Recent content by Mike P

Hi all, does anybody have any experience with wifi thermostats? I'm looking for something for our second home, I see there are some available for the mid $100 range. I'm not looking for a full blown HA system, I just would like to be able to pre-heat a few areas of the house before we arrive...

Hi, Does anybody have any fairly inexpensive remote thermostat control that you are using with success? I'm looking at something for my second home, I don't want to get to fancy, just the ability to view and control the stats via iPhone. I just looked at Redlink by Honywell, anybody have...

Hi,   I am having a problem accessing my M1, I cant see it on my network, if I do an xep search none found comes back. I tried to reset the board but I still can't search and find it. Think the board is fried? Has anybody had this happen to them and was able to regain communication? If so how...

Del, Thanks No, I'm just starting to look. Any recommendations and experience with other devices would help quite a bit. I have been out of the residential/ security portion of the industry for quite a while. I am up to date on all CCTV and Access Control, but fall short in this area. I have had...

Does anybody have this combination? I'm looking to loose my POTS line and trying to decide how to route the security system. This device looks pretty good, but I have no experience with it. How well does Alarm Net work with Next Alarm?   Thanks.....Mike

Thanks for the help, Staples would be no problem except I have used and abused my hands so much I now have pretty bad artritis. Its going to be a lot of staples, I don't think I can keep it neat with that much hammering. My Hilti is much more hand friendly for driving screws. DEL, Was your...

They would work, But the look of the Arlington plastic straps for MC looks nicer and neater to me. Im looking for nice clean look like that. Thanks, Mike

Hi, Im looking for a two hole screw strap that is listed for use with NM cable. I found one type that I thought would work(Arlington NM310), But I don't see an NM listing. Does anybody have know of a strap like this that would work? Im in the process of rewiring a 100+ year old house and I want...

Del, You are 100% right, I have found damage. Lost a second relay on my first output board. Lost comm with one of my HAI stats. So far that is all I have noticed, out of town for a while. The thing I am still trying to figure out is, how the zone on my armed portion of the system showed open...

Hi, I have a small issue with my M1. Around 0400 we had a very close lightning hit. I have a second area for a small safe. I get notified via phone call for Elk if the area ia disarmed and when the door is opened. I also have the F6 button on all keypads light when the door is open. Well, as...

Thanks for the replys, but my question is, can I place a dimmer on the line side of an Altronix power supply to dim the light strips? The dimmers above look to be DC in then DC out. I would like to use a regular Lutron dimmer wired to the AC input of a power supply to dim the lights. anybody...

Hi, I have a question about Magnetic dimmers. I have been looking at LED lights manf. by Environmental Lights.com. I purchased a test kit of wwrf5050 LED lights to use for under cabinet lighting. They look good. I got the waterproof test kit(its the indoor version enclosed in plastic). The...

Hi, anybody know where I can get the 16 pin female connector needed for the inputs on the web control board. Thanks, Mike

Lars, Is there a way to change the input names on the status screen? I have names for them on another screen, but they dont appear on the status screen. Thanks, Mike

Your probably correct about no ground wire. If the boxes are metal your wiring is most likely BX(Armored Cable) the ground is trasferred in the armored outer body of the cable to the box. You should be able to connect a pigtail to the inside of the box and that will be your ground wire, But just...