Answer:

Because the vibration signature is different from toilet to toilet, the LeakAlertor must first “learn”
its environment. After attaching the product to the toilet and pulling the battery activation tab, the
user is instructed to flush the toilet. The LeakAlertor then mathematically models the toilet as a
function of the vibration due to water turbulence, committing the “flush signature” to memory. The
“flush signature” is used to help determine other toilet characteristics, such as whether or not the
flapper is leaking . The modeled flush signature is also used to determine when an actual flush is taking
place so that upon completion of the entire flush cycle, the user can be alerted.