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Preventing frozen pipes hutchins.ta.pg.com Thu, 25 Mar 1999 08:09:59 -0500

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I have a non ECS question. I have a vacation house(unfortunately no
computer yet so I can't use ECS:-(, and I need to monitor the water pipes
during spring and fall to prevent them from freezing. What I'd like to do
is monitor the temp in the bathroom / kitchen and if the temperature gets
below say 32F then turn on a small space heater via X10 until the temp gets
above say 34F then turn it off. I know about the dangers of unattended
heaters ect, but I think I can minimze by using some common sense and only
depending on it in emergencies. Also, by using a CM11A programed to send
frequent off signals(say every 15 minutes) to the heaters that should
minimize the risk of accidental (noise) related problems.
Any ideas?

Tom

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