Eddy vs LAIIER
Eddy vs LAIIER: which leak detection system is right for your building?
LAIIER's printed polymer sensors are interesting technology. Eddy is the integrated program: sensors plus shutoff valves plus a 24/7 monitoring center, at scale across 150,000+ active devices.
Why choose Eddy over LAIIER
Detecting the leak is half the job. Stopping the water and closing the incident is the rest.
Detect AND isolate
LAIIER detects, but does not include native automatic shutoff. Eddy's valve and link products close the riser the moment a confirmed event fires, on the same network as the sensors.
An in-house monitoring center
Eddy's monitoring center is staffed 24/7 by operators trained on the building's runbook. They call your team minutes after an alert fires.
A deployment track record
150,000+ active devices, $98M (USD) of damage prevented in 2025, named case studies across multifamily, hospitality, institutional and construction.
Coverage map
Detection that can close a valve.
LAIIER detects with printed sensors. Eddy adds automatic shutoff and a staffed monitoring center, so detection turns into prevented loss. Turn the building to see where the valves sit, then run a leak.
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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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More about Control
Detection without action is just an alert. Every sensor or meter event can trigger a valve, automatically on threshold or remotely from the dashboard. Eddy IQ is the all-in-one meter and valve for ¾"–1" lines. Eddy Link drives shutoff valves up to 18" for everything larger, provisioned and configured by Eddy.
- Eddy IQ at ¾"–1": combined meter + valve in one unit
- Eddy Link + motorized valves at mains, zones, risers, hydronics (up to 18")
- Fire mains and sprinkler systems excluded by design for life safety
Where each device sits
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.
- An operator confirms the alert and calls your on-site team through the escalation protocol.
Automatic shutoff is configured per building. Some sites use operator-coordinated isolation instead.
Eddy vs LAIIER: feature by feature
Both systems detect leaks. Here is how shutoff, response and reporting actually compare.
Automatic shutoff
Eddy
Eddy Valve and Eddy Link close the riser automatically on a confirmed event or on monitoring-center command.
LAIIER
Detection only; no native shutoff capability.
Why it matters: Detection without isolation reduces alert latency, not loss. Eddy stops the water at the source.
24/7 monitoring center
Eddy
In-house monitoring center; live operators support every alert.
LAIIER
Delivers 24/7 alerts by email and SMS plus a dashboard and BMS integration. No staffed monitoring center, so the customer or its BMS is the responder.
Why it matters: An alert at 2 AM means nothing without action. Eddy puts a human on the line minutes after the alert fires.
Sensor ecosystem
Eddy
Humidity, temperature and water-presence sensors plus rope and probe attachments for specialized detection.
LAIIER
Printed polymer thin-film sensors with 12-zone severity detection. Detection-focused product line.
Why it matters: Both approaches catch surface water. Eddy adds humidity and temperature inputs that flag risk before water escapes.
Network protocol
Eddy
LoRaWAN, long-range wireless engineered for concrete and steel.
LAIIER
LoRaWAN with 2 km range.
Why it matters: Both vendors solve the high-rise concrete penetration problem at the network layer.
Track record at scale
Eddy
150,000+ active devices, $98M (USD) prevented in 2025, named multi-asset case studies.
LAIIER
Newer to market; growth-stage company with smaller installed base.
Why it matters: Insurance underwriters and risk managers reward documented track records, not novel tech alone.
Insurance reporting
Eddy
Automated uptime, incident and response-time reports.
LAIIER
Severity data and BMS integration; carrier-formatted reporting not documented.
Why it matters: Insurers want structured mitigation evidence at renewal, not raw data exports.
Construction-to-operations coverage
Eddy
Same hardware protects the project from rough-in through occupancy and into operations.
LAIIER
Commercial and industrial focus; construction-phase use varies.
Why it matters: The leaks that hit hardest happen during fit-out and just after handover. Eddy is on the building for both.
Per-unit submetering and resident billing
Eddy
Eddy IQ M-Bus meters and unit smart sub-metering capture unit-level consumption and feed your submetering company by M-Bus or API for usage-based resident billing, on the same network that runs leak detection, shutoff and a staffed 24/7 monitoring center.
LAIIER
Printed thin-film sensors detect water presence and severity only; they do not measure flow or volume, so there is no per-unit consumption data for usage-based resident billing.
Why it matters: Multifamily owners who want usage-based resident billing need a metering layer, which a detection-only sensor cannot provide.
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Talk to a leak-detection advisorFAQ
How is Eddy different from LAIIER?
LAIIER's printed polymer sensors are an interesting detection approach with 12-zone severity. Eddy is an integrated program: sensors plus shutoff valves plus a staffed 24/7 monitoring center, backed by a track record of 150,000+ active devices and named insurance outcomes.
Does LAIIER have automatic shutoff?
Per LAIIER's documented capabilities, the product line is detection-focused without native automatic shutoff. Eddy includes shutoff valves on the same network as the sensors, triggered automatically on a confirmed event or on monitoring-center command.
Why does shutoff matter if we already have detection?
Detection narrows the time between event start and team response. Shutoff narrows the time between event start and water stopped. The two together turn an alert into prevented damage.
An alert at 2 AM with no shutoff and no monitoring center can run for hours before the building team can respond. With Eddy's full chain, the riser is isolated automatically and the monitoring center confirms the action.
What does Eddy cost compared to LAIIER?
Both vendors offer subscription and capital-purchase models. Eddy bundles hardware, the monitoring center, dedicated project management and insurance-grade reporting into a single managed-service relationship.
The right comparison is total cost of risk, not unit price. Talk to the Eddy team for a tailored quote.
Does Eddy support BMS integration?
Yes. Eddy exposes alert and event streams via API for BMS, building security, ticketing and analytics platforms.
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