Dutch_12078 wrote:
krobbe wrote:
loneryder wrote:
Is everyone using web enabled thermostats or is there another way to do that?
On a low or high temperature, a Sensaphone400 autodialer will call up to 4 phone #'s using a standard phone line. The Sensaphone600Web will send email and/or text messages using an internet connection.
They both go for $355 on Amazon. These autodialers are commonly used by municipalities for cheap remote location alarm annunciation.
It saved my Dad's house last winter when the igniter went bad in his furnace. Called me at 4:00 in the morning on a low temperature. Had it fixed before the temperature dropped below 38F.
We use an AcuRite AcuLink Internet bridge to monitor three remote temperature/humidity sensors at our cottage. The readings are available online with a browser and with an Android or iOS app. Alarm levels can be set for high/low temps and/or humidity, as well as for failed readings or communications. The alerts can be sent by email and/or text. The bridge is about $70 and the remote sensors are about $13 each. The monitoring server access is free.
AcuLink Internet Bridge
That AcuRite looks like a good lower cost solution if there is an internet connection.
But my folks use my Verizon Jetpack and take it with them when they leave. So no internet is available. The Sensaphone400 uses just a standard phone line. We can also call it to query the current temperature. When it calls out on alarm, it will go through up to 4 phone numbers until it is acknowledged using a code like 555#. I haven't seen a lower cost solution for a standard autodialer.
