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Also, what is everyone's experience between using Leviton and ChannelVision Wallplates and Inserts? Is one better than the other? It seems like ChannelVision is much cheaper. they dont have the nice compression fitting that I listed above - but I guess i could make due.

Does anyone have experience using a tool like WayneW listed above on the Leviton Quickport Compression fittings? https://www.tselectronic.com/leviton/40782.html

Are the wallplate inserts listed on AutomatedOutlet universal? I cant seem to find the associated brand names - but from the looks of the part numbers - they have a couple difference vendors. Will part X (from automated outlet) work in a leviton decora wall plate? I was thinking about using...

Thanks for all the useful responses! Sounds like everyone uses the leviton Quickport connectors. Where is the best place to buy those? They seem so darn expensive! I am thinking about running 5xRG6 (for component video and then marybe Cable or audio), running 2xCAT5s for future expansion...

Yet another question for the forums ... What do most of you do to handle the pre wiring of projectors or wall mount tvs? Has anyone run conduit behind the walls to be able to pull the wires post-drywall? How do you clean-up the exit point where the wires exit the drywall? some sort of...

Thanks for all the help! For those who have done dish setups. Do you use the providers distribution hardware? or do you buy the distribution box (like the one I listed in the first post)? Also, each tv required a seperate satellite box - correct? Do most sat companies charge you per box?

That kind of leads into my next question of where to run the wires for the dish. Does it get mounted on the side of the house? the roof? How should the wires be left? hanging outside of the house?

Just wanted to start off by saying - thanks again for all the great help from this forum. My new question is how to pre-wire for a satellite dish. My brother new construction house is in the country. No cable lines or FIOS in the area yet. So he will probably resort to DishNetwork or...

Thanks for all the great advice. I think I might try and make a DIY ventilation system.

I am helping my brother set up his new house... I am concerned that whole house audio amp will generate lots of heat (it weighs a ton). I am not sure of the brand - but it is a 6-input/6-zone setup. He wants to stick the amp in a closet inside his laundry room. That seems like a bad idea...

Couple questions: 1) I was just curious how everyone handles placing/tacking/hanging the wires pre-drywall? 2) How do you go about fishing for the wire after the drywall is up? I dont see it being that hard when mounting something as big as the ELK KP2 - but what about when you mount a motion...

Yes the crawl space spans the entire inside of the foundation - with an access hatch on the back of the house (padlocked). The only critters that i can imagine getting in there would be mice and bugs. But wouldnt they be an issue to wires run anywhere in a house? Do I need to take any special...

I am about to take on wiring my brother's (new construction) with security, whole-home audio, Cable, Ethernet, and phone. I have done a lot of retro-fit wiring at my home - but never a full install. So I had a few questions. 1) I know it is bad to run low-voltage next to AC lines and if they...

I saw the Uplink 1650 for around $120 on Ebay. I didnt end up purchasing it - because I am still in the initial setup of my alarm. (Not sure if I am going to use cellular backup). I emailed the guy and asked him why so cheap and he said he had a few in stock and that he was just a reseller -...

I think there was talk of being able to add a voice speaker behind the KP2. Not sure what ever happened to that - maybe it has not been released yet.