# Leak Detector False Alarm **URL:** \ **Category:** Sensors\ **Created:** [January 3, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279 "2022-01-03T22:50:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![l.faye](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/l.faye/32/8457_2.png) [@l.faye](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/l.faye)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/1 "2022-01-03T22:50:16Z")
Hi! The leak sensor worked one time but now it always reports a leak (the red light is always on) even when no probes are connected to the circuit board. All the settings are correct and it worked before. Thanks in advance for your help! ---
**Author:** ![EliotBR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/eliotbr/32/6937_2.png) [@EliotBR](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/EliotBR)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/2 "2022-01-04T00:06:40Z")
Hi @l.faye, The leak sensing is by default active low, so if the leak detector isn’t plugged in to the port it will report a leak. Is there any chance you’ve unplugged the detector from the Pixhawk, or plugged it in to a different port than the one it’s assigned to? By default it should be in [Aux 6](https://www.ardusub.com/reference/ardusub/safety-setup-page.html) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![l.faye](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/l.faye/32/8457_2.png) [@l.faye](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/l.faye)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/3 "2022-01-04T04:52:51Z")
I just checked, and it’s plugged into Aux 6. I’ve also tried restarting the ArduSub multiple times, but it still gives me the same error. Could it be possible that I got some water into the board, or is it just a softward/hardware issue? ---
**Author:** ![EliotBR](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/eliotbr/32/6937_2.png) [@EliotBR](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/EliotBR)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/4 "2022-01-04T04:57:34Z")
If it was working before but is now giving a leak warning then presumably one of the probes is either wet, or has been squished and has ended up short-circuiting. Can you try disconnecting each probe from the board and see if one of them is causing the issue? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![l.faye](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.bluerobotics.com/l.faye/32/8457_2.png) [@l.faye](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/l.faye)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/5 "2022-01-04T05:34:44Z")
I’ve tried each of the probes, they’re all fine, but when I disconnected all the probes, the board’s light was still on and it gave me the leak detected warning. ---
**Author:** ![axelg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@axelg](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/axelg)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 7:13am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/leak-detector-false-alarm/11279/6 "2022-01-31T07:13:46Z")
We had a problem like this once. It was saltwater that had traveled through the probe cable and two of the ports on the board had been shorted. Cleaning the ports might work. I took a knife and scraped a line on the board, cutting the traces leading to the affected ports.