Patent ID: 6987458

Claim:
A leak-stopper system for water plumbing comprising: a leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) positioned in water-detection proximity to water plumbing ( 2 ) for a building; an electrical circuit having electrical communication from a predetermined plurality of predeterminedly spaced-apart leak sensors ( 3 ) on the leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) to a control board ( 4 ); the leak sensors ( 3 ) include three-probe sensors ( 14 ) having an output probe ( 15 ) intermediate a first input probe ( 16 ) and a second input probe ( 17 ); the leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) is in electrical communication with the first input probe ( 16 ) and the second input probe ( 17 ) through input connectors ( 18 ); the leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) is in return electrical communication with the output probe ( 15 ) through an output connector ( 19 ); the first input probe ( 16 ) and a second input probe ( 17 ) are articulated to convey current through leakage water ( 7 ) to the output probe ( 15 ) and the output probe ( 15 ) is articulated to receive the current through the leakage water ( 7 ) for conveying the current from the leakage water ( 7 ) through the output connector ( 19 ) and into the leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) for communication to designated visual leak signalers ( 5 ) on the control board ( 4 ); visual leak signalers ( 5 ) on the control board ( 4 ) being in electrical communication with the leak sensors ( 3 ) for electrically detecting and signaling location of any water leakage of the water plumbing ( 2 ) proximate one or more of the leak sensors ( 3 ) to at least one of the visual leak signalers ( 5 ) on the control board ( 4 ); the water plumbing ( 2 ) including a plumbing valve ( 6 ) with predetermined features for shutting off water to the water plumbing predeterminedly in response to detection of leakage of the water plumbing ( 2 ) in order to allow the water leakage to be fixed before water damage occurs to the building or to contents of the building; the leak sensors ( 3 ) being articulated for detecting water leakage ( 7 ) by closing of circuitry of the leak sensors ( 3 ) predeterminedly with leakage water ( 7 ) for communicating position of the leakage water ( 7 ) by communicating position of at least one of the leak sensors ( 3 ) with circuitry closed by the leakage water ( 7 ) to at least one of predetermined visual leak signalers ( 5 ) on the control board ( 4 ); the control board ( 4 ) being articulated in coordination with the water plumbing ( 2 ) and the leak-probe circuit ( 1 ) for indicating location of the leakage water ( 7 ) by indicating location of at least one of the leak sensors ( 3 ) with circuitry closed by the leakage water ( 7 ); and an electrical source ( 8 ) for supplying user-safe electrical current to components of the leak-stopper system for detecting leaks, for communicating their location, for operating the plumbing valve ( 6 ) and for other related functions.