At my current house I installed an OmniPro II with all hardwired zones, the RC2000 thermostats, outdoor temperature sensor, and UPB lighting. The place I am moving to has no security prewire so the setup will be half wireless (windows and possibly doors). Additionally there is a detached workshop/garage 150 or so feet from the house. The house has two HVAC units and the shop has an HVAC unit.
I was hoping Leviton or Elk would have released a new panel by now. I've been considering switching over to the Elk M1 as their wireless seems more robust / enrollment doesn't require running back to wireless receiver. However I will be loosing the Zigbee thermostats and time sync/outdoor temp display on thermostat. With either panel I'm unsure of how I am going to connect the thermostat in the shop. Zigbee might be out of range and Elk states 500ft max on the serial expander and they need to be daisy chained. Is it possible to use two serial expanders for the thermostats?
Lighting I'm highly considering Lutron RadioRA 2 as it just works. I briefly thought about Zwave, but I might just do UPB again. However I would probably buy the PCS switches as the HAI sometimes flicker with LED bulbs. At that price RadioRA 2 isn't much more.
For locks I was debating about Zwave, but there is the same issue with range to the shop. Maybe the better option would be to install door strikes?
Any thoughts? Depending on what I do I might order an OmniLTe to replace the current OmniPro II so I need to decide in the next two weeks.
I was hoping Leviton or Elk would have released a new panel by now. I've been considering switching over to the Elk M1 as their wireless seems more robust / enrollment doesn't require running back to wireless receiver. However I will be loosing the Zigbee thermostats and time sync/outdoor temp display on thermostat. With either panel I'm unsure of how I am going to connect the thermostat in the shop. Zigbee might be out of range and Elk states 500ft max on the serial expander and they need to be daisy chained. Is it possible to use two serial expanders for the thermostats?
Lighting I'm highly considering Lutron RadioRA 2 as it just works. I briefly thought about Zwave, but I might just do UPB again. However I would probably buy the PCS switches as the HAI sometimes flicker with LED bulbs. At that price RadioRA 2 isn't much more.
For locks I was debating about Zwave, but there is the same issue with range to the shop. Maybe the better option would be to install door strikes?
Any thoughts? Depending on what I do I might order an OmniLTe to replace the current OmniPro II so I need to decide in the next two weeks.