Recent content by mtwalsh367

Thanks Dave, This makes perfect sense and I just checked out the configuration in the RP software. I'm curious to know what the "check fast loop" option is about.

Thanks for the great input. I am really looking for a hardwired solution at this time for a variety of reasons and the Leviton switch mentioned really sounds like a good fit. I do like the features of the X10 SS13A mentioned in the first post but am not looking to expand my M1 system to...

I am looking for a wall mounted toggle or rocker switch that will be connected as a low voltage zone input on my Elk/M1 system. In more detail I am using the serial interface with my M1 to control motorized blinds in my house. I currently use time of day and function keys on my M1 keypad to...

I don't know if this has already been mentioned or not but one thing I have learned in automating my lighting and security via Insteon, Elk, and Homeseer is that the options for what you can do are only limited by your imagination but the good old rule of keep it simple where it makes sense...

I don't recommend having both Homeseer and the Elk/ISY both control Insteon through their own PLM. Unless something has changed in the last 3 months you will have to maintain 2 configurations for your Insteon setup. One in the ISY and another in Homeseer through the HS Insteon plug in. It is...

I just received 3 replacement switches that were still within warranty by 3 weeks (-: They shipped them out for free but I was charged for the new switches until I send my old units back in similar to any warranty item that you ask Smarthome to cross ship. I have not installed the new...

I tried the 2 wire 5V 2800 and had inconsistent results once a sensor triggered. I think maybe I was seeing a voltage drop once the sensor triggered and it may have been too low for the sensor to properly reset itself after detecting water. It could have also been a bad sensor but I didn't...

I agree with the idea of going with a hardware approach where possible. However you should take the whole picture into account before going down the hardware vs software approach. I started with just the Elk M1 and down the road added Homeseer due to the limitations within the Elk regarding...

I have shifted much of my Insteon lighting control over to HomeSeer but still do several things from my M1G with Insteon. My main reason for shifting over to HomeSeer was more event/rule flexibility as well as a litte stronger Insteon support. I'll answer what Ican of your questions. 1) Im...

I also agree with the last post and several other's opinions. I would hesitate to purchase a home that was HA enabled unless I was confident that it was bullet proof, trouble free stuff and I knew of a company that would be able to support it. This essentially knocks out alot of the DIY...

Thanks for the input. I like the idea of the image software and will certainly give that a shot. I currently use Genie backup and have never had a problem with restores because I keep the backup files stored uncompressed so if need be I can find the latest copy without going through the backup...

My HA computer (running HomeSeer, Powerhome, USBUIRT, Virtual Weather Station, my home web site) had a hard drive failure last week. My first thoughts were holy crap this is going to take weeks of work to recover from. I do have backups but we all know that this only eases the pain because you...

If you can afford it you won't regret getting a Davis. I have had the wireless vantage pro 2 for about 2 years now and just love it. I have it feed my home web site using the weatherlink software and data logger from http://www.ambientweather.com/ and now I also use one of the free plugins to...

I started my home setup with Insteon (without a PLC) 18 months ago and had about 5 switches installed and was operating at 100% reliability and this included some amount of noise on the line. I added a PLC for my Elk and began using x10 with my Insteon devices and this was working with pretty...

I also use similar sunrise and sunset rules and they work great. I don't remember the exact details but isn't there a situation where if you turn the system off and back on or if you change the time you have to wait for the next day for the sunrise/sunset rules to work. Its been so long...