Vivid Leak Sentinel V6

A new version of the Vivid Leak Sentinel, V6, is now available. 

I bought a very early production one and have written a review of it in the latest issue of UWP magazine. See the link  http://www.uwpmag.com/

Sadly not now living in the Caribbean and my stuff still in a container, I’ve not been able to install or field test it. I have been able to give it as good a bench test as possible under the circs. 

My own battery testing showed the now USB-C rechargeable battery to last roughly 72 hours  with the valve switched on.  If you setup the night before, it is possible to switch off the LED which I understand will save battery power whilst the system continues to run in the background.

My 5XB had two wires that fed from the sensor to the PCB.  Although this was fairly easy to install, it was the devil’s own work if you needed to remove it and then reinstall  The V6 now has a connector in the cable run which makes this much easier.

I’ve always thought these leak sensors a No-brainer to add to a system. An additional security check for expensive gear and added peace of mind  

Thanks for review

Is there any upgrade in V6 or it's only new electronics and battery? If not, then 5XB is probably still the best solution (but hard to find now).

1 hour ago, pmk said:

Thanks for review

Is there any upgrade in V6 or it's only new electronics and battery? If not, then 5XB is probably still the best solution (but hard to find now).

Yeah, so far it appears to be the connector, electronics and battery. The actual exterior valve looks the same. 

As I find out more, especially once I’ve got my housing back (!), I’ll update this thread. 

As you say, the 5XB is hard to find now. A couple of months ago Bluewater had the exterior electronics V5 but they seem to have gone and are advertising the V6 which is no longer called the XB.