Home Automation suggestions

[Dizzle]

LoL.. I'm not electrically inclined. I mean I can solder and put things back like they were.. but I'm no Nikola Tesla by any means. Hahaha... What I want to be able to do is control my thermostat at the lake house from here. I'd like to be able to turn on the A/C when I get a half hour out or so. The only issue I may have is that I don't have internet service down at the camp, so I was wondering if there are some cellular options..

humm.. gonna go do some more research....

Thanks for the input, much appreciated!!!

[DJD]

I know that there are many security systems that integrate with home automation. They have modules/relays that do what your asking. They also have Cellular service for monitoring. I haven't looked into logging in to turn on/off options but my guess is it's very possible. This is a start...

http://www.mytotalconnect.com/mobilecontrol.php

[bplgocards]

I'm sure that these is some kind of integrated cellular control relays out there. As I said, controlling appliances would be more difficult, but hooking up the A/C and lights would not be very difficult. If you look into buying to controls from a local company, they may even be able to install everything for you.

[roadrunner]

I have a house boat and there are people on our dock that have a system that will turn on the lights and AC from a phone call. This system can also call you with a code if it detects water in the bilge the temperature gets to low, the door has been opened etc. However I do not know who's system it is I would think you could call some marina's and they could help you find a reliable system that some of their slip owners use.

[DJD]

I have a house boat and there are people on our dock that have a system that will turn on the lights and AC from a phone call. This system can also call you with a code if it detects water in the bilge the temperature gets to low, the door has been opened etc. However I do not know who's system it is I would think you could call some marina's and they could help you find a reliable system that some of their slip owners use.

Thats exactly what I know can be done with Honeywell Security (Ademco) that we sell. You can pull up video and without doing any further research I bet you can pick a relay to energize anything. I would look into it if someone needed to know.