Recent content by Ed Nelson

Hello and excellent news regarding the Elk Defense; I understand the frustration you must have felt regarding the failure of the system to notify you via email. And as was recommended, testing is a good idea. Let me tell you what I have set up... My ELK controls all exterior and some interior...

Hello Jim; I use the NILES IR Extender System and have had no problems with 1 exception over the last 2 years. The one problem I did run into was with the latest generation of DirecTV (black boxes versus previous metal gray) units. They cannot be controlled at least not by the NILES units. I...

Hello DeepHaven; Welcome to Cocoontech; Many of the points I would have raised have been addressed by this very informative thread. I have a similar setup that I started over a year ago and have completed in my home. A couple of observations based on my experiences: 1. You may be...

Hi Volvelle, A couple of points based on just completing this in my home about a year ago. In each room I ran: 2 CAT5e and 2 Coax to each telephone/data wall plate I also ran 2 additional CAT5e, 2 coax and 2 (18x2) power wires to a 2double gang box that would house a touch screen I also ran 2...

I should just preface anything I write over the weekend with.."It is the weekend and all comments are unverified until I confirm..." There are a separate set of instructions for upgrading from the 1.2 version of ELK RM to 2.0 of ELK RMS. The process requires the insertion of a Flash Card...

I wonder if Elk pulled the 2.0 software down? I used the "Update" option from the TS07 and while it appeared to go through the motion, at the end I still had the 1.2.12 version of ElkRM. As it is the weekend, I'll wait until Monday and give them a call to see why the update function does...

Looks like I may have found an alternative Speaker/Mic combo the is flush mount: http://www.smarthome.com/110713/Flush-Moun...-28A00-2/p.aspx

Hello all; As always thank you advance for the assist... I am considering incorporating the Elk Two-Way listen in feature to one of my installations. The goal is to allow for live two-way conversation when a alarm is triggered to confirm the event as well as allow for a child to check in on a...

While I am not quite sure I understand the iPhone aspect of your question, I have the Elk thermometer terminated to a RJ45 and will move it around every few months to monitor the temperature of indoor / outdoor areas of the home. Further, the Keypad that is included with the ELK M1Gold has a...

I have been with SETNET for nearly 3 years now and not only found them extremely helpful in product knowledge and assisting in selection, but the real test is when things go wrong. They were exceptionally helpful and even provided for Adv. Replacement a few time when I had a customer that went...

Hey Mister E. Forgive me if this goes w/out saying, but I don't know how new you are to Home Automation... Having your home provide feedback (Audiable, Page to phone, direct calls..etc) are all "options". However you are in complete control of this solution and I did not mean to infer that by...

Looks like this questions at least as related to the TS07 can be ignored. After spending much time today trying to get email working, it is now working. Further the TS07 is fully active (scanning through various web sites and connected to the M1 Control Unit). (Wish I knew how to delete a...

Not to expand on the well documented issues with Elk's email function (See Here), one of the caveats I have read is that you should not have an ELKRP session active while trying to send email. Does the TS07 connection count as an ELKRP session? If so, than this is a serious concern. I hope I...

Hey Jeff; A couple of thoughts: 1. Do you plan to have a central wiring closet? : Such a closet will allow you to not only house the Elk Controller and all add on modules, but you could have all set-top boxes and audio sources in this closet : If you do go with such a closet, I recommend you...

Welcome Mister E.; I started this endeavor in earnest about 2 years ago. Prior to that, I was using X.10 throughout the home and the phantom on/off of the lights nearly ended the program for my wife. Since then, I migrated to Insteon in our new home with 100% reliability. The reason your...