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From the crude but effective department... I have an X10 IR receiver next to my television that I point at with a Harmony remote (wouldnt think of using anything else to control my tv). The Elk is programmed to respond to the X10 commands by running automation tasks. I find X10 pretty...

I'm going a bit for memory here, but last spring I went through the process of automating my pool. I came to the conclusion that there really is no good solution. That said, I settled for an Intellitouch. For extra $$$ they have a fairly nice web based interface. It looks nice and works...

It would appear that the high cost is due at least in part to the control system that is included. It seems to take the place of your garage door opener transmitter/reciever and then trigger the opener for you. I'd been meaning to post on the subject of garage door dead bolts. This thread has...

Take a look here: http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices . DD-Wrt is my choice for the firmware. OpenWrt is very nice as well but lacks the web interface (if I recall correctly). As for devices, my preference is the Linksys WRT-54GL. Note the L on the end... it will ensure...

I second the use of dnsmasq running on the router. Chances are you need a router anyways. Most routers come set up out of the box for doing dhcp on your local net. This is a much better than a windows based solution if you are going to have any embedded devices on your network as they...

I posted a reply to a similar question a few weeks back.

With six zones to wire up I started with the 8818 and am happy I did. It made a lot easier to debug a couple of minor problems I had with the communications wiring. To answer your question though, I'd suggest the 24vac transformer from Elk. The problem with the Aprilaire transformer is that...

Thanks Spanky... that's just what I was looking for. I knew I had to be missing something.

Is there any chance this will change with a firmware upgrade? It seems like a pretty severe limitation that would be easy to fix. Another way to deal with it would be if a rule could be triggered based on the temperature at a particular stat, but this too seems unsupported. I would have...

I'd like to have an output activated whenever a thermostat (aprilaire 8870) calls for heat. It seems that the M1G doesnt allow for this in a straightforward way (or perhaps it is so straightforward I cant see it). I've tried adding a couple of rules to watch the serial communication with the...

I had two zones out of six that were baseboard electric and controlled by wall mounted line voltage thermostats. After looking around a bit I realized automation friendly line voltage stats were not very common. Besides, I really wanted to use Aprilaire 8870's on these two zones just like the...

Sorry.... my question wasnt very clear. The information I am interested in is the manufacturer id and product id that each device stores in its firmware (as seen by UPStart), not so much the products themselves. Though, a complete list of all the products supported by UPStart (along with...

I'm looking for a complete list of all UPB products and manufacturers along with their corresponding product ids and manufacturer ids. Some of the PCS documents refer to a 'catalog' that contains this information, but I cant seem to find it online. Thanks.

Nearly the same thing happened to me... it was an SA cim though and the Elk (though I have one too) was not involved. The problem was that the cim's setup registers got corrupted. The version information, manufacturer id and more were set to zero. My connection to the cim worked fine, and the...

The manual valves will still be outside the house. It's a standard pressure balanced shower valve... dont shower without one! So yes, the whole point is make sure the shower cant be used when we are away. The heating zone valves sound like a great idea. Ideally, they would be rated for...

The washing machine idea is a great one. The problem I have with it though is that as solenoids, they have a normally closed state. They would, I suspect, work fine for controlling the shower except possibly for the problem of holding them open for extended periods of time. If I had an...

I thought about sprinkler valves but I am concerned about using them for hot water. Also, since all that I saw were plastic, I was worried about failure (the valve would be inside he house). That said, I really dont know much about sprinkler valves. Are my concerns unfounded?

Hi All, I have an outside shower that I'd like to turn off the water too when we are away from the house. Note that I am not talking about an automated shower valve. I am happy with the manual valve outside, but I would like to be able to shut off the supply to the shower. I am having...