I'm in Texas and with our recent inclement cold weather I've discovered a use for a feature of the HS-Flex Sensor I previously discounted. I have a Flex installed in my mechanical closet. The mechanical closet contains my furnace/AC, whole house humidifier, and tankless water heater; all drain into a common sewer inlet. The closet also contains a Manablock pex water manifold. With so many potential sources of water the Flex sensor made a lot of sense. I never saw a need to pay attention to the Flex Sensor's temperature reading. Due to remodeling, the mechanical closet is open to my attic. With our current subzero temperatures there is the possibility of the Manablock water manifold freezing. Pex pipes themselves are quite resistant to bursting when frozen, however the Manablock manifold is plastic; if it froze it would be devastating. I've been very lucky in that I've not lost power.
As I took steps to safeguard my plumbing fixtures using traditional methods, I also added an event to alert me via push notification if temperatures in the mechanical closet started approaching zero. As I write this, the house is at 70 degrees F, the mechanical closet is reporting 47.8 degrees F.
As I took steps to safeguard my plumbing fixtures using traditional methods, I also added an event to alert me via push notification if temperatures in the mechanical closet started approaching zero. As I write this, the house is at 70 degrees F, the mechanical closet is reporting 47.8 degrees F.
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