Remote power control

Last month in "GA News" there was a brief mention of a system that allowed
you to turn on a power plug by calling a pager or cell phone. I was
interested in it for controlling the Tanis heater on my plane, but a
friend at work was describing needing something similar for his cottage to
turn on the heat and stuff when he's coming up for the weekend. Does
anybody know what I'm talking about, and can you give me a URL or a
company name?


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It's the Beeper Box: http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Beeper%20Box%20pg%201.htm

Have you looked into the ThermoCube? It turns on when the temperature drops
below a certain threshhold. Sporty's sell it I believe.

Good Luck,
Marco


"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Last month in "GA News" there was a brief mention of a system that allowed
you to turn on a power plug by calling a pager or cell phone. I was
interested in it for controlling the Tanis heater on my plane, but a
friend at work was describing needing something similar for his cottage to
turn on the heat and stuff when he's coming up for the weekend. Does
anybody know what I'm talking about, and can you give me a URL or a
company name?


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
In an experiment to determine the precise amount of beer required to enjoy
this film, I passed out.
-- Dave O'Brien, on "Highlander II"



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In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
It's the Beeper Box: http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Beeper%20Box%20pg%201.htm

Have you looked into the ThermoCube? It turns on when the temperature drops
below a certain threshhold. Sporty's sell it I believe.

I don't want to heat up the airplane every day if I only fly once in a
week.



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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
-- Albert Einstein.

Paul,
if you handy with electricity go to your local Electrical or heating and
AC supply house. Buy a temperature controlled switch/contactor. They can
go from $30-100 dollars.
I bought one that is double throw and can turn on when the temp falls or
rises. It is used in the heating/AC industry to switch between Heat and AC.
Michelle

Paul Tomblin wrote:

Last month in "GA News" there was a brief mention of a system that allowed
you to turn on a power plug by calling a pager or cell phone. I was
interested in it for controlling the Tanis heater on my plane, but a
friend at work was describing needing something similar for his cottage to
turn on the heat and stuff when he's coming up for the weekend. Does
anybody know what I'm talking about, and can you give me a URL or a
company name?





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Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

According to Tanis, keeping their heater on 24/7 will not harm anything
(besides your electric bill) as long as you fly about once a week for a
long-enough duration and temp to burn off the moisture. If not, then the
pager option would probably be the best one.

I unfortunately don't have an electrical source at my new tie-down so I
can't use my Tanis heater {:-(

Marco

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
It's the Beeper Box:
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Beeper%20Box%20pg%201.htm

Have you looked into the ThermoCube? It turns on when the temperature
drops
below a certain threshhold. Sporty's sell it I believe.

I don't want to heat up the airplane every day if I only fly once in a
week.



--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
-- Albert Einstein.



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In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
According to Tanis, keeping their heater on 24/7 will not harm anything
(besides your electric bill) as long as you fly about once a week for a

Yeah, that's the kicker, isn't it? The pager controlled one would pay for
itself in lower electric bills in a season here.

long-enough duration and temp to burn off the moisture. If not, then the
pager option would probably be the best one.

The weather we've had in Rochester the last couple of weeks, the bit about
flying once a week is another problem.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
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-- Ferenc Mantfeld

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"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Last month in "GA News" there was a brief mention of a system that allowed
you to turn on a power plug by calling a pager or cell phone.

Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
It's the Beeper Box: http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Beeper%20Box%20pg%201.htm

Have you looked into the ThermoCube? It turns on when the temperature drops
below a certain threshhold. Sporty's sell it I believe.
I don't want to heat up the airplane every day if I only fly once in a
week.

Paul,
Incidentally, this topic was discussed some time in the last year.
Nevertheless, is your "once a week" always on the same day (like
Saturday)? If so, getting a digital timer that lets you specify the
day of the week would probably work. That's what I do. I have the heater
turn on every Saturday morning at 3 or 4 AM, and stay on till noon. That
way, whenever I get over to the airport on Saturday, the engine is warm.
And of course, it doesn't turn the heater on the other 6 days. I guess
you could combine it with one of the thermo-cubes to allow you to specify
both a day of the week AND a temperature. Anyway, I bought this one...
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/77hydro-...rasdigtim.html
and it's been working out well.

--- Jay


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After I posted, I thought to myself, "Damn, I wish *I* was flying once a
week!" I'm in Long Island so we've had similar (but not identical) weather
patterns.


"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
...
In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
According to Tanis, keeping their heater on 24/7 will not harm anything
(besides your electric bill) as long as you fly about once a week for a

Yeah, that's the kicker, isn't it? The pager controlled one would pay for
itself in lower electric bills in a season here.

long-enough duration and temp to burn off the moisture. If not, then the
pager option would probably be the best one.

The weather we've had in Rochester the last couple of weeks, the bit about
flying once a week is another problem.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product.
-- Ferenc Mantfeld



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Hey, that's a great idea! I am assuming that you have a hangar since the
timer doesn't look very weather-proof. I suppose if I ever convince the
hangar next to my spot to let me pay for use of their electricity I can
always house the timer in my plastic lockbox.

Marco


"Jay Masino" wrote in message
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Paul Tomblin wrote:
In a previous article, "Marco Leon" mleon(at)optonline.net said:
It's the Beeper Box:
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/Beeper%20Box%20pg%201.htm

Have you looked into the ThermoCube? It turns on when the temperature
drops
below a certain threshhold. Sporty's sell it I believe.
I don't want to heat up the airplane every day if I only fly once in a
week.

Paul,
Incidentally, this topic was discussed some time in the last year.
Nevertheless, is your "once a week" always on the same day (like
Saturday)? If so, getting a digital timer that lets you specify the
day of the week would probably work. That's what I do. I have the heater
turn on every Saturday morning at 3 or 4 AM, and stay on till noon. That
way, whenever I get over to the airport on Saturday, the engine is warm.
And of course, it doesn't turn the heater on the other 6 days. I guess
you could combine it with one of the thermo-cubes to allow you to specify
both a day of the week AND a temperature. Anyway, I bought this one...
http://shop.store.yahoo.com/77hydro-...rasdigtim.html
and it's been working out well.

--- Jay


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__!__
Jay and Teresa Masino ___(_)___
http://www2.ari.net/jmasino/ ! ! !

Checkout http://www.oc-adolfos.com/
for the best Italian food in Ocean City, MD and...
Checkout http://www.brolow.com/ for authentic Blues music on Delmarva




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