To all,

Meadowlark mentioned a remote camera above to monitor things and I thought of a device we have used where I work to monitor outdoor freezers. The device is called a Sensaphone and we ordered ours through an Ag supply store because I think that ranchers use them to monitor remote barn conditions. They only need a phone line and an AC outlet to operate and you can attach multiple sensors to them (moisture, temperature, even sound, etc.) and then they will call you if your set parameters are exceeded. For instance, you can have it call you if the temperature drops below 40 degrees F. (or whatever value you choose) in your pump house. Or, if a very loud noise is detected, it can call you. The fact that it uses phone lines is a plus because it will work on battery in the event of a power failure, and the phone lines might still be working...but I guess that depends on the area you are in. You can set these to dial multiple phone numbers and repeat the messages until someone receives the call and "acknowledges" that the message was received by pressing a series of numbers on your phone. They are easy to set up and quite reliable. I understand that they make a model called a "cabin sitter" that has fewer connections for input if you only want temperature and sound. You can also dial into these devices just to check the status at any time. Here is a link to the model that we use, and you can browse around their site if you want to look at some of their other models.

http://www.sensaphone.com/sensaphone-1100.html

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