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09-12-2017, 06:31 PM
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Remote Home Controls

I'm interested to know if anyone can recommend any remote home controls such as - be able to adjust the level heating in your home whilst away; any form of cctv to keep an eye on what's happening at home.
A friend at home who is willing to pop in if the need arises is great, but perhaps a bit too much to ask when you're away very often.
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10-12-2017, 10:08 AM
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Re: Remote Home Controls

I don't have any personal experience of these systems but the hive is one that is commonly advertised, there is a WiFi doorbell system that has a camera and connects to your phone , you can see who is calling, from anywhere, as long as you are connected to the Internet, the best place is maplins, they do both CCTV and remote heating systems
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10-12-2017, 10:33 AM
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Re: Remote Home Controls

We used to have a 4 camera CCTV system at the kennels and very good it was too . Best to get one with a monitor and (recorded to an SSD memory) so you can see what is going on all the time as well as recording. We had a look at those in Maplin and to be honest we were not impressed. if thinking about CCTV go to companies that specialise in them, may cost a bit more but well worth it. If the cameras are wireless make sure they are powered off the mains and not batteries for obvious reasons. There are certain things you are not allowed such as intruding on other peoples property, so setting up does need a little thought.

Thee are dummy cameras as well, but would someone be more prepared to break in if they saw cameras, thinking there was something of high value inside your home
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11-12-2017, 09:14 AM
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Re: Remote Home Controls

Thanks - on reflection I think my need for CCTV isn't that great, but a remote heating control could come in very handy so I'll take a look in Maplin and see what they have.

Thanks again.
 

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