It's always a good idea to have someone check up on your house while
away. We have someone water the plants and feed the fish once a
week. A quick check covers a host of emergency situations. Having
trusted neighbors makes a good place to live.


On 23 Dec 2003 16:33:15 GMT, Ignoramus28269
wrote:

Recently, one day before we had to go on vacation, our house
thermostat quietly stopped telling the furnace to turn on and quietly
displayed a LOW BATTERY warning. We noticed it because it started
getting cold. A change of battery took care of it.

I am mad as hell. What if such a thing happened while we were on
vacation? The house would freeze! (we are in northern IL) And then
pipes would burst!

So.

My question is, are there replacement thermostats that are more
reliable than that POS. Perhaps a thermostat with a solar battery
built in (like my watch), or some such thing.

I want my house to be more proofed for things like temporary power
outages, etc, in case we are not around.

Any ideas will be appreciated.

i