Turn Your Floor Into a Smart Floor with Floor Sentry
Moisture damage that resulted in cupping wood floors.
Almost everything is “smart” nowadays, from smartphones to smart speakers to smart refrigerators!
But have you ever heard of a smart floor? And what would you want it to do?
As a flooring installer, you might appreciate a smart device that could help you monitor and protect your client’s floors.
It’d be like having your own personal assistant to keep an eye on any temperature and moisture fluctuations that could lead to damage.
Not too many years ago, tech like this might have sounded like wishful thinking. But now, Wagner Meter’s Floor Sentry makes smart floor monitoring possible.
Learn more about the significant protection and convenience Floor Sentry offers:
- The dangers of unsupervised floors
- What is Floor Sentry?
- Why choose Floor Sentry
- How it addresses international users
- The smart floor revolution
First, let’s talk about the circumstances that make this device a necessity.
The dangers of unsupervised floors
A quality installation is just one part of ensuring beautiful, long-lasting floors.
The rest depends on monitoring and maintenance.
This is why it’s so important to show clients how to care for their floor (and how to register any problems that could lead to costly damage).
Close monitoring helps clients identify and address issues as they pop up. They can look for signs of insect damage so they know to call in pest control. And they can clean up spills as they notice them to minimize any staining.
The only thing is, not all problems are so easy to spot.
Changes in temperature and humidity are two of the greatest threats to floor longevity and they’re both invisible to the naked eye. There may be some indicators of these issues, but in most cases, you’ll only notice the problem once the damage is well underway.
You or your client may see your floors:
- Warping
- Buckling
- Crowning
- Cupping
- Etc.
Of course, most customers aren’t going to be very happy to see these problems. Some may even blame your installation, even though sudden humidity changes afterward may be the real culprit.
But the good news is, your client’s floors (and your reputation as a flooring installer) don’t have to be at the mercy of temperature and humidity fluctuations.
Instead, you can install Floor Sentry to keep an eye on your floor’s condition.
What is Floor Sentry?
You can view Floor Sentry’s readings on the free Wagner Sentry app.
Floor Sentry is a card-sized embedded wood floor datalogger that monitors the internal temperature and relative humidity (RH) of your wood floors and the concrete subfloor.
All you have to do is fit it under one of your floorboards in the room you want to monitor.
- Make a cavity: Use a router on the underside of one of the boards to create a cavity the size of your Floor Sentry device. Then place the Floor Sentry into the indentation.
- Find a good spot to install it: Consult the instruction manual for optimal placement suggestions.
- Pair Floor Sentry with the free Wagner Sentry App: Open the app to connect to Floor Sentry via Bluetooth. Once paired, you can click on your device’s name to view its data. From the app, you can set up when you’d like your Floor Sentry device to record and store its readings. The app can also be used to create an alarm for moisture thresholds. In other words, you can set up Floor Sentry to ping you with alerts when your floor goes over a certain temperature or relative humidity.
With Floor Sentry watching over your floors, you won’t have to worry about moisture damage sneaking up on you or bringing about angry callbacks from customers.
You and your clients can have peace of mind knowing you can check up on the floor’s condition with a couple taps on your phone.
Why choose Floor Sentry?
Finally, here’s an all-in-one solution for protecting your clients, their floors, and your reputation. Floor Sentry:
- Empowers clients: Floor Sentry gives customers the tools and know-how they need to monitor and care for their floors. Not only will this enable proactive maintenance and timely interventions, it’ll also help them feel more informed and confident about the quality of their floors.
- Provides peace of mind for the safety of your floors: Like your own personal guard on patrol, Floor Sentry watches over your floors to prevent moisture-related damage, ensuring the longevity and beauty of your floors.
- Protects flooring installers: The readings from Floor Sentry help clients understand that moisture damage wasn’t caused by the installer, but by changes in relative humidity and temperature after the installation was finished. It will also help set you apart from the competition as a flooring installer who genuinely cares about long-term customer satisfaction and lasting floor quality.
And Floor Sentry doesn’t only protect domestic flooring installers. It’s available to installers and homeowners worldwide.
How does Floor Sentry work for international users?
Floor Sentry—the moisture monitoring protection every flooring installer needs.
Floor Sentry is especially helpful in countries where floors are exposed to unique temperature or moisture conditions.
It’s a great solution for particularly humid environments, like those in India, Mexico, Australia, and South America.
It’s also a wonderful option for areas that rely on heated flooring, like in Northern Canada, Northern Europe, Greenland, and many areas in China and South Korea. It helps building and homeowners keep tabs on any changes in humidity or temperature that might affect their floors or the radiant heating system.
Floor Sentry can be used alongside any moisture testing methods (and may be especially favored by regions that prefer RH testing). It doesn’t interfere with the testing process, regardless of method, so it can be installed at any time during pre-installation prep.
Ultimately, Floor Sentry is extra insurance for your business, enabling customers to monitor and maintain their floors even after you’ve left the jobsite.
Floor Sentry can be found in various international markets and ordered online. Wagner Meters also has a worldwide toll-free support line you can call: 800-634-9961.
No matter where you are, Floor Sentry can help you take customer satisfaction and floor quality to the next level.
Let the smart floor revolution begin
Floor Sentry is a good fit for any flooring installer or conscientious homeowner looking for a trusted and carefree method to protect the quality and longevity of their floors.
Join the smart floor revolution today!
Visit our online shop to try Floor Sentry for yourself.
Wagner Meters is a family-owned American business that aims to provide solutions in moisture measurement technology that will enhance the quality and value of each customer’s project. With an almost 60-year legacy of innovation, Wagner continues to be a resource for both individual craftsmen and high-performance commercial endeavors.
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