Recent content by zenoparadox

The problem is back. I sent a PM through chat but had to disconnect before I had an indication of whether the PM was received or not.   Well, it is working now.

  Good luck with the stove. A few weeks back my wife wanted me to test the wood stove in our basement. We bought the house in August and never owned a wood stove before. The folks who owned the house before us did not take care of their stove. I had to put in a new catalytic combustor (which was...

If I were to say "wifi" I'd be meaning IEEE 802.11, and nothing else. Or did you mean to say "wireless" and are open to various protocols?   Moreover, what is "best" depends on the constraints one has to work with. To name a few... What effects are you trying to achieve? What equipment do you...

What purpose is the notification going to serve?   Also, what motion detector are you using? I took your title to mean that you are using some wireless motion detection device (could be an Elk device, or Honeywell, or GE) with an Elk system.

  You've used an entirely different unit but it is still not working?   What method did you use to program the wireless part of the deal? I program my devices manually. The only time I've had an issue in any way similar to what you describe the Elk was listening on the wrong loop (but it was...

  Well then I guess shredding all those floppies when we moved over the summer was not overkill.

I run RP in a VirtualBox setup. As much as possible, I try to avoid having to reboot or switch computers to run Windows software. Can't say anything about Upstart.

If something shorts the power wires fed from your power supply and you have no power distribution board, then the short protection for the supply should cut the power, which means everything connected to the supply goes dead. If you have a power distribution board that splits the supply's output...

Elk has a policy regarding support. See here http://www.elkproducts.com/retail_distributors.html.     (Emphasis in the original. I just cut and pasted.)   I don't know how ignoring this policy plays out in practice because I've not had to use my warranty, and I bought from an authorized...

  It looks perfect for my situation. Thank you!

  Yep, it does make noises.     My garage opener comes with one to prevent closing the door on a blockage, but I did not think about using this type of sensor on the alarm system. Thank you for the idea.     Upgrading our fire alarm capabilities is also part of my plan.

"Regular" size window (i.e. same size as the windows I have in my bedroom, my living room, my dining room, etc.). It is on the walk-out side of a walk-out basement.   Not tempered.

I've used contacts and PIRs for years. Glass break detectors are new to me so I don't know what to expect, behavior-wise.   The HVAC room in our new house (new to us, not new new) has a window. I'm inclined to protect it with a glass break detector but I'm concerned that the furnace might...

  In some outhouses I've seen, it's a risk.

  Did you see this thread: http://cocoontech.com/forums/topic/2215-how-to-automate-your-garage-door/   I had been thinking for a bit about having my Elk control my LiftMaster. The approach in that thread is pretty much what I was planning to do (our garage is detached, running wire would be...