About Us

How we got here, one scary, expensive night in Boston...

I've been a landlord for about 16 years and have gone through everything from gut renovations to emergency pipe breaks which was the inspiration for this project. What I've learned the hard way is simple preventative measures can save you small fortunes in the long run. 

I received the video below from a tenant in a property I manage at 10:30PM on a Friday night in the middle of winter in Boston. The temperature outside was approximately 10 degrees Fahrenheit:

Finding a plumber was nearly impossible that night due to wide spread damage but luckily we were able to get the water shutoff to the building, electrical off all the water heaters,  and were able to keep the electrical heat on for the building upstairs. 

How did this all happen? Someone left the door open to the basement just a crack. Total cost of repairing all water heaters and pipes was $11,000+ as everything needed to be replaced.

The Solution 

After the dust settled, we went to work looking for a solution to this problem. Some owners in the building brought up rebuilding this basement in a different way to prevent this situation in the future however that would be a massive expense. In addition to adding more insulation to the door I wanted to at least get some sort of sensor down there to give us a hint that trouble was brewing but I could not find many options for temperature sensors on cellular networks without confusing subscription plans, thus this project was born!

By trade Brian is an Electrical Engineer,  a freelance website developer for almost 20 years, and a PM in Cloud Tech. I'd challenge you to find someone more up to the task of leading the build of a cellular enabled temperature, humidity, and power sensor solution!