Temperature and humidity monitoring in storage facilities
In college, I was enrolled in a program that rotated academic quarters with work quarters. I took advantage of my work quarters to do a little traveling around the country and as a result I ended up moving all my stuff in and out of storage units quite a bit. Of course as a college student, I didn’t really have many valuable items that needed to be protected from temperature fluctuations. However, a lot of people do use storage facilities during transitional periods to store valuable items like furniture, electronics, and musical instruments that are highly sensitive to temperature and humidity fluctuations. Even papers and books can be damaged in a high humidity environment. This problem came to my attention today when a customer called seeking a solution for monitoring the temperature and humidity in some of the units at the mini-storage he owned.
He wanted to be able to provide a greater level of climate-control in a few of the higher priced units in his facility. After he described the problem, it occurred to me that we could solve his problem with a relatively simple set-up and minimal cost to the customer. With a BitSight2 outfitted with 2 dual temperature and humidity sensor remotes mounted in the hallway between two storage units, he could monitor both units with the same device. That way if the temperature or humidity fluctuated into a critical stage in either unit, he would be alerted to the problem via an email back at the main office. He felt that he would easily be able to charge at least an extra $10 per month for the rent on those units due to the extra protection the Ravica units would be able to provide. We figured out that the SensorProbes would essentially pay for themselves in about 18 months.
That’s great news for the business owner and even better news for his tenants that want some assurance that their original manuscripts or baby grand piano will be protected even while they are in transition.
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