Product review (4 stars): Elertus Wine Cellar Protection
I love the idea of being able to check the temp & humidity of my wine cellar remotely with my iPhone and on the web when I'm not home. I'm not as concerned about the motion and door open/close functions that both work as advertised. The light sensor needs a fairly bright light to be activated and does not work with the LED track lighting in my cellar unless I aim a head directly at the sensor. This configuration does not work as the sensor is near the door and can only be positioned so far away as it's hard wired to the magnetic contacts. I'll haver to decide which function, door open/close or light on/off is more important and adjust the installation accordingly. Compared to the other 2 thermometer/humidity meters I have in the cellar, the Elertus is not as accurate as the others. Humidity reading runs about 8 to 10% higher and temperature 3 to 4 degrees higher than the readings on the other 2 meters in the cellar. Each from a different manufacturer, the other 2 match each other within 1% humidity and spot on with the temperature as confirmed with a Fluke 63 infrared thermometer. Not a huge deal, but I would have been happier if the accuracy was a bit better. The Elertus unit is easy to set up and get online. Alerts can be sent via text and/or email as well as from the Elertus control screen on their website. I can imagine all sorts of uses for this type of sensor and alert system.