Recent content by PigsDad

Have you looked into the Blink XT cameras?  Motion activated recording, live video modes, audio.  No need for a server, as it includes storage for video in their cloud systems w/ no subscription fees.  Video quality is very good, but the low-light video is not great.  Something to look into.   Kurt

Ok, I have this problem in two locations in my house now. I am using the HAI 600W UPB dimmers in a 2-gang box with another switch in that box. In one case, the other switch is an HAI relay switch that controls a standard bathroom fan. In the second case, the other switch is a ceiling fan...

Thanks for the suggestions and pointers! I hadn't thought of the screwless faceplates, but will do so now. Does anyone have a pointer to some that they like? All of my switches are the Decora-style, and I would need 1,2, and 3-gang plates. That's alright -- I'll just come up behind my wife...

I am so tired of getting a !#*%@# shock every time I touch the screw on our light switches! Living at 5000 ft. in a dry, cold climate, static shocks are inevitable. Is there such a thing as non-metallic face plate screws? I would buy a gross of them! That would definitely reduce the number...