Recent content by esheneman

Ral - Appreciate the clarification. I will replace smoke alarms shortly given how old they are and one is already failing. I'll have to decide how many smoke detectors I want to install - could be next to every smoke alarm or strategically place a few of them. As for wireless, it sounds like it...

My house currently has DSC system installed by ADT (previous owner) and I've since reprogrammed it a bit to my liking and have not used ADT - never have and never will. I did have some struggle with ADT folks when I tried to get installer code but that's another story. I'm at the juncture where...

I've been thinking I should check out all available software-based home automation controllers - the criteria is as follows: Full support for UPB .NET based Allows anyone to write .NET based plug-ins Allows anyone to add events and such Supports multiple interfaces such as X10 RF and possibly...

Dan, do you know the brand/model that your friend has?

Thanks Steve. I haven't had much time to research last week and it seems like it would be a good to have both water softener and R/O system. I already have multistage R/O system in my kitchen; it is plumbed to a countertop tap - it just hasn't been used for two years. I'm curious if you've...

I've been a long time lurker and today I finally registered in order to post a message. I'm currently looking for a whole house water filtration/softener system. I've had some folks coming to my house to give me an estimate; and the estimates I've received vary by several thousand dollars. I...