Greg Arehart
Well Known Member
With the coming on of cooler weather (in Nevada we haven't seen any of the miserability most of you have seen the past few days), it is time again to think about remote-controlled switches for your engine heater or coffee pot. I just saw a pretty good deal on these:
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/GSM-SWITCH.htm
from the Reiff folks. A bit more versatile than the roll your own version I made a few years ago, this one is smart enough to tell you if/when your heater is on. Looks like a reasonable value compared to others I've seen for $300 or more, though it still seems expensive for a small and pretty simple computer board. Downside is that it apparently only runs on GSM network phones (ATT or Tmobile).
Greg
http://www.reiffpreheat.com/GSM-SWITCH.htm
from the Reiff folks. A bit more versatile than the roll your own version I made a few years ago, this one is smart enough to tell you if/when your heater is on. Looks like a reasonable value compared to others I've seen for $300 or more, though it still seems expensive for a small and pretty simple computer board. Downside is that it apparently only runs on GSM network phones (ATT or Tmobile).
Greg