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Anyone had experience with a signal system from house to shop? Until recently, when my wife wanted my attention, she would push a button on an intercom - I would hear it and head for the house. All this traveled on 22-24 gauge phone wire installed when we built house and shop. All this fell apart when I lost my hearing and can not hear the intercom.
Bill
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You could re-purpose the existing wire to drive a relay controlling some bright lights so they flash when she pushes a button.
Or there are many wireless options depending on how far the shop is from the house.
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Since we use text messaging even IN the house, that's also the go-to for communication between my shop and the house.
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We use MRChime (dot com) between house and our shop.
door bell button option at one location, and the bell part in the shop...with light option so I see it when to much noise to hear
I even have anther sensor sitting just outside the shop, so when someone drives up to the yard it sounds/flashes the same receiver in the shop
all wireless, about 7 plus years now with no problems.
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I use Bose noise canceling headphones paired with my iPhone to listen to audiobooks. My phone interrupts for calls. It might be useful to protect what hearing you have left.
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Our cordless phones have an intercom feature. The setup came with 4 handsets and I appropriated one for the shop. My wife uses it to call me in for meals. Texting is also an option, but our cell service is weak on a good day, hence the need for a landline.
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We also message using an app. You can set most app or texts to vibrate, which you should be able to feel.
[OP]
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How about running a string of LED lights all around the perimeter of my 600sqft shop? That’s my son-in-law proposal. He and I have a running joke that when one of us tends to get carried away on Project design, the other verbalizes the alarm “OE-OE…” as in Over-Engineering. It will be a long time before this effort is topped with a more extreme enterprise. Thanks all for your comments. Bill
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