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.

I absolutely love this alarm. We have a 33' x 18' inground pool and I was concerned that one buoy would not be enough but it is perfect. We have a puppy that fell into the pool and lucky enough I was there to help her out before we had a tragic event. With also having a 2yr old granddaughter and it was time to start looking for a pool alarm. I read comments and looked at several different types of alarms. In reading the review on this model, most of the comments were from amazon vine users. I was a little worried but since the alarm had free returns, I took my chances and I am so very glad I did. We placed it half way down the long length of the pool. I put 5 gallons of water in an empty sprayer and dropped it down a few feet in each corner of the pool and the alarm went off within 5 seconds or less. This is with the sensitivity level set on 3 on the app. The alarm sounded at the pool buoy and inside the home and was quite loud. One thing I did not read in the instructions is that when the alarm sounds off, after about 15 seconds, it will go into swim mode. Then eventually it will switch back to alarm mode. I like this feature. When I first installed it in our pool and began downloading the APP, I had some difficulty, so I emailed the company Customer Service. Within an hour they responded back with the answer I needed. Grateful for the great customer service and quick response. The flow for our below ground pool is close to the top of our pool and we did have to adjust the flow a little below the top water level to prevent the alarm from going off every morning when the pool pump turns on. Some time it still goes off and although I could change the sensitivity level on the App to a different level, I don't mind hearing it every now and then just to hear the alarm still works. We also have a chlorinator that floats on the top of our pool and every now and then when it hits the alarm it may also make it sound the alarm. I love this alarm and it has given my husband and I the PEACE OF MIND knowing that our family can be safe. It may cost a little more that some of the others, but my husband and I would highly recommend this alarm. You get what you pay for and the peace of mind that we now have was well worth the price.

Has a nice feature where it will alert just your cell phone, if you want (which we did). Senses anytime the puppies go in the pool. Exactly what we were looking for.

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We used the bcone for a few days before it started turning on by itself, even when the home device and app were off. After numerous false alarms, we contacted the seller through Amazon and their website but did not receive any response. On several occasions, it took us over an hour to turn the device off (while the loud alarm goes on ). Eventually, we opened it to remove the batteries and found water inside. We missed the return deadline by three days, and now the seller is not responding to our warranty claims or requests for repair or replacement of the pool unit. Considering the price of the product, we expected better quality and customer service. Update: customer support replied when contacted via their website and offered refund (subject to us paying for the return postage).

Son un excelente accesorio para la alberca, indispensable en cualquier lugar donde haya niños.

Installato ormai da qualche mese nella mia piscina a sfioro. Come da consiglio riportato sul manuale, ho posizionato il Bcone a metà vasca grazie al supporto con filo e ventosa. Fa perfettamente quello che promette. Ha anche l’app dove si collega in wi-fi e si riesce a gestire le varie modalità ( nuoto, ON, OFF) e le varie sensibilità di attivazione . Utilissima anche la modalità swimming nel caso si voglia disattivare durante una pausa bagno. Integrato con Alexa, si riesce ad attivare e disattivare l’allarme in base alle proprie esigenze. In questo modo si possono creare anche delle routine di attivazione e spegnimento. Pochissimi falsi allarmi soprattutto dovuti a forte vento, ma tranquillamente gestibili. La boa riconosce in pratica un onda anomala attivando una sirena sia sulla boa che sul comando a distanza wifi che io ho posizionato dentro casa. Invia anche notifica sul cellulare in caso di allarme. Direi che per una sicurezza in più per i più piccoli è indispensabile. Materiale in plastica di ottima scelta, al tatto si percepisce la solidità e il prodotto di qualità. Ottima anche l’assistenza sul prodotto, che ho dovuto contattare per avere delucidazioni sul funzionamento con Alexa. Io ho un figlio di appena 13 mesi che è un amante dell’acqua e per questo anche molto attratto dalla piscina; da quando ho installato Bcone devo essere sincero, la mia tranquillità è aumentata notevolmente. Sicuramente non è la sola precauzione da prendere, ma sicuramente è tra quelle che consiglio ad ogni genitore. Il prezzo è in linea con il prodotto acquistato.