Bob, I ran across your name on one of the security news-groups..I wonder if
I could ask a non-fishing question....

I sometimes travel for long periods of time. The kids look in on the house,
but sometimes not for a week or more. The neighbors check things out daily,
but they simply watch from the outside as they take their walks. Since I
live in a hot, humid climate..I worry about the air/conditioning system
failing due to rolling blackouts, etc. If that were to happen, I'd have a
mold issue pretty quickly if the a/c wasn't repaired promptly.

I'm thinking about installing some sort of a device ( is X10 the right
name??? ) that, IF the temperature ( or even better.. the humidity) got
above a certain number... (say 90 degrees) ..the device would dial my
cellphone. It wouldn't have to "say " anything. The mere fact that I
received a call on my cellphone from my home number ( when no one is
supposed to be home ) would cause me to send one of the kids over...right
away.... to check inside and to check if the air conditioning unit is still
on and working.

It makes sense if the device was powered with a/c, but with a battery
back-up..since it is the absence of electricity that would probably trigger
the a/c failure.

Any thoughts; products; ideas; LINKS that would help a do-it yourself kind
of guy accomplish this would be appreciated. Thanks

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RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners
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