I hope I’ve spared at least a few people the pair I went through. If you are looking to purchase a meter that is compatible with Flume we recommend the Neptune T-10 and Badger meters (anything but the Badger E-series which. With Flume, I know know my consumption at any given moment I just finished my first month of complete use of the device and was very pleased to find the Flume record of my water use mirrored my water bill This is very accurate Its nice to know my water company is not fudging the numbers. However, you should check to see if your meter is compatible before you purchase a Flume device. I highly recommend you look for other products instead of this. The Flume product is compatible with about 95 of water meters in the United States today. I wasted an enormous amount of time trying to get this to work. Flume should be upfront about all these details and are not. The hardware is far more sensitive to distance than their marketing would suggest and they also don’t disclose that this distance quoted is for a plastic covered meter box. In summary, the app is poorly designed and doesn’t not function well in anything but the happy path I imagine they tested.

So ironically the device meant to save water would have you waste a whole lot of it.

It tells you to run water but if the device can’t be reached, there’s no message telling you this is the case, and much worse, there is no time out. Once you do connect which I could only do with help from tech support (and I’m very technical), the calibration step is also terrible. The pairing with the hardware is terrible - slow, fails repeatedly, and without any meaningful feedback. The app itself is one of the poorest I’ve ever used. I really wanted this to work, so much so that declined their offers for a refund at first. Flume 2 Smart Home Water Monitor & Water Leak Detector The Flume Smart Home Water Monitor is compatible with 95 of homes and installs in minutes. We are very excited to announce that Flume purchases on or will now come with all the very best features Flume has to offer, no subscription required Starting 4/12/22, we will bring industry-leading advanced features to your Flume app experience so you can conserve water better, save more money and protect your home.

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