Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm

by Control Products

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The Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm offers remote monitoring of temperatures for vacation homes, greenhouses, walk-in coolers, or other places where temperature stability is crucial. The Intermediate FreezeAlarm automatically calls you if there is a temperature change or power failure. You can also call the FreezeAlarm from anywhere in the world to check the status of the temperature, power, and battery.

The Control Products Intermediate FreezeAlarm At a Glance: Ideal for vacation homes, greenhouses, server rooms, or walk-in freezers Plug into existing phone line for easy installation Alerts you to temperature changes, power failures, or low battery Customizeable alarm calls up to 3 phone numbers 1-year limited warranty

FreezeAlarm automatically calls you in case of changes in temperature or power failures.

Protect your home or business from water damage caused by frozen pipes.

Monitors Increase or Decrease in Temperature
Protect your vacation home, cabin, or greenhouse from dangerous drops in temperature or freezing pipes with the Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm. The alarm is also ideal for monitoring computer or server rooms, walk-in coolers or freezers, medicine or vaccine storage areas, and other locations that need to be monitored for a rise in temperature.

Remotely Check the Status of Your Home
The Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm plugs directly into an existing phone line to automatically telephone you when it senses a change in temperature, a power failure, or need for back-up battery replacement. The FreezeAlarm will call up to three preprogrammed numbers until someone cancels the alarm.

You also have the option to call into the FreezeAlarm unit to check the status of your home. You can remotely check the temperature, power status, and battery voltage by calling your FreezeAlarm from any phone in the world.

Personalized to Fit Your Needs
You can customize the Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm to fit your exact needs. The FreezeAlarm can notify you about an increase or decrease in temperature, a power failure, or a low battery. You can set the number of times the phone will ring before the FreezeAlarm moves to a second number, as well as how often it calls you until you pick up.

For sensitive temperature control, you can program the FreezeAlarm to notify you as soon as it senses a change above or below your set point. For temperatures that fluctuate often, you can set the FreezeAlarm to call you after a sustained temperature change of forty-five minutes.

The Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

What's in the Box
Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm, temperature sensor, telephone cord, power cord, and instruction manual.

Product Description

Inter Freeze Alarm, Calls 3 Phone Numbers If The Temperature Drops Or Power Fails, You Can Also Remotely Check The Temperature & Power Status From Any Phone In The World.

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Product Details

Product Manual [727kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7 x 2.5 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000071NYC
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: FA-I-CCA
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (85 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,075 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #67 in Home Improvement > Safety & Security > Household Sensors & Alarms

Customer Reviews

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple intuitive setup, March 2, 2005

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Bigswede38 "Tom" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm (Tools & Home Improvement)

I purchased this unit because we live in the Northeast where it can get pretty cold. When we travel during the winter months, I like to have the security of knowing that the heating system in our home is working properly and we are not coming home to a disaster caused by frozen pipes. The unit is so simple to set up and maintain that you will probably not even read the well written instruction manual that the unit comes with. I just plugged in the power supply, installed a 9 volt battery and plugged the unit into an available phone wall jack. I then called the unit using my cell phone and completed the programming in less than 5 minutes. The intuitive voice menu guides you through the installation in an extremely clear manner. It works well with our existing answering machine. Well worth the price of $180 that I paid.

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Watchdog, October 24, 2007

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Electronic Gadgetphile (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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I am fortunate enough to have two residences that I live in depending on the time of the year. Spring and Summer in Minnesota and late Fall and Winter in Southern California. Leaving the Minnesota home unattended throughout the Winter is anxiety inducing as a power or furnace failure in the sub zero weather could lead to frozen pipes or other disasters. I do have internet cameras monitoring the house along with an indoor/outdoor thermometer that can be seen on the camera but I need to have access to high speed internet and the power needs to be on in the house in order for me to see what is going on. I wanted something more secure but didn't want to pay an alarm service several hundred dollars to add in temperature monitors to my existing entry alarm system. After searching around I found the Control Inter Freeze Alarm on Amazon. The reviews were good so I went to their website and downloaded the product manual to see the details on what it could do. I was impressed at the capability and features so I ordered one. When it arrived I scanned through the instructions and set it up in about 10 minutes. The software control of the unit (embedded) is ingenious and kudos to the developers. Once plugged into the electrical and phone lines you can set it with numerous variables like setting the alarm temperature, how long at the temperature before it calls one of the three numbers you program into it, how many rings before it answers - yes you can call the unit and it will report temperature, power condition and backup battery level - you can also reprogram any of the selectable parameters over the phone after entering your password and choosing the desired variable from the very simple voice guided menu. I was concerned that my answering machine would answer before the unit and I would never get through or I would only get the freeze alarm and never the answering machine. Control has an ingenious solution where you select a ring count for answering that is higher than the answering machine - my answering machine answers after 6 rings so I set the Control Inter Freeze Alarm to answer on 8. The Alarm will retain the ring count for ~3 minutes so I call the home number and get the answering machine after 6 rings, hang up and call again and the Alarm answers after 2 rings and I'm in. Really well done. The manual is very comprehensive but difficult to read for techno-phobes. Fortunately, the unit is very simple to use and using the manual only for specifics will make setup easy and painless. Testing the unit is a bit awkward as you need to put the temperature probe in a waterproof bag and immerse the protected probe in ice water and then wait until the unit starts calling out the programmed phone numbers and alerting as to an alarm condition - it works but I would have rather seen a test button to do the same thing. Having said all of that I am very pleased and I like the unit a lot.

February 2008 update. Working on my computer late two nights ago my cell phone rang and it was my Minnesota home calling me here in California - strange I thought as I answered the phone as no one is at that home. The voice on the other end was Inter Freeze Alarm telling me that the temperature in the house was 45 F and an alarm condition existed. I decided to wait until morning to see if it was some sort of anomaly before calling my son who is going to school in the area. I called the alarm early the next morning and it indicated the temperature was now 40 F and an alarm condition existed. Called my son who went over to the house, found out the furnace blower motor had seized and got the repair company in a few hours later. This puppy just paid for itself several times over with the damage that could have ensued with frozen pipes and subsequent water damage.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peace of Mind: $179.00, February 18, 2004

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Joann M. Zuczek (Yardley, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Control Products FA-I-CCA Intermediate FreezeAlarm (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is one of the best products ever invented. An absolute necessity for someone who has a second home. Great features allow you to check the temperature of your home at any time. It even calls up to three emergency numbers when something is wrong. A small price to pay for never having to worry about your investment. I couldn't imagine not owning one.