# Soiled diaper sensors **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 26, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647 "2018-07-26T23:41:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647/1 "2018-07-26T23:41:06Z")
Is there a soiled diaper sensor currently available on the consumer market? I have seen announcements like [Monit](https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/30/monit), or urine detecting products like [DiaperSense](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180705005609/en/ElderSens-Releases-DiaperSens-Smart-Diaper-Sensor-Wet), but these never made it to market or only detect urine. In my situation, I want a device that will detect whether an elderly bedridden adult has soiled their diaper. They have a Foley catheter inserted, so urine detection is not an issue. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647/2 "2018-07-26T23:55:48Z")
I found [one for you](https://www.amazon.com/DiaperSens-Adult-Diaper-Sensor-Smartphone/dp/B07DBH8KXK/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1527629250&sr=8-2&keywords=diapersens), but it doesn’t really define “soiled.” However, [this article](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180705005609/en/ElderSens-Releases-DiaperSens-Smart-Diaper-Sensor-Wet) contains their contact info, so you can ask them. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647/3 "2018-07-27T00:49:28Z")
That’s the second link I mentioned; it only detects urine. ---
**Author:** ![Isilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/cc9497/32.png) [@Isilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isilder)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647/4 "2018-07-27T06:30:57Z")
… Here’s one that detects feaces and urine externally, so the sensor itself doesn’t get soiled. > **[Monit's smart diaper sensor lets parents avoid the sniff test](https://techcrunch.com/2017/04/30/monit/)** > > New parents are faced with many conundrums and one of the most nerve-wracking is how to check a diaper without waking a sleeping baby. Korean startup Monit’s new Bluetooth sensor wants to make sniff tests a thing of the past by alerting parents as... But you know, a cheap chinese made urine detector is $10 … I tested it out with saliva on my finger, it detects saliva, which is slightly salty. You test it out with poop… poop is obviously wet and salty… its going to detect as if urine. And an adult pee is going to flood a diaper, so the sensor can be at the poop detecting spot… urine will get there in no time if they urinate 5% of a regular pee. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soiled-diaper-sensors/818647/5 "2018-07-27T07:39:03Z")
Isilder, read the OP again - with a Foley catheter urine is not an issue, it will just drain into a closed bag by the bedside. The OP is looking for a poo detector.