Recent content by ELEKTPO

Yes I walked in front of the motion detector with the z-wave switch turned to ON and nothing happened. When I replaced the z-wave switch with regular (manual) switch it works fine, so I'm guessing that what I'm trying to achieve it won't be possible with what I have. For now that's what I...

Yeah I put the zwave switch in series and I turned it ON so there is a power going to the motion detector, but nothing happened.

Hi guys, I'm trying to control motion activated post lights, so I was wondering if this is even possible? I added a motion sensor (Heath/Zenith SL-4100-BK-A) to my post lights and then replaced the regular (on/off) switch with GE 45612 Z-Wave Wireless Lighting Control In-Wall Dimmer so when I...

Well I integrated the sprinklers into my ELK because I can control them remotely (phone, PC). If it rains I can turn them off and so on. I know that I can use rain sensor but I like to control them manually. Yes you can take Orbit out of the equation and connect the valves thru relay and then...

Are you referring to the J-16 programmable outputs? I hooked up the M1RB there so they were already taken. I know there are outputs for the smoke detector and sirens but I'm not sure if I can hook up relays there. I was going to buy M1XOVR but for now I only needed one more relay output so I...

Thanks Lou you just saved me $100 :) I totaly forgot about that relay. It has been a while since I looked at the ELK user gude:)

Hi guys quick question. I purchased M1RB to control my sprinkler system. At first I needed to control only 8 zones out of the 9 so that configuration worked great. Now I need to control the 9th zone and I was wondering if I can add one 912 relay somehow or do I need to purchase M1XOVR? I guess...

Thanks for the tip standon.I will see what will happen in couple days when I finish the installation. I connected the speakers with 22/4 wire.

Hi guys I finally decided to install the M1 and I was browsing the forums to see some tips. I found that you can connect multiple sp12f in parallel and connect them to the output 1 (voice/siren)on the ELK. I'm going to use multiple keypads with sp12f behind them connected with cat6 homeruns to...

Thanks for the reply Lou. I have better safe than sorry approach :)

Hi guys can you please give me your opinion. What do you think I should buy Elk-M1DBHR or Elk-M1DBH? I want to connect 3 keypads to the M1 with 3 speakers inside the keypads. I have CAT-6 and 22/4 cables where the keypads should be (home runs). Do I need something else for the speakers such as...

Lou I like the glue idea but I'm worried that the glue won't hold all that weight :unsure: (I have more trust in the Tapcons). Also, somehow I need to support the 2x4 until the glue (liquid nails)sets in.

No that is just sketch my LV stuff will be on the right from the HV panel.

Thanks for the help guys. The furring strips are great idea.

Thanks Lou, I don't care about running wires behind the board. I wanted to put the 2x4 because I wanted airflow so the plywood won't rot. I read somewhere that there will be a moisture buildup if the plywood is directly anchored to the concrete wall. I want to put plywood because I don't want to...