Recent content by Jeff d

I have a freind with a house in the mountains that he rents out but he only visits it a few times throughout the year. We're looking at ways to make his life easier through automation. I'm looking at insteon equipment to give him the ability to control the thermostat, lighting and water supply...

Did you wire them in series, parallel or is there a 2nd connection for the indoor speaker? Thanks, Jeff

I ordered the cable and already downloaded DL-900. I'm holding off on the glass breaks and smoke detector because I was trying to keep the whole system under $300. I'll likely add them later. I don't think I'll need more than 1 motion sensor. My house is only 1800 sq ft. and I'd only put the...

A guy on another forum recommended this: http://www.smarthomeusa.com/Products/CE2R/...eEncryptor2.pdf http://www.ademcoint.com/pdfs/street/ce2rii.pdf It looks like a simpler solution and can be purchased for around $70 with 2 remotes. It seems to use keypad emulation and doesn’t take up any...

Thanks for everyone's recommendations. I don't think I can swing the extra $ for the Elk or wait on the basic model to be released considering that I can get the NX-8E w/ 2 LCD keypads, contacts, siren and everything for under $300 shipped today. I doubt that I'd ever get into the advanced...

How does one go about setting one of these up on an NX-8E? I see no mention of the NX-470 in the Keypad Options section of the DL900 software. For that matter I see no mention of the NX-1448e (The wired ones I plan on using) keypads either. Do you have to get a wireless expander ($50+) or can...

Very informative forum you guys have here. I've learned a lot just browsing though the old posts. I've been researching alarm systems extensively over the past few weeks for my new house which is pre-wired for 12 windows, 3 doors, 2 keypads and 1 motion sensor. My primary goal is to have a...