BCONE® Pool Alarm by Lifebuoy® | ASTM F2208 Certified | Floating Safety Device with App Alerts + Alexa Voice Control | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi | for Inground & Above-Ground Pools

This does exactly what it says. Buy it right now. Finally a pool product that brings pools to the 2023 era of must have products like the iphone/pixel or apple watch, etc. Package, design, app, implementation, customer service all tops.Beacon sits in the pool (attached however you'd like, we have it stuck via included 3M tape to waterline tile in the middle of the pool) and detects wave movement. If the 3 year old goes in the pool it senses it immediately (1+ seconds). The app helps you to determine best placement (not next to skimmer or infloor cleaning jets).Beacon connects wirelessly (bluetooth i think) to a receiver which looks like a modern thermostat. Beacon uses batteries which appear to last for months. Receiver is mounted on indoor wall. Must be within 100 feet of beacon. Ours is about 40 feet on a wall that has a window overlooking pool.Receiver has various functions but it is essentially a giant alarm (same siren as fire/carbon monoxide detector). When beacon senses movement in pool which means someone has walked/fallen in, the receiver sounds the alarm very loudly and also sends notification to your phone via the app. It is near instantaneous (probably 1+ second delay). The notification on your phone happens anywhere you are as long as you have cell service.The receiver has buttons which can control the beacon. Off, on or swim mode (doesn't sound the alarm but when waves stop turns itself back to the on position automatically). We don't use any buttons on the receiver because the app has all the functionality. The receiver plugs in or has a battery that recharges via an included cable.The app is super slick. On/Off/Swim mode. Helps you to set up device. Change sensitivity settings (some places are more windy, some pools with infloor systems have a "busier" surface water. Adjust for size of pool, etc. All modern. Firmware updates have been pushed through. Shows you if receiver has good signal. Can set "quiet times" where alarm will not be active. Shows history. Various other set up options.Customer service is via email and response time is <24 hours. Its possible you have questions, and it appears from my experience they will be answered in an acceptable timeframe and manner.I am impressed. I have a new(ish) pool and the contractor installed iaqualink from zodiac which is an all encompassing wireless pool control system (pumps, heat, infloor, lights, etc) that you control from anywhere. It is terrible. The app is super outdated, not slick, need to be a computer expert to reprogram even simple functions which negates its utility and therefore its mostly useless (and very expensive). Feels like it was designed 20 years ago. This is not what lifebuoy is. Lifebuoy app, beacon, receiver and controls are all what you might expect apple or google to have designed. Wish they made a product to replace iaqualink.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Easy to use and great reviews. Loudness:Was very loud in home, on phone and by poolAlarm quality:Worked perfectly. No false alarms, but worked any time we forgot to turn off before using pool Safety:Gave me full peace of mine while my grandkids were here.

The media could not be loaded. I had really high hopes for this alarm system. I have a 3 year old at home and family that uses the pool via a coded gate door and 2 blink cameras. I had also purchased an extended WiFi router so I wouldn’t miss a thing. I had the system set at the highest sensitivity to test it. Had a really hard rain and nothing sensed or phased the alarm system. I tested different ways again with the sensitivity on the highest setting. Threw a basket ball with force. Again nothing detected. The app doesn’t stay connected the system. Mine kept saying add system but I had already completed that step then it would randomly show back up on the app. I will say this was very unreliable and very disappointing. I did return this because I didn’t want to miss the return window and be stuff with this unreliable system. As stated in a previous review it does seem very beta and not ready for the market. I also never leave reviews but felt the need to on this. Still looking for a more reliable system now.

It is so easy to set up just follow the instructions that they give you and works fantastic do all the updates on your phone? It’s a great product I hope I never have to use it.

Once product is set-up and running, it works pretty well. The set-up will be a bit frustrating, even if you are tech savvy. I have my home functioning with close to 40 items running remotely through wi-fi, so I'm experienced with this kind of device. The software updated 3 times in the install, then the app needed updating. I understand updates are needed but this really seemed off putting as it stopped the set-up each time. Once it was set-up, the product does seem to be very good. We used a 32oz water bottle dropping it into the pool in different locations, caught it every time. They might not say this in the add but you would really have to try very hard to be in there and not set this device off. Time will tell how it holds up against the Phoenix sun, but I'm feeling good about my purchase.

Works as intended. Had a electrical problem with the unit due to the unit being unexpectly left upside down for a few days and having water intrusion. Reached out to the company, they responded quickly and we're very helpful. Ended up sending me a new unit at no additional cost on something that wasn't the fault of the company or the bcone