I am paranoid about something like this happening and also a water leak flooding the house. I have installed a Yolink system from Amazon. I can monitor freezers...smoke....water leaks . If there is a problem a siren turns on and if it is a water problem the main valve is shut off. The system...
Well I have a drawer full of defective or noisy or hard to set timers so since we have wifi we have gone to smart plugs and manage them through the alexia ap...it is wonderful...maybe this could work out for you as well.