After installing Flume 2, I finally understand where all that mysterious water usage was coming from. The moment I strapped the sensor onto my meter (no plumber needed – just rubber gloves and 10 minutes), my phone buzzed with a leak alert. Turns out my garden hose had been silently weeping for weeks.

What blew my mind? Watching real-time water flow during my morning shower. The app breaks it down minute-by-minute – 12 gallons for a 7-minute rinse! Now I race to beat my 'water high score' like it's a fitness tracker. My kids think I've gone nuts turning off faucets mid-toothbrush.

The irrigation alerts saved me during a pipe burst last winter. Woke up to 'UNUSUAL WATER FLOW AT 3AM' – sprinted downstairs to find my basement floor already shimmering. That single notification probably saved $5k in damages.

Battery life's impressive (18 months and counting), though I wish the app refreshed faster than 60-second intervals when tracking live usage. The lack of cost-per-gallon tracking hurts – I want to see dollar signs when my teenager takes their 45-minute 'relaxation showers.'

For all its quirks, Flume's become my home's silent water guardian. Nothing's more satisfying than getting a water bill lower than my neighbor's while knowing exactly which appliance caused that midnight usage spike.