained, floor mopped, fans running. Eddy kept monitoring at the building’s request.
- Source
- Backed-up toilet, overflow onto the floor
- Extent
- Floor wet and mopped, fans running, floor damage reported
- Other areas
- Suite below under inspection
- Management aware
- Superintendent attended the suite
- The fix
- Superintendent managing, no plumber yet
- The sensor
- To be verified, concierge told to wipe the sensor and the area
- On scene
- Concierge, superintendent
- Status
- Contained. Monitoring continued at the building’s request
Find a leak in a room nobody visits.
Mechanical penthouse, boiler room. Sensor alert at 8:50 AM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor in the boiler room gets wet.
- Problem
- A small leak near the boilers, a puddle of water.
- Resolution
- Concierge and maintenance already on it. Closed on the same call, sensor to be dried and inspected.
- Source
- Small leak near the boilers, exact source not determined on the call
- Extent
- Puddle of water
- Other areas
- None
- Management aware
- Maintenance and building management on scene
- The fix
- Maintenance already working on it
- The sensor
- To be dried and inspected for physical damage
- On scene
- Concierge, maintenance team, building management
- Status
- Closed at the building’s request
Get a burst pipe sorted the same day.
Condo suite, laundry room. Sensor alert at 10:12 AM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor behind the washing machine gets wet.
- Problem
- A supply pipe let go. Flowing, not dripping.
- Resolution
- Builder on site, leak sorted the same day. The operator lined up a follow-up call.
- Source
- Washing machine supply pipes
- Extent
- Flowing
- Other areas
- Laundry room
- Management aware
- Yes, building management and the builder
- The fix
- Expected the same day, builder on site
- The sensor
- Still active, still wet
- On scene
- Security desk, builder
- Status
- Sorted the same day, follow-up call set
Limit a flood to one ceiling.
Condo suite, main bathroom. Sensor alert at 10:40 AM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor on the bathroom pipes gets wet.
- Problem
- A resident’s bidet flooding the bathroom and coming through the ceiling below.
- Resolution
- Leak stopped, bidet condemned, resident told to remove it. The water reached one other area, the ceiling below.
- Source
- Resident-installed bidet
- Extent
- Flood, now under control
- Other areas
- Ceiling of the suite below
- Management aware
- Yes, superintendent and resident services
- The fix
- Leak stopped, bidet condemned, resident told to remove it
- The sensor
- Removed while the pipes dry, to be reinstalled
- On scene
- Front desk supervisor, superintendent, resident services
- Status
- Closed
Fix a drip before it becomes a puddle.
Office tower, floor kitchen. Sensor alert at 1:27 PM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor under the kitchen sink gets wet.
- Problem
- A faucet supply line dripping under the sink.
- Resolution
- Line isolated, plumber called while it was still a drip.
- Source
- Faucet supply line under the kitchen sink
- Extent
- Dripping
- Other areas
- None
- Management aware
- Yes, building security and operations
- The fix
- Isolated, plumber called
- The sensor
- Dried, alert went inactive
- On scene
- Building security
- Status
- Closed
Shut a leak down at night and deal with it in the morning.
Condo suite, kitchen. Sensor alert at 7:17 PM, worked by Eddy’s 24/7 Monitoring Center.
- Alert
- A sensor under the dishwasher gets wet.
- Problem
- A dishwasher line leaking under the cabinet after hours, no maintenance until morning.
- Resolution
- Valves shut the same evening, calls held overnight as the building asked, sensor kept live.
- Source
- Under the kitchen cabinet, dishwasher line
- Extent
- Not confirmed, sensor out of reach
- Other areas
- None reported
- Management aware
- Yes, maintenance via Teams and the property manager
- The fix
- Manual valves shut off that evening, maintenance 9:00 to 10:30 the next morning
- The sensor
- Live until dry, to be dried and inspected in the morning
- On scene
- Concierge
- Status
- Closed. Escalation held until 11 AM, sensor live
Coverage map
Follow a leak to the operator's call.
Turn the building to find each sensor, valve and the rooftop gateway. Then simulate a leak and follow it step by step.
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The system
Detect, control and respond, in one managed program.
Sensors sit where leaks start and meters watch the flow. Valves close on the rules you set, and a 24/7 monitoring center follows each alert until your team has eyes on it.
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Detect
Two ways to find a leak before it finds a unit.
Sensors sit where leaks start, and meters watch the flow for the leaks no sensor can reach.
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Point-of-leak
Flow-based
Control
Valves that close the water before it closes the unit.
Valves close on the rules you set, automatically on a threshold or remotely from the dashboard.
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Respond
A live monitoring center that closes the loop.
Alerts go through Eddy's cloud to a 24/7 monitoring center, and an operator calls your team until someone has eyes on the water.
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What happens in a leak, step by step
- A washing machine supply hose bursts in a suite upstairs.
- Eddy H2O under the washer detects water and sends the alert over LoRaWAN.
- The building's gateway relays it. Your team and the 24/7 monitoring center are alerted at the same time.
- A shutoff rule closes the suite's Eddy IQ valve. The water stops at the source.
- Within minutes, an operator calls your on-site team through the escalation protocol.
Automatic shutoff is configured per building. Some sites use operator-coordinated isolation instead.
Already on Kairos Water?
Eddy runs one program on its own network, so most buildings switch at renewal or during a capital project. We'll review your setup and show what would change.
Eddy vs Kairos Water: common questions
Does Kairos Water have a 24/7 monitoring center?
Not a staffed one. Kairos describes 24/7 automated monitoring that alerts your team by text, email and phone. At Eddy, an operator at the 24/7 monitoring center calls your team within minutes of an alert.
What happens when an alert fires at 2 AM?
Where a valve is set to close on a leak, it shuts off the water first. Then an Eddy operator calls your on-call contact within minutes and stays on until it's handled. Kairos sends automated texts, emails and calls to your staff, so the response starts when someone answers.
Does Eddy need building Wi-Fi?
No. Eddy runs its own LoRaWAN network on cellular or Ethernet gateways, so it never relies on building Wi-Fi. LoRaWAN reaches through concrete cores and mechanical rooms, with about one gateway every two floors in a tower. Kairos also runs on LoRaWAN, through its ARK gateways.
Can Eddy help with our insurance?
Yes. Every confirmed event closes with a Leak Incident Report, documentation your carrier can use at renewal. Monitored buildings have documented premium savings of up to 20%, with deductible reductions of up to 80% documented at individual properties, though incentives vary by carrier and building.
Can Eddy protect a building during construction?
Yes. Eddy protects buildings from fit-out into occupancy. Sensors watch temporary risers and mechanical rooms, and valves can close a line after hours. The same hardware and monitoring center carry on after handover. PCL Construction builds with Eddy across Canada and the US.
How much does Kairos Water cost compared to Eddy?
It depends on the building's size, the level of protection and the valves it needs. Per its website, Kairos charges $60 per NOAH sensor and $3 per sensor each month for monitoring and alerts. Eddy prices the hardware, the 24/7 monitoring center, project management and incident reporting as one managed service. Share their quote and we'll show what Eddy would add.
Is Kairos Water a better fit for some buildings?
Yes. For multifamily portfolios with staff ready to act on every alert, Kairos is a strong choice, with peel-and-place sensors and published per-sensor pricing. Eddy is built for buildings where a trained operator needs to call your team within minutes and stay on until the water is off.