How to Protect a Home When Away in Winter?

Posted by Zonk on Saturday December 9, 2006 @01:03PM from the i-suggest-unseen-servant dept.

kidMike writes "I have just accepted a new job in another state, requiring me to relocate. I'm going to keep my house in New England. As I watch the winter storm problems and electrical outages across the country, how do Slashdotters protect their houses (or cabins) when they are away in the winter? Is there a device that will call me if the temp in the house drops below a certain level? How about a broken pipe flooding the house? How can I keep advised of problems happening hundreds of miles away? (There will still be broadband at the house.)"

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Plumbers advice. by RipTides9x · 2006-12-09 13:06 · Score: -1, Redundant

If you are leaving your home for a significant amount of time in the winter, shut the water off. The only way you will find out you had a pipe freeze and burst, is when you arrive home to a flooded house.
Re:Nothing for you to see here by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-09 14:37 · Score: -1, Redundant

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