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Getting 400 gallons of water dumped in his living room when his hot-water heater burst inspired Giovanni Fima to create a system that would enable future victims to stop the damage before it got that bad. The Liquid Breaker electronically controls a series of valves you install in your plumbing system that will shut off the flow if something’s amiss. You can shut off the water from any Internet-connected computer, and the system will alert you to problems by e-mail or text message. $1,000 for an average home; liquidbreaker.com















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