Recent content by Billfw

The new OmniPro motherboard arrived and installer replaced the old board without a problem.  It was an easy swap.  The old board apparently suffered from some type of defect or had a delayed reaction to a heavy thunderstorm that occurred about a week prior to the board going out.  I now have the...

While I await UPS to deliver the new board later this week, This was touched on earlier but I wanted confirm again the current status of my smoke and fire alarm system.  Is it correct that while the Omni Pro II motherboard is down, the fire and smoke detectors are also not functioning?  The...

Yes, when I got a quote for the job vs. by the hour, it helped me decide.  Plus the contractor is going to allow me to supply the Board which will save considerable money.  Nevertheless, this will be an expensive repair.  It will about a week before the board can be delivered.  With all that...

You know...I am tempted to take this project on myself. Nice picture and instructions for how easy it would be.  BUT I need to nail down the cause of the problem (if possible).  My installer would charge me $350 for the job.  I am thinking peace of may be worth the charge with nearly a $1000...

Definitely have to find the cause of the issue.  Would not want to damage a new board.  So the panel can be removed without rewiring all the terminals?  That is nice.    Still can't believe that the board burned out in just over 3 years. 

Thanks Pete_c.  I do not have a service agreement in place but the installer is still in business.  Looks like I will have to do some negotiating about what actions will be taken.  One drawback I see in sending the board back for repairs is the period of time I will be without security/fire...

I unplugged the power and battery for about 20 minutes.  No change.  Still have one solid LED.  I check the capacitor and it looks okay - no burn marks etc.  But did not check the voltage I am calling the installer for a service call. He said its out of warranty.  It went into service Feb 2011. ...

Last night, I was awoken by a strange beep similar to an entry/exit.  So I got up to make sure all the doors were locked, etc.   The first sign of trouble was that the keypad located in my bedroom was blank with no power and no messages.  So I went to check the one other keypad and had the same...

Yesterday I had my HVAC contractor make a visit.  He checked the wiring and the main unit in the attic.  He wanted to make sure the O and B wiring was correct.  It was wired correctly.  So after installing/removing the head device a couple times, the heat pump finally kicked in and started...

Good idea.  But I kept the baseplate that was originally installed.  Still, it is possible the wiring was disturbed.  So for that issue, I checked the wiring on a 2nd thermostat for an upstairs HVAC unit and the wiring looks fine.    One thing I did do wrong was installing the new control head...

I recently needed to swap out my RC-2000 thermostat due to some problems with the display.  Before the swap, old RC-2000 thermostat was functioning well with routine cooling and heating functions.  However, after replacing the old thermostat with the new, the HVAC unit now generates heat when in...

Joe,   Thanks so much for taking on my large list of questions.   In the future I will keep it more to one question at a time.    Thanks also for the Haiku recommendation.  I will likely use it for front-end with with my Apple hardware.      I had one follow up question, did you use a phase...

This is my first post but have been following for awhile as I get into cocooning.  This is a great forum!    I hope to ask some reasonable questions and request your experts opinions on my HA strategy.  Please feel to comment any or all my questions.   I appreciate it.   My two year old house...