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Originally Posted by bigdog
Question regarding ‘freeze alarms’…… This one for you techies !
Very interested in knowing type, Brand, Cost, etc of your freeze alarms.
Maybe CharlieT can you share info. about his? But also interested in others comments....
I have a Condo at the Lake, and sometimes we're not there from
time-to-time. I have thermostats set at 52-55 degrees, but want to know if temp drops below this setting.
Condo is heated by oil heat furnace, forced hot water. Two zones.
May have a problem with freeze alarm calling on phone line. I 'do not' have a conventional 'land line'. Using 'Magic Jack' for phone service, connected to my laptop computer. Phone service is delivered through VOIP (Voice over IP).
Can I still configure the freeze alarm, over this type of phone configuration ?
Oh, also, dumb question maybe.... If I loose power, then it comes back on, will my furnace automatically come back on also?
I assume there is some type of switch connected to the furnace for that purpose ?
Thanks,
Bigdog
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BD, I think you will have a problem without a standard phone line (will your laptop always be there for magic jack?).
There are IP thermostats such as this
http://www.diycontrols.com/p-6130-pr...hermostat.aspx with built in freeze alarms but they are pricey.
Your furnace should come back on without any user intervention following a power failure.