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.

Our children and grandchildren (2, 4 and 15 months) came to visit so we purchased this alarm for our inground pool. We tested it several times and it worked beautifully. We also had it on swim mode and forgot that it rearmed itself when the water was still for a period of time. We were reminded quickly when it alarmed as soon as someone got back into the pool! It’s very easy to set up and easy to control from the base or phone app and provides great peace of mind for us and our children. Well worth the cost.

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.

FINAL UPDATE: Promptly received new unit. I did have trouble getting the APP to work correctly however it turned out the problem was my IOS phone font was set too large. After adjusting it smaller everything on APP worked as it should. CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLED ME FROM ISRAEL AND STAYED ON THE PHONE WITH ME UNTIL IT WAS ALL CONNECTED AND WORKING PROPERLY. Pool alarm is working splendidly. After all the issues and frustrations getting it setup with the technology the alarm itself is great and I will purchase again if needed.UPDATE: After contacting customer service again they have offered to send me an entirely new home and pool unit. It should be here on Saturday. Will update review afterwards.I had used the previous version of this product and it worked great. It died after a few years so upgraded to the $400 model. Sounded great with the APP improvements. You have to email someone in Israel, wait for a reply, then email again when their suggestions don't work. NEVER COULD GET THE POOL UNIT TO CONNECT TO HOME UNIT even though I went through all of the steps. I AM SICK I MISSED THE RETURN DEADLINE. Now I have to spend more money on another product --- Grrrrrr..... I am furious about this purchase.

Set up is fast and easy, which is important for a safety device. I do have a two gripes. It didn’t ship with a USB-C plug. They’re ubiquitous, so I understand why, but they’re pretty cheap so there’s also no reason not to. I prefer premium safety devices ship with everything. Another small issue is turning it off. When turned off it sends a pop up notification but no reminders. I have turned it off and forgotten to turn it back on until a few days later. Swim mode works great, but there are times like thunderstorms or house parties where we need it off. I think an occasional reminder that the unit off every few hours would help offset some human tendencies. Otherwise, fantastic safety device! Worth every penny!