Recent content by Squiddy

Hey DJK can we get an update? Hows the project coming?

You found them again for the same price? Mind posting the link? I have two of them and am extremely happy so far. I recessed mine in the wall and then made a frame using oak baseboard. I have industrial velcro attached to little blocks on the back of the frame that attach it to the wall. Comes...

Even if you have a split core sensor, you will still need to run the hot (black) wire through it, otherwise the magnetic field will be cancelled out. The advantage of the split core type is that you won't need to cut the monitored wire to get it through the sensor. I wish I could find another...

I'm also interested in what you mounted the screen to. Not to hijack but in my install, the LCD fit perfectly between the studs so I used the screw holes on each side and mounted it right to the studs. The problem is that the screen sticks out about a 1/4" past the drywall so the screen has been...

Thanks guys. Cycled power and all is well. Should have thought of doing this.. :blink:. I guess I won't put that rule back in until the next software comes out. I'm pretty sure I had it only show for a few seconds so I must have been experiencing this bug.

I set up a rule to display one of my texts (Garage is xºC) every 10 seconds. I can't remember if I had "allow user to clear message with '*'" checked because I already deleted the rule. The problem I am having is that the text will not go away on the keypad. If I did have the "allow user to...

And this rating is required because your low voltage "status" wiring will enter the same box as your high voltage "power" wiring. Multiple wires entering one electrical box like this must all be rated at least as high as your highest voltage present. As soon as I get a chance, I'm going to go...

Again, very true. You definitely are better off running a larger gauge wire when doing this. I was only adding a couple of feet of wire to the overall length of the cord and that is 18/3 is what I had lying around. Instead of the computer power cable, you should probably go and buy a 16 or 14...

Very good point! Not something you want to overlook and I should have mentioned that in the guide. I did however check before hand and the cord to my washing machine is 18/3 which is what the computer cord is. Take a look at this: American Wire Gauge Table. Here you will find all of the wire...

Dan, this would be really easy to do. First of all, run a 4 conductor piece of high temp cable from your bedroom down to your furnace. Connect everything up the same as the other thermostat. Look at your furnace manual for more information but it will probably be a +24VAC, COMMON, CALL FOR HEAT...

Good point. My rule actually wouldn't work very well because it will announce "Done" during the last cycle if you don't check the status again. I was thinking of how I would do it in a PLC where if the input comes back on (washer starts again), the timer would be reset. That's what happens when...

Wow that looks really good! How many Insteon devices do you figure you're running there? You must have shares in the company!

Heh good point. No it actually does get fairly warm up here in the summer. Early to mid 30's. Opening the windows and turning the furnace fan on is usually all it takes. We are a bit further south than For Mac but we still get the -30C and -40C weather in the winter. Like Fort Mac, Fort St. John...

How-To Control your furnace using your Elk: by Squiddy I posted a How-To monitor the status of your furnace and briefly mentioned that I had run some extra pairs into the furnace to be used for control from the Elk. I had a request for more details on this project so I thought I would write...

Thanks guys! I've taken lots from this website and wanted to finally give back. Yes, that's correct. Remember that you can wrap the wire through the center of the CT-800 more than once if your appliance draws less than 1 amp. If your projector only drew half an amp, wrap that wire twice...