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You can often find the same products Smarthome sells much cheaper elsewhere from companies with better reputations and better BBB ratings.

Commercial applications have a whole separate host of requirements and that was not what this thread was about. Again what state are you in. I had asked you a few months ago and you did not answer.

I know some manufacturers trip the relay off the interconnect which s typicaly 9 vdc and thus work on the battery backup (when one smoke alarm trips they all do including the relay). I have asked UL on more than one occasion about this subject and they state they have Listed devices for the...

DEL there are UL Listed relays for 120v dedicated branch circuit smoke alarms intended to interface with FACP's in place of low voltage smoke detectors. As a "Pro" you may not like them for various reasons but that does not mean they do not exist and that they are not accepted by AHJ's...

I am waiting on putting a system in for someone that is interested in the Elk-M1KPNAV keypads. Granted they are not the same as an iPad etc but they can be a cost effective alternate for a wall mounted unit in secondary locations that may still need some of its capabilities.

According to PCS they are still working on the manuals. Also not all UPB devices are supported at this time. They are still working with Simply Automated. I have a mix so that is why my system is having problems.

It's just like an ISY so it's pretty easy to use. I am getting some wierd error messages so I have to reboot it. That is the latest firmware but I can't see what I have since I get an error message when I click on the "about". If you have ekeypad you might want to message Jayson as he is...

Is anyone using the PCS MiLightStyle? I have one and never really did anything with it since the documentation is not released. I fired it up again today and I am gett error messages if I try and update the firmware or enable internet access. Anyone know when the documentation might be...

Automated Outlet sells PThree Power Supplies to retail customers. If they dont have the model you want call and ask them about ordering it for you. PThree is in the Chicago area and stocks there. Most other PThree distributors dont sell retail that I have seen.

UL and NFPA (under other technologies) require the central station to know within 200 seconds if there is a loss of communication (if I remember correctly). If I am correct they are probably polling every 90 seconds or so (in case they miss once) and if they miss twice in a row they would...

Ano you are not familiar with ul985, the NFPA and the IRC requirements. You quoted the Scope of UL217 but that is an equipment standard not to be confused with an installation requirement. You just don't like the fact that the code permits it and some installers do it. You are stating your...

The ISY-99 is mfg by UDI (Universal Devices Inc). It is a standalone controller that allows you to setup, control, and troubleshoot an Insteon mesh. It is an extremely valuable tool to overcome the shortfalls of the SH devices.

I will say it again the BRK Model RM-4 is UL Listed and the instructions (which are a UL controlled document and its content has to be accepted by UL) have a wiring diagram and everything to connect it to an alarm on page 2 "To install this relay to an alarm connect the power wires as Listed...

If you are set on using Insteon it is basically a requirement to get an ISY to get things to work well. It may seem expensive but it's well worth the price. Otherwise you well waste hours if not days trying to get things to work.

If a Smoke Alarm (these are alarms not detectors) has an accessory relay designed and listed to trip an alarm panel why is that a problem? Everyone assumes that this is not possibe, permitted and does not exist. BRK for one makes such a relay model RM-4 that is UL Listed to UL217, UL2304 and...

If you are a dealer trying to compete against distributors selling the same products you will never be able to compete on the hardware pricing. Distributors buy direct and are supposed to sell to dealers at dealer pricing and retail customers at retail pricing but many distributors sell to...

Motion detectors are sealed pretty well to minimize bugs from getting in but it is possible. A bug walking on the outside can trip it but there are ANSI/SIA standards that some detectors are designed to that won't (never tried to meet that standard myself). Another problem is drafts and that...

Without UD keeping SH honest about things Insteon would be dead as you say. The problem is that if there is a problem SH usually does not admit it (its always the customers fault and they never heard of such a problem etc) until forced to and by that time many people have wasted time and...

There are many localities that require things not permitted by UL or NFPA. In NYC they require that strobes turn off when the sounders are silenced. That violates the UL and NFPA requirements but is required on a NYC install. UL864 address's that by having the manufacture state in the...