General Home Automation

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New to group -- ? about DSC QP6 Kit

I appreciate the group's existence. I have read a lot of the posts and I think I will learn a lot by just being able to...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mdcalvert
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mdcalvert

Good Home Automation Guide for New Constructions?

I've been trying to find a good guide on the internet for putting home automation into a new construction. Specifically...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mildog
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by mildog

Swiming pool alarm

I am going to be installing the ELK M1 Gold system, and was hoping I could use it's partitiWindows with bottom sills le...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by djr-google.djrlar
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by djr-google.djrlar

Surveillance Cameras

I am searching for a basic home surveillance system but have no idea what are good systems and what are not. I am wanti...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Meanie
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by Meanie

Wiring X-10 3 Way Wall Switch

Hi; How do I wire an X10 3 way wall switch? Currently I have two switches (1 on each side of the room) that controls a...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by curranpg
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by curranpg

x10 activehome pro

It is really great to find this group. I've been an x10 user for 20 years, maybe. Since then I seemed to have gotten du...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tims-pool-leagues
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by tims-pool-leagues

Digital Phone Distribution

I have Time/Warner digital phone service for one telephone line. I'd like to go from the phone modem to my patch panel...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sumcoolgai[nospam]
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by sumcoolgai[nospam]

Where is home automation show?

I used to go to a big home automation show in Orlando Fl by Reed Expo. They either don't do it any more or I just couldn...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

New home - Essential Wiring?

I am currently building a new house. I am almost to the point of insulating and sheetrock so before i made that step i...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by toshism
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by toshism

Automated control of skylights

I purchased a set of skylights and now wish to purchase just a keypad on the wall that will control 3 of them. The comp...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by randerson
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by randerson

Funicular Redux

Probably a bit off topic but in the last couple of days I've come across the word "funicular" twice. Once, oddly enough...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by ROBERT_GREEN1963

Vizia non RF switches

I am going with ViziaRF (Z-wave) switches for my home. However, there are a few places where I want not RF versions for...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

X-10 camera kits

I don't like the X-10 web site but their products sound interesting. They have a kit with 3 cameras and say you can vie...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ChrisJones
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by ChrisJones