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title: "Connected Utility Room Safety - Real Home Automations"
description: "Monitor a utility room for leaks, smoke, unusual climate conditions and a door left open with four coordinated Zigbee sensors."
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# Connected Utility Room Safety - Real Home Automations

Monitor a utility room for leaks, smoke, unusual climate conditions and a door left open with four coordinated Zigbee sensors.

> Canonical HTML page: https://realhomeautomations.com/en/projects/connected-utility-room-safety/

- **Difficulty:** Beginner
- **Build time:** 1–2 hours
- **Reading time:** 10 minutes

## Tools required

- Compatible Aqara Zigbee hub and mobile app
- Cleaning cloth and removable mounting tape
- Phone for notification and alarm testing


## What readers will learn

- Place four sensors according to the risk they monitor
- Build distinct warning levels for water, smoke, climate and access
- Test local alarms and remote notifications without creating unsafe assumptions


## Skill requirements

- Comfort pairing Zigbee accessories
- Basic notification automation setup
- Ability to follow manufacturer fire-safety placement instructions

## Project kit

- [Connected Home Safety Kit](https://realhomeautomations.com/en/product/connected-home-safety-kit/index.md)

## What you will build

 This project uses the four products in the Connected Home Safety Kit: an Aqara door and window sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, water leak sensor, and photoelectric smoke detector. Together they provide useful early warnings for a utility or laundry room. A compatible Aqara Zigbee hub is required and is not included.

 ## Safety boundaries

- The smoke detector must be installed, tested and replaced exactly as required by its manufacturer and local fire-safety rules.
- Connected notifications supplement the detector local alarm; they are not a substitute for working local alarms, escape planning or regular testing.
- The leak sensor warns about water but the kit contains no shutoff valve. Close the water manually and investigate safely.
- Never place a battery sensor where it can be submerged, exposed to steam or heated beyond its stated limits.

 ## 1. Pair and name every sensor

 Add one device at a time in the Aqara app so each record is unambiguous. Use room-based names such as Utility door, Utility climate, Utility leak and Utility smoke. Confirm battery status and install any available firmware updates before mounting.

 ## 2. Place the contact and climate sensors

 Align the door sensor and magnet within the stated gap and test both open and closed states. Mount the climate sensor at breathing height away from the dryer exhaust, radiator, exterior drafts and direct sunlight so its readings represent the room rather than one appliance.

 ## 3. Place the water and smoke sensors

 Put the leak sensor on the lowest dry surface where water from the washer, water heater or pipe joints would reach it early. Install the smoke detector only in a location permitted by its manual; distance from cooking vapour, walls and ventilation openings matters.

 ## 4. Create clear notifications

- Send a high-priority leak alert immediately and repeat it until acknowledged.
- Send a smoke notification in addition to, never instead of, the detector local sound and light alarm.
- Warn when the door remains open for ten minutes.
- Start with climate warnings above 30 °C or 75% relative humidity for fifteen minutes, then adjust them from observed normal conditions.

 ## 5. Run a monthly test

 Use the smoke detector test function, bridge the leak sensor contacts with a damp cloth as permitted by its manual, open the door, and warm the climate sensor gently by hand. Confirm the local alarm, app state and every intended household notification, then record the test date.

 ## Acceptance checklist

- Every sensor has a clear room-based name and healthy battery.
- Leak and smoke alerts reach at least two responsible household members.
- Door and climate notifications wait long enough to avoid nuisance alerts.
- The household knows that remote alerts may fail and understands the local emergency response.