Recent content by lathanm

I am venting outside since my server room is on an exterior wall and it was easier then teeing into my existing vents.

I went the same route as IVB. The fan I went with is a 1.5 sone fan and it is virtually silent. I had temp control running on it for a short period then switched it to always on. For the rest of the noise I soundproofed the closet (exterior door, insulation, MDF & drywall). I spent about $250...

I usually mount them inside the device whenever possible. This eliminates overshoot and alignment issues. For devices I can't do this with I use hot glue. It sticks to anything and doesn't leave a residue when removed.

This is one of those big usability/design splits that has no real end. I have a friend that teaches interface design that can go on for hours about the problems on both sides. She finally boils it down to 2 things usability and target audience. On the usability side as long as you can shrink...

Looks pretty cool. It is nice to have customized interfaces for specific users and rooms. Really cuts down on confusion.

Switching to activity based makes some things so much easier. To get around the remember to set the scene thing I have a timer on my server that switches some of the screens to heating and lighting control as specific times of the day. So bedroom one switches to light/temp an hour I wake up...

The pricing is correct under the ML3. Under ML 2 the price would have been about $300 less, different client rules -10 vs 5, package deals for buying all the parts together. As for the 7 vs 10 zones the only thing that may need to be changed is the number of clients licenses. The price seems...