Joe TriesWater leak sensors compatible with Google Home
Google does not make a water leak sensor, Nest or otherwise. 9 sensors from other makers work with Google Home, and the Wi-Fi ones need no hub at all.
A leak sensor has one job: get your attention fast. Showing up in Google Home is useful for status and routines, but the alert that wakes you up at 2 a.m. usually comes from the maker's own app, so judge a leak sensor by that app first. Wi-Fi models work without a hub; Zigbee and Bluetooth models need their maker's hub to reach Google Home at all.
- Compatible, in our catalog
- 9 of 16 water leak sensors
- Work without any hub
- 4 of 9
- Need a hub first
- 4 of 9
- Price range
- $8 to $299
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- Test the alert before you trust it. Set the sensor off with a wet paper towel and see how loud and how fast your phone tells you.
- Some sensors also sound a local alarm. That still works during an internet outage, when the phone alert will not.
- A sensor only reports the leak. Stopping the water needs a shutoff valve, which is a separate and much bigger purchase.
Connects directly 4
The maker built this connection to Google Home. Some of these still need the maker's own hub, and the line under each product says so.
Wi-Fi; works standalone via the brand app, no hub needed.
No hub needed.
No hub needed.
No hub needed.
Connects through Matter 1
These join Google Home through Matter, a shared standard, so no maker's cloud sits in the middle. The ones that use Thread also need a Thread border router, a radio built into some smart speakers and hubs.
Needs a hub first 4
These reach Google Home only through a hub, usually the maker's own. If you do not own that hub yet, add its price to the device's.
Requires an Aqara Zigbee 3.0 hub
Needs the Govee H5044 Wi-Fi gateway. The sensors do not connect on their own.
Needs a Zigbee hub/coordinator
Works over Bluetooth with the SwitchBot app; a SwitchBot Hub adds remote access plus Matter/Alexa/Google/HomeKit.
Not on this list?
That does not mean it will not work with Google Home. It means we have not confirmed a path for it yet, and we add connections as we confirm them against the maker's documentation. How we check
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