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If you have a second home in a cold climate this product is perfect. I have the capability to call ahead to turn up the heat so my lake home is warm when I arrive -- which is terrific. I wired this myself and it took a couple hours to do -- not a big deal if you like little projects like this. You do need a telephone jack and a power recepticle nearby so I spent the bulk of the time determining where I wanted to locate the Freeze Alarm so it was out of the way. I decided to locate it in a basement closet so I had to run the power receptical and telephone jack there -- which took the lion's share of my installation time.

It is also great if you are concerned about your furnace in the winter. It can call three numbers if the temperature gets below a threshold that you set. Works great and provides peace of mind.

It is a little expensive for what it is but it certainly appears to be a well engineered and quality product.

Great concept with the ability to remotely toggle thermostats (and temperature settings)with a phone. However, after two units, neither were able to work with my Ooma based VoIP phone system. Everything worked fine calling out to the designated numbers during an alarm condition, but I was never able to call into the unit and access the main menu. This is a pricey unit and I would have expected that this type of bug would have been worked out. Their technical assistance was not very helpful who fell back on the standard line "you must have noise in your telephone line."

Works great. I own a vacation home in Maine and it is peace of mind to know that I can call my telephone number and know what the temperature is in the house.

I installed this in our second home two years ago. I love it. Our second home is in Northern Minnesota where winter temps get to 50 below.

This freeze alarm has saved us twice when our furnace conked out. It also offers us peace of mind to be able to call up and get the temperature in our house.

Aside from emergencies, it is also practical. In those cold temps, it takes the house a while to warm up from the lower setting on the second thermostat. We simply call up and switch the day before we get there to arrive at a cozy warm house.

I have been very happy with how well this freeze alarm operates. It does everything it advertises