These detectors would be placed in areas of a home that have the highest risk of water damage, such as: Most alarm panels support both wired and wireless leak detectors. Historically leak detection has been the job of an alarm system. Given the above statistics it makes sense for every smart home system to include technology to detect leaks. A 1/8” crack in a pipe can leak two hundred and fifty gallons of water in a single day and the average insurance claim from a leak is almost $7000. Leaks not only waste water, but the damage to a home from a leak can be incredibly expensive. This is equivalent to the annual amount of water used in over eleven million homes. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), American homes lose one trillion gallons of water annually due to leaks. Clean water, especially in the western U.S.