My friends live on a small farm. Their water supply is from an artesian well. When the temperature drops below freezing, they have to turn on a heat lamp to keep the pump and pipes from freezing. This is set up in an open front shed about 75 feet from the house. I looked at setting up a wifi plug on the heat lamp, controlled via Alexa. (They’ve built a box to enclose the pump) However, their Wifi does not extend that far. They are using these AT&T branded Netgear pucks, Model MR6500, that barely reach halfway across the house. They are switching to Starlink in a week or so. (I know nothing of Starlink beyond it’s using satellites) How can I get this to work for them? Cheaply, if possible.
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There are thermostatic plugin outlet switches for this purpose.
This one turns on at 35F and turns off at 45F https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/farm-innovators-thermostatically-controlled-outlet
Can also be found on Uncle Jeff’s Jungle Site
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