Equipment cabinet leak
and water ingress detection
A Sense-i water detection node at the bottom of a telecom, control or electrical cabinet raises an alert when water gets in, whether from a failed seal, a blocked drain or a cooling unit. The electronics above stay dry because someone acts in time.
THE PROBLEM
Cabinets are sealed until a gasket, a gland or a drain fails
Outdoor telecom cabinets, roadside and pipeline control cabinets, rooftop electrical enclosures and indoor cabinets with their own cooling all have the same weak points: door gaskets that age, cable glands that were never tightened, drain holes that block, and air conditioners that produce condensate inside the enclosure.
The cabinets are spread across sites and visited rarely. Water collects at the bottom, then climbs into terminal blocks, power supplies and batteries. The first sign is often an outage and a site visit, followed by replacing electronics that were working.
HOW WE SET IT UP
One node per cabinet, chosen by risk
Probe at the lowest point
The water probe sits on the cabinet floor or in the drip tray of the cooling unit, where water collects first. The node mounts on the cabinet wall or rail.
Cabinets ranked by risk
We start with cabinets that hold the most valuable or critical equipment, those in flood-prone or exposed locations, and those with active cooling.
Connectivity that suits the field
Cellular 4G nodes report from isolated cabinets. Where cabinets are clustered, LoRa or Zigbee with one gateway covers the group.
Add temperature and humidity
Inside a cabinet, rising humidity often comes before standing water. A combined temperature and humidity reading warns of condensation and of a failing cooling unit.
AT A GLANCE
Cabinet leak detection
- Measured
- Water detection state, optional temperature and humidity
- Hardware
- Sense-i water leak node, plastic or metal enclosure
- Connectivity
- 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz; LoRa or Zigbee for cabinet clusters
- Power
- 12 V adapter from the cabinet supply, or battery
- Alerts
- SMS, call, WhatsApp, email and push through RIOD Live
- Engineering note
- For nodes mounted outside a cabinet, the ingress rating is engineered and certified to your target standard as part of the project
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us
Where should a water sensor go inside an equipment cabinet?
At the lowest point of the cabinet floor, away from cable entries that could bridge the probe, and in the drip tray if the cabinet has its own air conditioner. Water collects there before it reaches equipment.
Why do sealed cabinets get water inside?
Common causes are aged door gaskets, untightened cable glands, blocked drain holes, condensate from cabinet air conditioners and condensation when warm humid air cools overnight.
Can the sensor run from the cabinet power supply?
Yes. A 12 V adapter version runs from the cabinet supply, and a battery version keeps reporting through a power outage, which is often when a problem happens.
Is the sensor rated for outdoor mounting?
For outdoor mounting, we engineer the enclosure for the exposure and certify it to your target ingress standard as part of the project. Inside a cabinet, the cabinet itself protects the node.
Looking after cabinets across many sites?
Tell us the cabinet types, numbers and locations. We will propose the sensing, the connectivity and a pilot group.