My freezer needs my attention, to be sure the door isn't blocked a wee bit open. I am allergic to home automation, but the only useful thing is an alert to my phone.
Is the above a good thing? Does anybody have a better idea that is independent, and doesn't require Alexa of Siri or some other horrible thing?
I was thinking of glueing a piece of wide velcro on my freezer door ,
mostly for when we are out of town and there is a small earthquake or something else that might open the door .
Yeah that looks pretty good for an off-the-shelf solution, it has plenty of ways to access the data including a web interface so you aren't totally dependent on a phone app either.
I had about 50# of pig decay in my basement chest freezer this year. An alarm would have been nice.
I've had the freezer door pop open and ruin some food, too, so last year I picked up one of these for $20. No smart automation stuff, just a nice, loud alarm. My freezer is in the basement and our house isn't that big, so this is good enough for us.
I use, these, I have one in each fridge and freezer I have, had one extra so it is in my living room. The app is good and there are no recurring fees so I am happy. Put them in at my parents house too and it caught an intermittent bad fridge for them too.
https://www.amazon.com/Govee-Hygrometer-Thermometer-Temperature-Humidity/dp/B09T28XRXH
Hmm. It would be useful to have something that triggers off actual temperature and didn't rely on wifi or craptastic IoT. Just a noisemaker. I'll bet you could do it with a bimetallic strip, a 9V battery and a buzzer.
That seems overly complex. How about something like this -> Door Ajar Alarm
In reply to APEowner :
I'm more interested in the temperature inside than the state of the door. That's only one potential failure point. I want to know about things like compressor failures as well.
Perfect use for an old-school thermostat. I think I've got one.
In reply to Keith Tanner :
Freeze a coffee cup full of water. When it's solid put a quarter or a Looney on top.
Not a constant temp reading, but it'll let you know if things are on the fritz.
Save yourself $79 and just lean a chair or brick against the door.
You're welcome.
We had a problem with the door popping open. A couple of these solved the problem.
RevRico said:In reply to Keith Tanner :
Freeze a coffee cup full of water. When it's solid put a quarter or a Looney on top.
Not a constant temp reading, but it'll let you know if things are on the fritz.
That requires inspection, and I'm not in the freezer that often. It's a good low tech way to tell you've had a problem at some point, though.
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