Patent ID: 7204270

Claim:
A water leak detection and control device for interrupting undesirable water discharge, said device comprising: a housing having a plurality of monolithically formed walls sized and shaped for fitting adjacent a water-activated appliance, selected ones of said walls being provided with inlet and outlet ports respectively wherein said inlet port introduces water into said housing and said outlet port directs water away from said housing, said housing comprising a coupling in fluid communication with said inlet and outlet ports, means for detecting a fluctuation in water pressure as water is passed through said housing, means for selectively prohibiting water from exiting said outlet port, said prohibiting means cooperating with said detecting means such that a supply of water can be automatically interrupted and reinstated when a predetermined event occurs respectively, means for providing an audible notification to a user when the water supply is toggled between interrupted and reinstated modes, and means for manually controlling said prohibiting means, said manually controlling means being electrically coupled to said prohibiting means for allowing the user to manually control a volume of water passing through said housing, wherein the predetermined event can be manually reset as desired by the user.