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Re: [ECS] Preventing frozen pipes Ingo Pakleppa Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:11:17 -0800

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Yes, they are designed for that very purpose, to prevent frozen pipes. You
can use it to actually bring the bathroom to a comfortable temperature, but
the lowest setting is specifically a freeze-prevention setting.

Come to think about it, I *thought* I saw these at Home Depot, but now that
I think about it, maybe I only remember it from Germany (which wouldn't
help you much, with 220V and all that). I suppose I have to go to Home
Depot and check...

Ingo

At 12:20 PM 3/25/99 -0500, hutchins.ta@pg.com wrote:
>Excellent thought Ingo, Do they come w/ thermostats that go that low?
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>Tom
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>From: Ingo Pakleppa <ipakleppa@home.com> on 03/25/99 11:49 AM
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>Please respond to ecs-list@netbloc.com
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>To:   ecs-list@netbloc.com, ecs-list@netbloc.com
>cc:    (bcc: Thomas Hutchins-TA/PGI)
>Subject:  Re: [ECS] Preventing frozen pipes
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>Why bother with X-10? Sometimes, the low-tech approach works best. Just get
>a small electric bathroom heater with a built-in thermostat. They are
>designed to do that, cheap and easy to operate. And no noise problems.
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>Ingo
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>At 08:09 AM 3/25/99 -0500, hutchins.ta@pg.com wrote:
>>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
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>>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?
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>>Tom

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