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I've got an Intermatic 3-way switch I'm trying to wire up. The wiring is causing me issues, I'm hoping someone can suggest a nice fix. The switch requires that a hot wire be hooked up to it as well as a direct wire running to the load. Here is the current wiring setup: Box 1, standard...

I wondered about 16/4 - what advantage does that give you? Most of the systems I looked into only required 16/2.

Hello - I'm starting a house and I plan on putting in a whole-house speaker system. To be honest, I don't know exactly what features I need yet but I do know that I'd like to be able to play from my PC and iPhone as a minimum. Without getting into the specifics of what system I plan on...

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Honestly I'm not sure what 277V even is... ;) I'm just replacing standard light switches with zwave models. I've got a few of these: http://www.asihome.com/ASIshop/product_inf...roducts_id=3453 and I'm looking for a companion switch for the other end of the 3-way.

Leviton has a companion switch for 3-way applications with LEDs (http://www.asihome.com/ASIshop/product_info.php?products_id=3346), and one without. The one with LEDs requires a 227VAC device - can anyone explain what that means? Would using the switch with LED require a more specific wiring...

The Leviton Vizia RF+ also supports up to a 10-way application.

Thanks. Will I be able to use the USB ThinkStick from Leviton to interface with the lock or is using this VRCP0P the only way?

How does the VRC0P fit into the puzzle of interfacing with a z-wave and the Kiwkset locks?

I'm looking at purchasing a few of these products: http://www.asihome.com/ASIshop/product_inf...roducts_id=3912. Has anyone here personally used one that could provide a brief review? I'm specifically wondering: - The site specifically says it cannot be controlled without the LiNK Bridge. If...

I'm going to be purchasing a bunch of Vizia RF+ switches soon - since Chris Walker is a personal friend, he's always supplied them to be but seeing as he's no longer at Leviton it's no longer an option... so, where does everyone else buy their switches? I'm hoping for in-expensive with decent...

I'm a programmer so I'll be creating my own home automation software package. Is anyone aware of something available for UPB that works well?

UPB requires specialized wiring, right? This is an existing construction, so if the existing wiring won't work, I will be unable to run additional wires for it.

I'm about to move into a new place and I want to do some home automation. I'm trying to determine which way to go... should I stick with zwave or move to RA2 (or some other RF?) I need to be able to program and control the devices from my own computer via a program that I write using an SDK and...

A few years back I started playing around with the zwave technology and found it fun, but semi-unreliable. I purchased cheap switches which I am guessing might be the problem. It's been a while, and now I'm moving into a new house and am wondering what type of switches seem to be the most...