I can't help it, but I love being able to use my phone to see how my burn is going whether I'm out of the house or it's 3am in the morning.
Hankjones said:I can't help it, but I love being able to use my phone to see how my burn is going whether I'm out of the house or it's 3am in the morning.
bluedogz said:You have awakened the tech geek in me... how is this done?
AppalachianStan said:First you will need a good computer to run the web-cam. Then you will either need a wired or wireless connection to you router. If you want to watch the fire and the stove pipe thermometer you will need two web cams. then sing up for http://www.justin.tv/ you can do a live show 24/7 if you like. You can find wireless web cam on e-bay. But I would run the web-cam in to a computer then rout it to the router by wired or wireless.
Hankjones said:I can't help it, but I love being able to use my phone to see how my burn is going whether I'm out of the house or it's 3am in the morning.
joecool85 said:AppalachianStan said:First you will need a good computer to run the web-cam. Then you will either need a wired or wireless connection to you router. If you want to watch the fire and the stove pipe thermometer you will need two web cams. then sing up for http://www.justin.tv/ you can do a live show 24/7 if you like. You can find wireless web cam on e-bay. But I would run the web-cam in to a computer then rout it to the router by wired or wireless.
I would actually recommend that if you are buying gear you get a webcam that doesn't need a computer. We use these at work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881102030
But if you don't need to pan/zoom etc on the fly, you could use something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16881102043
There are cheaper cameras available, but they are all kinda junky and most only work well when hooked to a PC. If you want to save on electricity, pay up front for a good network camera. If you don't care, get a cheapy webcam and hook it up to a PC.
Manitoulin Maples said:i'm not sure I follow you but sounds like a great idea! where is your webcam set up ... and how is it broadcasting the feed to your phone?
AppalachianStan said:Thats nice how do you hook it up to internet with out a PC?
zapny said:Hankjones said:I can't help it, but I love being able to use my phone to see how my burn is going whether I'm out of the house or it's 3am in the morning.
We have thought about it and if I remember it would run around $200.00 (Radio Shack) for the camera plus the router. I thought Danno77 had something hooked up, I'll email him this link so he can chime in if he does.
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Just get remote wireless cooking thermometers. Like Redi Check. One probe goes on your stove and one can go onto a single wall pipe or inserted into a double wall pipe. I used them to monitor my incoming water temp from my wood boiler and another was on my water storage tank. Had the remote receiver up in my kitchen. One unit can show both probe readings at the same time.Mainely Saws said:I like this idea . Not so much to watch the fire for enjoyment but I work out of my home & my shop is about 100 ft. from the wood stove in the house . It would be kind of neat to be able to keep an eye on the stove & know for sure when to reload or change the air control ........
Danno77 said:time for another cup of coffee. I looked at that for a good 20 seconds (that's forever in internet time) wondering what webcam you use to get such a good picture...lol
Battenkiller said:Here is an image from the webcam I set up to watch how my fire burns:
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