General Home Automation

Thermostat suggestions for radiant + HVAC + multiple zones

I'm building a new home with 3 floors. Each has radiant heating and forced air HVAC. The layout looks like this: Baseme...

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posted by mrpinebox

11 comments posted 20yrs posted by mrpinebox

Insteon receptacles?

Hello, I was wondering if there is any Insteon enabled wall receptacle out there. Something similar to the ones availabl...

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posted by biziosan

13 comments posted 20yrs posted by biziosan

X10/Insteon

8 years ago I set up x10 controls for the lights throughout my house. I am now ready to install a system in my new home...

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posted by chris

17 comments posted 20yrs posted by chris

Creating a home Ethernet out of installed but unused Cat 5

The phone company has installed, throughout the house, shielded Cat 5 cable with 4 sets of wires. One is used for phone...

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posted by bruno.lerer

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re:Smarthome Insteon Translator

> A couple of months ago I suggested that Smarthome offer an X10 to > Insteon translator to work with "legacy" controll...

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posted by brett.griffin

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x10 arrrrrrrrrrrrggggg

Why did I buy this and why do I keep playing with it? I have a myriad of issues (how can they sell this stuff and get a...

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posted by magicj

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by magicj

X10 and compact fluorescent bulbs

Can I use the basic lamp modules with lamps that have those new-ish fluorescent light bulb replacement? I'm not sure if...

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posted by rrosenhouse

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Charter Communications -- mind control

I guess they use their microwave dishes and satellites for mind control. The employees install surveillance devices whe...

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posted by lhann10243

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Bypass GFCI using Transceiver?

I've got some circuits that are protected by a GFCI outlet - which, after doing some testing, seems to also mean that t...

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posted by chrisnews

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by chrisnews

neat gizmo

http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/htm/tpa81tech.htm

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posted by nobody

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nobody

X10 General Question

I bought a 3 pack of socket rockets and wireless motion detectors (MS16a) . It came with one mini transceiver (TM751)....

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posted by michaeljc70

18 comments posted 20yrs posted by michaeljc70

Finishing basement, suggestion on RG6 cable needed

So I'm finishing my basement, and am running all the data/com lines. Obviously I want the best cable I can afford for f...

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posted by none

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by none

Quantech Appcon kit - UK

Some years back an outfit called Quantech, based up Durham, UK way, made a control system called Appgen. Ran over alarm...

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posted by dave

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by dave

Water pressure

Does anyone know of a device that will monitor mains water pressure, and give some kind of analogue output (4-20mA, 0-10...

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posted by notreal

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by notreal

X10 Home Automation and Physical Security

I am new to the automation arena and have a computer security background so I am thinking with my "paranoid" hat on now...

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posted by filtered

17 comments posted 20yrs posted by filtered