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will check out cqc forum now. the wiring your house 101 link was great too. thanks again

thanks guys will check out wiring for smokes etc as for power as I am an electrician that will not be a problem :0)

It sounds from what is being said that a lot of things require more than just cat5 to automate. Apart from the projector which also needs HDMI and The speakers which I will wire with speaker cable, Coax for TV ETC these are all AV items. Can you give me an example on my list that is not AV...

Items I wish to automate are as follows (was thinking of using CQC) Under floor heating - Heatmiser PRT-EN Thermostat 12 lights - C-bus lights, liked the look of the saturn range. Heat recovery system Air source heat pump/ AC system Isolator for non essential power and one for garden house...

Hi Am starting to first fix my new extension and am wanting to automate a number of devices so will be running cat5 cables to them as well as power supply (not to close). I am planning on doing standard wiring at this stage and then automating as a hobby once it is all complete, I am wondering...

this site is awsome, instead of spending hours on fruiltess research, i come here and within a day i have a number of solutions. thanks all of you. that attic lift in particular looks just right and it says they can make them to spec at no additional cost, so this could save me masses of time...

thanks guys i will investigate both the winch and the garage door, any ideas where i can get the schematics/ dimensions on these items ?

havent posted here in a very long time, everything is still on track for my HA system. i havent started building yet but i am probably gonna use CQC and the ELK hardwiring all the way. i have decided i would like a table that drops out of the ceiling, but i need a motor for this. i am happy to...

only 5 metres just wondering how much better DVI-D is than VGA ?

got a screenplay projector, bought a DVI-I + VGA splitter coming out the back of computer VGA to monitor DVI to projector only to notice its not a *!"%*£ DVI connector at all, its a M1-DA port so now i am having to spen $35 to get thier adapter is it worth it or should i just go VGA splitter and...

dont think i can make this one, tried rearranging things but the missis said it would cost too much for a different day :D so looks like it will have too be the next one, cheers chevy

the fri after would be perfect as i have the day off work, however if there are others wanting it on a different day, maybe the origional date would be best. as i am sure i will catch it soon, if this is a regular thing. p.s. getting married the weekend after stag night, 5th of may. wish me...

:) yes i contacted you about this, and am still v intrested, although i definatly cannot do the fri one. should be alright for the sun one although, the day before is my stag party. so not sure what state i will be in, and can't guarantee i will make it up in time, even at 1.30pm GMT. :o

:) hey guys that has given me masses to follow up on now think i am definatly getting somewhere, thanks very much :o

wow, thats deep guys, er thanks ;) :huh: