magellan_nh
Recycles dryer sheets
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- Sep 17, 2006
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Hello,
The previous topic on traveling when you have dogs was of great interest to me. A related topic is how do people secure their homes when traveling, especially in winter climates.
Here's our list:
- replace batteries in thermostats
- set house temp to 50 degrees in all zones
- shut off gas outside
- shut off water main inside
- switch off well-pump power
- stop mail delivery
- stop newspaper delivery
- lock windows and doors
- tell neighbors on both sides of us we'll be gone
We don't have anyone check on the place and we don't have the driveway cleared. I'd really like to be able to monitor the inside temperature remotely, but I haven't found a good solution that's priced right. I have a weather station with computer-upload capability, but the software I was using to upload the data to a web-page would hang up periodically. Anyone have any other ideas that they've used successfully?
What do others do to prepare their homes for a long trip?
Jim
The previous topic on traveling when you have dogs was of great interest to me. A related topic is how do people secure their homes when traveling, especially in winter climates.
Here's our list:
- replace batteries in thermostats
- set house temp to 50 degrees in all zones
- shut off gas outside
- shut off water main inside
- switch off well-pump power
- stop mail delivery
- stop newspaper delivery
- lock windows and doors
- tell neighbors on both sides of us we'll be gone
We don't have anyone check on the place and we don't have the driveway cleared. I'd really like to be able to monitor the inside temperature remotely, but I haven't found a good solution that's priced right. I have a weather station with computer-upload capability, but the software I was using to upload the data to a web-page would hang up periodically. Anyone have any other ideas that they've used successfully?
What do others do to prepare their homes for a long trip?
Jim