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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 -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners .. |
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I have a device like that in my cottage called a Sensaphone. It
monitors temperature, noise and moisture. My particular version is called the cottage sitter and I can remotely change the temperature so that the cottage is heated up by the time I arrive. It is set to call me as well as my heating contractor who has a key if the furnace goes out or I get water in the basement. I believe the web site is www.sensaphone.com. I think there are also outputs to do things like turn lights on and off at different times although I don't do that. I know it checks for heat as it called me last year while I was fishing the NWC and reported that the cottage was on fire. Fortunately it was just my wife and contractor testing the unit. It can be set to alert on both high and low temperatures. |
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"RichG" wrote in message
. com... 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 -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners For really basic monitoring of environmental USP makes some stuff that will work with their autodialers. I have not had a lot of call for this sort of thing where we weren't putting in a full blown alarm system, but its worth a look. Sensors: http://www.unitedsecurity.com/supervise.htm Dialers: http://www.unitedsecurity.com/autodialers.htm I typically don't sell to the DIY market, but there are a bunch of on-line dealers that cater to the DIY market. Just do a search. A lot of guys like Smarthome, but basshome, and several others also have the stuff. I'm sure there are probably some cleaner packages than the USP items, but they came immediately to mind. -- Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com |
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![]() "Bob La Londe" wrote in message ... "RichG" wrote in message . com... 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 -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners For really basic monitoring of environmental USP makes some stuff that will work with their autodialers. I have not had a lot of call for this sort of thing where we weren't putting in a full blown alarm system, but its worth a look. Sensors: http://www.unitedsecurity.com/supervise.htm Dialers: http://www.unitedsecurity.com/autodialers.htm I typically don't sell to the DIY market, but there are a bunch of on-line dealers that cater to the DIY market. Just do a search. A lot of guys like Smarthome, but basshome, and several others also have the stuff. I'm sure there are probably some cleaner packages than the USP items, but they came immediately to mind. -- Bob La Londe www.YumaBassMan.com Wondered what happened to United Security. About 1979 did some contract work for them when they were in Livermore. Just getting into panels at the time. |
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![]() "RichG" wrote in message . com... 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 -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners If you want, when you find something e-mail me a link and I'll take a look at it, and ask some of my security cronies about it. Also, you should post your query in news:comp.home.automation There are a bunch of serious DIY guys there who can help point you in the right direction. *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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Bob. It appears, to my uneducated mind, that this device will do exactly
what I want done.. Monitor things while I am away, and call me if something is amiss. Do I read the adv. correctly? http://www.smarthome.com/7005cs.html Does it look like I need anything else, other than some batteries? It looks like it will run on 110 a/c and then have a back up battery system if the a/c goes out?? Looks like you could sell/install a zillion of these devices to cottage owners everywhere... Thanks very much for your help . -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners .. |
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"RichG" wrote in message
m... Bob. It appears, to my uneducated mind, that this device will do exactly what I want done.. Monitor things while I am away, and call me if something is amiss. Do I read the adv. correctly? http://www.smarthome.com/7005cs.html Does it look like I need anything else, other than some batteries? It looks like it will run on 110 a/c and then have a back up battery system if the a/c goes out?? Looks like you could sell/install a zillion of these devices to cottage owners everywhere... Thanks very much for your help . -- RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners . Looks like it might just be the ticket. Of curse you need to add the accessories. I have never been crazy about non-rechargable batteries for backup, but the product does appear to be what you need otherwise. Sensaphone has been around for a long time. I have not used any of their products, but no company survives if their stuff is crap. For another perspective look at it ont he manufacturer's website. http://www.sensaphone.com/cabins-homes.html You can also download and review the manuals for different models he http://www.sensaphone.com/sensaphone...r-support.html -- Bob La Londe - Webmaster www.YumaBassMan.com Tornament Director www.YumaProAm.com *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com *** |
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