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Amherst is a bi-polar town.  We have Lowes, Walmart, restaurant chains and then we have a village center that is tightly controlled by the historical society. I live just outside the village.  Great place all around.

The HomeSeer Zee S2 is working great.  Installed 10 light switches/dimmers with a 7 button wall control and it is very easy to set up zwave device control.  It takes a little more brain power to set up "events", but still more than manageable.  The Enerwave ZWN-SC7 controllers will need to use...

I could just use Linear-WT00Z-1-Z-Wave-Wall-Transmitter  for a virtual 3way?  Will have to rewire the light box again to put power down to the "slave" switch.    http://store.homeseer.com/store/Linear-WT00Z-1-Z-Wave-Wall-Transmitter-P1623.aspx

Just to wrap this up, I have a co-worker who runs Smart Things so we have had some back and forth.  It appears that ST does have a few things to work out with regards "system stability" during and after an internet outage.  Just as a quick example, he has a vacation home 5 hours away from his...

Macro... thanks for the offer.. just ordered a HomeSeer HomeTroller Zee S2 Home Automation Controller... have most of my switches.. hopefully by end of next weekend we will be up and running.  I have a good handle on the wiring.. master electrician..good with computers and automation.. my 13...

Thanks for the replys... Looking at Vera and Zee S2 now..  Home Seer is a very local company.. just trying to justify the extra 100 dollars for the controller.

So looking to get our home automated.. mainly lights, sensors, smokes and water leak device.. maybe camera system at some point.   I will install zwave dimmers and switches (GE.. probably.. I like Insteon product and keypads.. had them in our last home but do not like the hub... and limited...

So I just ordered a CADDX NX-8, with a wireless ready keypad, and I want to install window contacts on my kids windows. During the summer when we have the bottoms half open, I want a zone to fault when the bottoms are moved. This may require adjusting the magnet from time to time depending on...

I agree with you there, it is a feel good law. I reminds me of the pointy head driving and prius and feeling all "better that you" because I get 50 mpg, except for the idiot does not realize the hazardous waste that car produces as a by product of its production and batteries. We were all...

Does anyone have a rough guesstamite on how much crestron lighting systems cost per load or square foot costs, keypad costs, 8 load dimmer module? Just trying to figure out where it would fall in line with lite touch.

They will never go away. A big player like leviton or cuttler hammer would scoff them up in an instant.

1. Water flow sensor alarms- does anyone make a whole house unit that goes in right at the water line entrance to the house to pick up breaks while the owner is away on vacation? The only ones I have seen are for single loads like icemakers, washers ect. 2. CO2 sensors- are the wired into the...

Is the other 3 way switch in a ganged box with a feed. If it is you could do a little rewireing and by putting smart switches at both ends you could free up a traveler and use it as a neutral to carry over to the original box. This is not for the faint of heart. You would have to go into the...

If the lights are being feed, you do not have a neutral wire in your switch box. are you installling standard dimmers or are they "smart switches". If they are homeautomation switches htat need a neutral, you may be out of luck. Feeding the lights is an old style method of lighting. We do...

Awesome. I love America! :lol: