Comment Tech, process, people (Score 1) 433
For technology, I've used a Radio Shack product called "Home Monitor" for about 20 years. It connects to a phoneline, and dials (no tones) a set of numbers you program if the temperature goes past your limits, if the power goes out, if there's too much noise, or if an external switch changes state.
For procedure, we drain the water out of the water supply system, and make sure the low spots in the drains and traps have some environmentally friendly anti-freeze in them.
For the human touch, we use an on-call caretaker who does a walkabout every couple of weeks, and who is on call.
This is where the Harrisville GrassCam has been hosted for the past 6.5 years. I used to put a Christmas candle inside the PC's box to keep it warm over the winter when there's no heat at all, but one winter the bulb burned out and the PC worked just as well, so I don't bother with it anymore.
For procedure, we drain the water out of the water supply system, and make sure the low spots in the drains and traps have some environmentally friendly anti-freeze in them.
For the human touch, we use an on-call caretaker who does a walkabout every couple of weeks, and who is on call.
This is where the Harrisville GrassCam has been hosted for the past 6.5 years. I used to put a Christmas candle inside the PC's box to keep it warm over the winter when there's no heat at all, but one winter the bulb burned out and the PC worked just as well, so I don't bother with it anymore.
