Recent content by ja3hawk

Thanks for the responses. Here is my plan.   Home runs for every possible spot of cat5 and 22/4. Something like this for 22/4 http://www.homesecuritystore.com/p-1194-win-w4-250-burglar-alarm-wire-250ft-224-solid.aspx I'm assuming the 22/4 is for power and not for communications in most...

  Good to know Dan! I can see my self putting in an M1 at some point and I want the infrastructure already in place.   Is cat5/6 effective for the majority of sensors/applications (motorized blinds, motion sensors, windows& door sensors) ? And should it be individually wired to each possible...

Hello! I have a general question about structured wiring for a new home. I've been lurking for quite some time and just recently started posting.   My plan is to install a fairly large structured wiring box in a central location (probably unfinished section of basement). This will just future...

Hey Green, What is the PreWire 103 list? I'm going to be dealing with a contractor for our build soon and I want to make sure he and I are on the same page with regards to wiring standards for home automation/security. Thanks!

Wow thank you guys... So is installing a security system such as the ElkM1 or HAI OPII something an inexperienced do it yourselfer can tackle? I must admit I'm not capable of writing code but I am good at following guides and how-to's. I can learn much of this as I go along I just want to...

    I know a lot of my questions seemed elementary so thanks for the guidance. I'm going to plan on buying HomeSeer Pro. If I run it on a dedicated computer it should be reliable. In general I think Windows tends to make products less reliable when you start adding more roles to the server. Plus...

Some of you may have already seen this but I got this today from Securifi:     We connected with the fine folks over at Ube and figured why not integrate its control into Almond+. Almond+ will be able to control any light connected to your Ube smart dimmer. Almond+ will treat your Ube exactly...

Lots and lots of questions here.   So I've decided I'm going to use homeseer as my controller running on a Windows Server 2008 r2 box. I'm an IT guy so this felt more natural to me than buying a dedicated piece of hardware. Anyways, here are my questions.   I'm new to HA, if it sounds like I'm...

        Hi Kaosweb - I checked out that Ube campaign on Kickstarter... looks pretty intriguing. Hopefully it gets funded. I'd heard about smart things. This is really the kind of thing that needs to come to market to get the common folk involved on the DIY side.    Any word on an android app for...

Hello!   I stumbled across this great looking website while doing some research over at the AVS forums. Wow this place is great. I'm doing a new construction build in about a year or so and I really want to automate the hell out of my house but I want it to be DIY to save some cash and have more...