Recent content by RLSinOP

Thanks much to everyone for for all the information and sage advice, which I'll certainly take.  I'm sure I haven't thought about this enough and/or taken the time to read the applicable building/fire codes, but honestly this just seems like a problem begging for some kind of solution.  I...

Thanks for the reply.  I certainly don't want to wire new smokes now that the construction is complete and certainly don't think I should have to do so.  I get what you're saying regarding code, but frankly, I don't really care.  If I get it working the way I want, and thoroughly test it to...

I've read a number of posts about connecting Smokes that were installed by electricians during new-home construction to meet building code to an ELK M1 Gold panel.  I recently moved into a newly built home where Smoke's were installed per-code by our electrician.  The Smokes that were installed...

Quick question.  The home we're building has two conventional furnaces and is wired for two Stats.  I've already purchased two HAI Omnistat2's (1000 model).  Do I need 1 or 2 ELK-M1XSP's?  The XSP manual I looked at online mentioned 1 XSP could control up to 4 Omnistat2's.  If I connect the two...

Thanks very much for the explanation BSR.  I'll dig into the manual on EOL resistors, but can you (or someone) give me a brief overview of when to use them and when not to?

Hi, based on several recommendations, I bought some Bosch Blue Line Gen2 Pet Friendly TriTech 12m (40 ft) Range Motion Detectors.  I pulled 22/4 wire through the new home I'm building.  I'd like to give these a try on my bench before I install them.  I opened one up to wire it and have some...

I use an ELK M1 Gold, an ISY994i and Insteon devices.  In this configuration, you're going to need the M1XEP which basically provides the M1 an ethernet connection to your home network.  Once you have this, you can either use ELK software or ISY software for setup, configuration, programming...

Yea, I've "SENT" it about 50 times.  Each time I connect, it warns me that I have information that's out of sync also - a couple of users, sunrise/sunset info, and a change to a global.  I connect, send it, save it, and then the XEP will lose it's connection.  After the JP2 jumper trick for...

I've got to tell you, I'm having nothing but trouble with my XEP.  I'm new to the ELK world, but I'm an IT/Networking professional and know how to make this stuff work.  The XEP I have may very well be defective because it won't hold an IP address.  DHCP works and interfaces great with RP...

Very good points and I appreciate the feedback. I'll call the inspectors office on Monday and see if I can find somebody that will discuss this with me. I'll reply back. Thanks again.

Very interesting. Can you please explain what "a dedicated hardwired system" means in terms of Home Automation? What kind of hardware are you talking about, what kind of wiring other than what the electricians would do, and how is it terminated into a H/A platform?

Hi Everyone. I've spent a lot of time on these forums getting up to speed on HA/Security systems. I'm about 5 months away from taking possession of a new home that's currently under construction. I've settled on an Elk M1G with all the goodies. I'm also going to be using the latest Insteon...

Has anyone found a way to control a Sonos environment via the ISY994i? What I'm looking for is simple volume +/-, play/pause, and maybe a few preset playlists or pandora stations. Thanks in advance. RLS

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