Recent content by Philament

  All my dimmers are PCS or Leviton, but a few weeks ago I got just a single dimmer, the elk pim and the PCS PIM to test it out.  I am pretty sure I was getting very little noise between all devices and excellent signal strength a few weeks ago but I didn't do much with it for a couple of...

I installed some switches and started testing out them with the UPstart.  Initially, some of my LED lights that weren't connected to UPB dimmers ( on a non-upb, LED specific Dimmer) would flicker upon signal transmission of a controller or PIM. I re-arranged some of the circuits in the breaker...

  I think I will just do something like this...seems the easiest.   I figure I could always create a rule to turn on the lights automatically whenever it is armed away and dark so I don't have to turn the lights on manually if I left after sunset (if I start feeling especially lazy and don't...

  Thanks for the response.  I don't entirely understand how it would turn the light on every 30 seconds if the light was already on.  Can you elaborate please?         I was thinking about the rule a little bit more, and would it actually leave the lights on all night if I was gone for the...

My goal is to have specific lights turn on for a few hours if it is dark outside and the system is armed away so I can come back to a lighted house and make it look like someone is around.  Initially I did:   WHENEVER System is armed away AND it is dark, THEN TURN ON LIGHTS   It didn't work and...

 Thanks a lot.  I think my plan is to get a few switches, the elk pulseworx module and the split phase repeater (SPR-1) and start tinkering.  It is a larger home with a sub-panel and I think I will be best off with the SPR vs the passive phase coupler.   Thanks everyone!

Does the pulseworx module for the Elk M1 allow you to use Leviton UPB switches as well or do I become locked into only Pulseworx devices?

I finally got the security on the m1 up and running after moving into a house.  I now want to look into the automation and wanted thoughts on the different lighting protocols with the Elk (UPB, zwave etc.).   I am thinking UPB due to its reliability but any advice or comments are appreciated. ...

Is Supreme's workmanship pretty good? Or who would you recommend? I know of Maxwell through a distributor but it has been about 12+ years since I have needed screens done. They are screens for casement windows and I wanted to do concealed 2 pin plug and a Reed switch on the opposite side of...

Has anyone installed alarm screens lately?  I know of a few companies that make them (maxwell, supreme alarm screens, and a local place), but where have people purchased them through?

What are people using for keypads? I like the idea of a touchscreen in the master, but I read something about using ekeypad instead of M1KPNAV. I probably will use the m1kp or the the low profile one for the most of them.

Seeing as the module only works with co/smoke detectors and I read on a previous discussion that using multiple fire zones could be problematic when resetting a trouble, am I better off just not using the module and just use the M1 with 4 wire smoke/heat detectors all daisy linked?

So if I am going to use a system sensor i4 module, I probably should just use 2 wire? It seems like there would be no benefit to 4 wire with that module. I will run 4 conductor regardless since there is basically no cost difference for that. I am thinking of using about all 12 detectors (1...

So I think I will go with the elk with cellular monitoring with alarm relay. I was originally thinking of using wired screens on the same zone, but recently decided to only put the wired screens in the same room on a zone so I will have to get an expander. Probably will end up with about 20-24...

I will be installing a security system in our new house and I am torn about which system to get, the elk M1 or the omnipro? I will be automating the house in the future, but right now I don't have the time and I just want to get the security and fire portion in. I think it will need about 5...