Temperature
Get a text as soon as the temperature drops toward freezing, in time to do something before a pipe bursts.
Use case
Temperature, power, humidity and air quality, watched between visits and reported over cellular, even when the power is out. No WiFi or internet service needed.
No WiFi needed
Proudly Canadian
Key features
Nobody is there for eleven months of the year.
A vacation home spends most of its life empty, which is exactly when a burst pipe or a failed furnace does the most damage. CabinPulse watches it between visits and tells you when something changes.
Temperature
Alerts for freezing in winter and overheating in summer, at limits you set.
Power outages
Know within seconds when the power fails, and again when it comes back.
Humidity
Alerts when humidity stays high enough for mould, or drops low enough to crack wood.
Air quality
CO2 and VOCs, so you know the house is fresh before you arrive.
No WiFi required
Cellular is built in and included on every plan, so you don't need internet at a seasonal property. Check your area on the coverage page.
Works during outages
The backup battery keeps it fully working for 3 to 4 days. Low Power Mode stretches that to up to two years.
Every sensor you need to make sure your property is protected is built right into CabinPulse — nothing to add, wire or install.
Switch CabinPulse on, connect it to power, and monitoring starts instantly.
NewEnable Low Power Mode, and CabinPulse can last up to 24 months without a charge while still sending a daily data update and alerting you to temperature and power changes within a couple of minutes. How it works
Power
Know the moment the power goes out. It is usually the first sign that something else is about to go wrong.
Humidity
Damp builds into mould and mildew over a season. Catch it while it is still a small job.
Air quality
Tracks CO2, VOCs and overall air quality, so you know when the air has gone bad in a closed-up building.
No WiFi needed.
Cellular is included and unlimited, on all major networks worldwide. Your property needs no internet at all.
It keeps working in a power outage.
Smart thermostats and WiFi sensors go down with the router. CabinPulse has its own connection via cellular, and its backup battery lasts three to four days.
Check in, anytime.
Every reading is saved, so you can check the full history any time from your phone or computer.
- Protect against frozen pipes and heating failures
- Monitor humidity to prevent mould damage
- Know within seconds when the power goes out
- No WiFi or internet subscription needed
- Keeps working during power outages
- Made for seasonal properties
Alerts by text message and email
While you can always check in on the dashboard app, you don't need to. Once your alerts are set up, CabinPulse messages you when something goes wrong.
MAIL 14m ago
Temperature alert — Emma Lake
Now 4.1°C, below your 5°C threshold. Tap to see the last 24 hours.
Alerts via SMS and email.
What goes wrong in a house nobody is in
The furnace fails between visits.
Nothing announces it. The house cools for however many days pass before somebody arrives, and in winter that is a plumbing bill rather than a service call.
A pipe bursts and keeps running.
Water escapes at mains pressure and does not stop. The difference between a repair and a rebuild is simply how many days it ran before anyone knew.
Damp builds through the closed season.
Shut up through a humid summer, a house holds the moisture that comes in. Mould does not need an event, only time and nobody looking.
The internet you pay for goes down first.
A storm takes the ISP or the power, and the cameras and sensors you were relying on go with it, at the exact moment the house most needs watching.
How it compares to keeping the internet on
The usual way to watch a vacation home remotely is to keep an internet connection running year-round and hang cameras or smart sensors off it.
| Internet plus smart sensors | CabinPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | Internet or satellite, plus devices | $10 to $17 CAD, cellular included |
| Works in a power cut | No, router and sensors both go | Yes, 3 to 4 days on its backup battery |
| Works if the ISP drops | No | Yes, independent cellular |
| Setup at the property | Router, accounts, hub, pairing | Plug it in |
| Portable to another place | Not really | Unplug, move, plug in |
The connection you are paying to keep on all winter is the one that fails first in a storm, which is the moment the house most needs watching.
What it is not
CabinPulse is an unmonitored reporting tool. Nobody watches your readings and nobody is dispatched. It is not a security system, a fire alarm or a carbon monoxide detector, and it cannot shut off the water or turn the heat up. It tells you the conditions in the house between visits, so that somebody can act before the next one.
Setup in 60 seconds.
As soon as you connect it to power, it starts monitoring.
- 1
Plug it in
Any outlet, anywhere in the building. Use the included 6ft power adapter and included wall mount.
- 2
It finds its own signal
Cellular is included and unlimited, on all major networks worldwide.
- 3
Start monitoring
Set your alerts, add anyone else who should be notified, and view your readings any time.
CabinPulse works anywhere there's coverage via Bell · Telus · Rogers · Vidéotron · SaskTel AT&T · Verizon · T-Mobile · US Cellular · Viaero plus 160+ networks in 80+ countries. Check your coverage
The all-new CabinPulse
$249 once
Plus a plan from $10 a month.
Unlimited data, alerts and the app, included on every plan.
No WiFi needed
Proudly Canadian
- Ships from Saskatchewan
- 30-day risk-free returns
- 12-month warranty
4.8 from 60+ verified reviews
"After years of worrying about frozen pipes every winter, CabinPulse has been a game-changer for us. The connection works perfectly where our cabin is and the alerts are very reliable and instant!"
"Setup was very easy. I appreciate the instant alerts and extra long power cord. Using for a vacant property and saves me a lot of time and worry."
"Customer service has been excellent when I needed help setting up alerts."
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Can I cancel the internet at my vacation home?
As far as CabinPulse is concerned, yes. It uses its own cellular connection, included on every plan, so it needs no WiFi or internet service at the property.
How does CabinPulse handle winter closures?
Leave it plugged in. It watches through the winter and alerts you to heating failures, power outages and temperature drops that could freeze pipes. If the power stays out, the backup battery runs it for 3 to 4 days, or up to two years with Low Power Mode turned on.
Do guests need to do anything at a vacation rental?
No. CabinPulse runs in the background. Guests don't need to interact with it, and you keep an eye on conditions between stays.
What if I have multiple vacation properties?
Put a CabinPulse at each property and they all show up in the same app. If you're managing many properties or buildings for work, our sister product Canaro (canaro.ca) is built for that.
Is CabinPulse portable between properties?
Yes. Unplug it, take it to another place, plug it back in. It reconnects to cellular by itself, and you rename the location in the app.
Will CabinPulse work at my remote vacation home?
If the property gets a signal from a supported network, yes. It works on major networks worldwide. Check your area on our coverage page before ordering, and if it can't connect where you need it, send it back within 30 days.
What does it cost compared to keeping internet on year-round?
$249 CAD once for the device, then $17 a month, $168 a year ($14 a month) or $360 for three years ($10 a month). In the US it is $199 USD, then $13, $132 or $288. Plans renew automatically and include unlimited data, alerts and the app. Against an internet or satellite bill kept on solely to watch an empty house, it is usually the cheaper of the two, and it keeps working when the power is out, which a router does not.
What happens during a power outage?
You get an alert within seconds. The backup battery runs the device for 3 to 4 days and it keeps reporting over cellular the whole time. The battery recharges on its own when power returns.
Ready to watch your property?
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