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I'm in the middle of installing my Elk M1 and only have one ELK-SP-12F hooked up so far but I can say without a doubt it's much louder than I expected it to be for such a small speaker. I would say it's impressively loud. I have just the speaker of the ELK-SP-12F mounted in the ELK-M1KP2...

I have these glassbreaks (one hooked up so far). I've done some testing by clapping really hard only a foot away to trip them. I don't recall having to turn off the panel to get the LED to turn off. I think disarming the system turned the LED off. Although, if that is true I don't know what...

That's great news. Thanks

Yep, that is almost exactly the orientation I'm referring to. I will be sticking the magnet to the window, and the sensor at 90 degrees/right angle (same as you described) to the wall (I have recessed windows). They will only be a 1/4" apart, but at a right angle instead of lined up...

I'm aware of the arrows and that the proper way to align the magnet and sensor is to keep them on the same plane. I'm looking at installing them in an L shape instead because of spacing problems with my windows. So, the two arrows would still be very close, but not on the same plane. In my...

I don't know what the official spec is, but I would say (with my testing) it's probably about 1" or so (certainly well under 2"). However, I'm paranoid so I probably wouldn't trust it beyond a 1/2". Anybody know if it's ok to place these sensors at 90 degrees (with minimal gap) instead of on...

Assuming the input expander is in a closet or similar location (where you can put more gear and have access to AC) you could put a 12V power supply with battery backup in that location to supply the power for the motion sensors. Something like the ELK-P412K.

An example of what you could use a second network connection for would be to have a dedicated network for a specific task. For example, I have a network HD video encoder called the HD Homerun. This device has two ATSC/QAM tuners and a network connection. Instead of hooking up a capture device...

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I'm going to have to disagree with some. The average person could care less about home automation. In fact, most people still wouldn't want it even if you showed them how cool it is. It would only be a "selling feature" if the person you are selling it to is already interested in it to begin...