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Don't forget Temperature Sensors for your Fridge! (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Learned my lesson after a trip last week... I have sensors for nearly everything, but somehow totally forgot about the Fridge / Freezer.

A power outage made my fridge lose it's mind and turn off cooling, even after it powered back up. Unplug / replug seems to have fixed it, but all the food was spoiled when we got home. Simple $10 temperature sensor could have saved everything!

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[–] foo 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Flood/water sensors:

Hot water heater
Under kitchen sink
Behind dishwasher
Under clothes washer

Smart valve on mains water supply so you can automatically cut off water to the entire house if any of your leak sensors alert.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Are smart valves on the mains water supply safe/reliable? And any recommendations?

I've never used one for anything but I'd assume it'd at least add a new failure point