@John Underwood - thanks! do you have your digital watchdog cameras at every exit?
@Lucas Roswell - I've used Nest before - good to hear honeywell is another good choice.
@Joseph Bafia - Gecko for hottub is not one I'd ever heard of - that sounds like the perfect solution for controlling the hottub remotely.
@Michael Baum - good heads up on ihome reliability. If you find a new system that works better, I'd love to hear.
@Paul Sandhu - glad your security system worked out!
@Robert Gilstrap - definitely a long list. I don't feel the need to control every single thing, but the tools that save $$ on wasted utility expenses seem like money well-spent. Security seems important when you live far away. And if something like a water leak or fire would happen, I'd want to know ASAP.
@Terri Haley - do you only use simply safe for water heater leak protection, or also for security? curious if you chose ring doorbell for security instead of simply safe for a reason. I like ring, but haven't tried simplysafe yet.
@Dan Johnson - I never would have thought of the alert for excessive daily water usage - that's brilliant. could save you if there is a faucet left on or other type of leak that could otherwise go on for days.
This is a great list of tools - thanks everyone for your tips and insights!
