Recent content by deranged

The 722 does have discrete IR commands for ON and OFF, I beleive there is a way to get the remote to send the discrete IR commands so they can be learned or you could possibly find the Hex codes on the net somewhere. I setup IR control of my Dish 522 a couple of years ago and it has been...

kids with paintballs guns, coyotes and I thought the animals coming through my property was annoying. ;) Stevene

Yeah I can laugh about it now, but when it happened it was far from funny. :) I guess that is the price we pay when we have to have all the techie stuff. :rolleyes: StwvwnE

Going back to the basics, I believe you stated that the electric supply splice is only on the supply to your new house. If this is true then with all the breakers off in the new house did you try getting a noise reading in your existing house ? It is probably a fair bet that your electric...

Well it is hard to vote, as I have not used any of those except x10 and Z-wave. If I could start over in a new house I would probably go with UPB, it seems to be the most mature DIY options with many available Devices. StevenE

I just hit View New Posts, I don't like to get more technical than that. StevenE

This is exactly the reason I have been considering adding UPB into my existing Z-wave network. UPB has all the cool options... ugh..... StevenE

My 12 year old daughter watched it and thought it was pretty scary, she didn't find anything cute about it. Oh well. StevenE

I put 2 radio shack magnetic security sensors on mine about 10 years ago, they are still working fine. As already pointed out, I did put a spacer ( in my case wood ) to keep the spacing about 1/4 between magnetic side and the sensors. My Garage door is well worn and there is a lot of play...

Currently, Most lights are controlled to turn on automatically, some at preset dim levels depending on Motion, location, time and the amount of light outside. Most lights are configured to turn off after a period of inactivity. HVAC Temp and zones are controlled by day and night settings, also...

I have spiders building webs in front of mine, I clean them then use bug spray but they are back in no time. Last year the I had professionals spray the house and that seemed to last a bit longer, still not long enough. Maybe someone has a old trick to keep the bugs away. StevenE

I have used superflexible for over 6 years at work, currently using the software to manage offsite backups for terabytes of data. The software is very robust and flexible and the support is outstanding. I use it at home also to copy my data to backup drives that I take out of my house every...

For distributed power, I have started using these and love them. http://www.elkproducts.com/products/elk-pd9.htm overload proctection on each output, outputs can be combined for higher loads, and the LED's provide quick visual status. The pre-made video and power wires are great, but...

Well, I am not sure if this fits the request, but I have used the Allegro current sensors in my PV setup and they work great. Cheap and easy to use, hmmmm there's a joke just waiting somewhere there. Anyway. Allegro sensors StevenE

Actually in the house, only the HS pc runs 24 hours, but it is a beast and I probably should switch to something that is a little more energy efficient. My pc's goes to sleep and the other's are turned off when not in use. At work, I think sometimes we could heat the whole building from the...