drvnbysound
Senior Member
TWP said:Thank you all for the comments and, DELInstallations, that is a very good point about the concern and lack of ability to change with addressible panels.
Sog, my current plan (although this could change as we aren't moving until 18 months from now) is to use Elk and the ISY994i.
Since I already have both systems installed on my current house and they are working well with few issues (along with the fact that I know how to program them etc), I think i will stick with them. I would love to see Elk come out with an upgrade to the M1 with more functionality but I am doubtful this will happen.
If you don't already have an Elk and ISY, here are some of the features I like/dislike.
Like:
- Elk seems to be very robust and once setup, is easy to maintain.
- I have few problems with the Elk and the only real issue I have had was that I needed to replace the backup battery after 3 years
- With the ISY, I have recently upgraded to the isy994 from the isy99 and since upgrading, have had no issues at all. Linking with devices and now even passing along the Elk events via the ISY emailing system works perfectly.
I think when we build the new house, we will now run the home-runs for each room (connecting windows for an entire room as 1 zone) and have very few (if any) wireless devices. As others on this board have said, wire is cheap and the wired contacts are also very cheap.
I wouldn't consider that an issue... the battery itself states, "Replace after 3-5 years"