The FreezeAlarm is said to sense when room temperatures fall below a preset level, according to Control Products. The monitor will automatically call up to three telephone numbers of the customer’s choice to warn of a drop in temperature at their remote location. A trusted heating contractor would be a logical number to have programmed in. The device continues to call at regular intervals until it is disarmed by a return phone call, the controls company said.

Through this utility-based offer, three models are available and range in price from $99 to $325. The utility’s customers can receive these products with a 10% discount. Heating contractors can advise their customers of the offer, with a recommendation that the contractor’s phone number be programmed in — especially (or perhaps inclusively) for service-maintenance agreement customers.

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“FreezeAlarm provides homeowners with protection from winter freeze-ups such as frozen pipes and any subsequent damage, at an affordable price,” he said. “Besides bursting pipes, a freeze-up can destroy furniture, ruin plumbing fixtures, and cause extensive water damage.” He added that the product “takes the worry out of leaving the furnace unattended during winter absences.”

Customers and contractors can learn more about the product by visiting www.narragansett.com; www.granitestateelectric.com; and www.masselectric.com (websites).