Recent content by drsprite

Oh right, okay. Too many technologies to keep track of. Very cool stuff - it's just a matter of me wanting to pick a technology that'll suit me better in the long run. Sure it's the kitchen cabinet lights today, but tomorrow maybe I want to put the front porch lights on a Hub so that I can...

  Which Z-Wave products did you use? I am seeing a lot of Z-Wave information as it relates to Hubs and smartphones - but not so much "pairing" with each other offline.

Unsure on conduit. Our house is currently under construction but in the final phase. Our move-in date is next week (finally).   The electrician our GC has hired is taking care of the receptacle extensions we asked for. But to add them onto a light switch was too expensive for us to consider it...

  I'll have to look into UPB devices - haven't read up much on them yet. Only Insteon and Z-Wave.   Our kitchen cabinet lights was a complete afterthought, so we had 2 separate outlets pulled to the top of the cabinets. That was the easiest thing to do. They're not switch controlled which is why...

Some great information in here, thanks everyone.    I do not currently own anything - I am trying to research before I click the buy button.    I know I can use Insteon - I'm just trying to also future proof this setup to expand it to more things potentially, and that's where I think ZWave might...

Hi there,    I'm looking to use X10 to have 1 retro-fit light switch to turn on 2 different outlets. This is for kitchen cabinet lighting. X10 seems the best option for this since you can control specific zones. My house is 100% LED lighting, except for the cabinet lights which are halogen (I...