Using a landline to control the heating system.

[Lofty]

Hi All,
I've had a request from a customer who is 'remodeling' his house and wants to be able to remotely control the heating from his mobile to a LANDLINE connection, now it has to be a landline as the house is is a 'dead zone' for mobiles.

I've seen a couple of systems on the net but these both used a 'sim' card and so would not be suitable, i.e. mobile to mobile and thus would not work.
Has anyone fitted such a system that uses a landline or come across one ?.

A possible system may be one marketed by 'Passivsystems' which has it's own App for the iPhone and I think connects via a broadband connection.


Cheers,
Lofty.

 

[topquark]

Heatmiser do a stat that can be adjusted via a broadband connection (not strictly landline, but as you've mentioned it). They also do an iPhone app.

WiFi Thermostat - Control your heating from our iPhone App

 

[mark1979]

ive helped a mate do this before using an intruder alarm communicator. the client wanted to be able to turn his heating on remotely on the way to his holiday home

 

[cstewart37]

Hi Lofty,
I could supply a Coster system for remote access to the heating system using mobile phone connected to a laptop or PC through blue tooth that would give the control you require:

1 – XCO 428 Two zone time switch....................£164.34

1 – ACB 400 C-bus communication module...........£ 47.33

1 – MPD 612 Site modem...................................£ FOC
1 – SWC 701 Operating software........................£ FOC

 

[Lofty]

Hi cstewart37,
Many thanks for that info.

Will be talking to the customer or his site foreman later this week.

Cheers,
Lofty

 

[Octopus]

If your client is on Vodafone and has broadband, he can buy a Vodafone Sure Signal which is basically a small cell in your house which converts mobile transmissions to VoIP down the broadband back to Vodafone.

We live in a crxp mobile area, bought one for ourselves recently, and can now make and receive mobile calls at home!

 

[Brain Spunk]

Funny you should mention Passivsystems, I've just been in a meeting with one of their reps.

They do a smart boiler control unit for a bit over £300 and there's an annual fee for the customer but i don't think it's much.

Hell of a lot easier to install than a landline system.