Up next... ELK installation
I currently have a number of GE-branded (Jasco) Z-Wave dimmers installed throughout the home. I bought these around a year ago when RadioShack was selling off all of their Z-Wave inventory. Unfortunately, I have found them to have an issue - the lights can sometimes turn off if a fan on the same circuit is turned on/off. This is especially true in the case of our MBA when the exhaust fan is turned on/off. I haven't seen any other Z-Wave dimmers that I like, but I need to maintain a Z-Wave network because I do have Z-Wave enabled deadbolts from Kwikset.I am not exactly sure what I want to do about this yet, but I need to find something that my wife will accept (she doesn't care for the Vizia RF+ models)... I would prefer that all dimmers and switches be from the same manufacturer so that they match, but I also need relay models that can work with fans as well as florescent lights (kitchen and utility room).
I have been thinking that I could swap out a number of our existing receptacles (probably most of them) for Z-Wave models, just to maintain a strong Z-Wave mesh for the deadbolts (I obviously want them to be as reliable as possible). If I did that, I could utilize UPB dimmers for all of our incandescent lights, and the UPB relay switches for fans and the (2) florescent lights we have. I'm just not 100% sure that I want to use UPB just for this reason...
I already have a Leviton VRUSB-1US to setup the Z-Wave network, along with the Leviton VRCOP-1LW (+3 version). I still need to get the M1XSLZW and a M1XEP.... man this stuff adds up!!
I really wish the ELK integration of the Z-Wave deadbolts allowed the user codes to be passed so that I could write specific rules based on the user who entered the home. Also, I just assume that the ELK integration leaves the Kwikset at only (2) user codes, but haven't really asked around much about that just yet. This could be disappointing, since the Kwikset manual states that "once the lock has been included into the (HAN) system, you can program up to 30 codes," and I had originally planned to have a unique code for various family members. Ironically, the manual states nothing about how to program more than 2 codes...