Nous E13
| Model | E13 |
| Vendor | Nous |
| Description | Water leakage or shortage sensor with sound alarm |
| Exposes | water, water_leak, alarm_mode, ringtone, battery |
| Picture | ![]() |
Notes
Battery
Uses 2 x AAA battery.
The remaining percentage is reported correctly with Alkalines (1.5V).
Pairing
Press and hold the button for 7s to put the device in pairing mode.
The red LED will flash until it connects.
Alarm
Alarm can be configured to ring on water presence or absence, and has 3 tones + silent mode.
- It rings for 20s, waits 1min and loops while the condition is met
- Pressing the button dismisses the current alarm (exits the loop)
Reporting
Device reports water and alarm state immediately when they change, or when the button is pressed, using custom Tuya commands.
Otherwise, it doesn't send commands / spam.
Bindings or reportings are not needed.
Firmware
- Device comes with appVersion
80
(reported in Tuya app as Zigbee module v1.1.0 + MCU v1.0.5) - Subscribed to manufactuerCode
4417, imageType54179
Exposes
Water (binary)
Indicates whether the device detects water. Value can be found in the published state on the water property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. If value equals true water is ON, if false OFF.
Water leak (binary)
Indicates whether the device detected a water leak and the buzzer is ringing. Value can be found in the published state on the water_leak property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. If value equals true water leak is ON, if false OFF.
Alarm mode (enum)
When to consider a water leak and sound the alarm. Value can be found in the published state on the alarm_mode property. It's not possible to read (/get) this value. To write (/set) a value publish a message to topic zigbee2mqtt/FRIENDLY_NAME/set with payload {"alarm_mode": NEW_VALUE}. The possible values are: water_presence, water_absence.
Ringtone (enum)
Selected buzzer ringtone for the alarm. Value can be found in the published state on the ringtone property. It's not possible to read (/get) this value. To write (/set) a value publish a message to topic zigbee2mqtt/FRIENDLY_NAME/set with payload {"ringtone": NEW_VALUE}. The possible values are: muted, tone_1, tone_2, tone_3.
Battery (numeric)
Remaining battery in %, can take up to 24 hours before reported. Value can be found in the published state on the battery property. It's not possible to read (/get) or write (/set) this value. The minimal value is 0 and the maximum value is 100. The unit of this value is %.

