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Working on my LV plan for the new house and wondering what you all use IR for? The only thing I've thought of is in the home theater, family room, etc. to control A/V components that are remotely located. What else are you using this for?

I've been trying for the past week or so to figure out a reliable way to have the M1 know the accurate status of UPB devices, even if the status was changed via a link (a documented limitation of the M1 right now). Several have proposed workarounds but they all seemed pretty kludgy to me...

As many of you know, I've been evaluating UPB vs. Insteon and have about 20 of each type of device in my house right now. One thing I've found with UPB is the WAF is lower due to the delay when turning a light on/off. Insteon is instantaneous for the local load and a delay only exists when...

So I got my license key for ElkRM and got it configured and connecting to the control, but it's still empty under Lighting. In fact, the only thing that shows up under any of the tabs is the Keypad temp under Climate. What am I missing?

I'm looking to replace my existing builder grade alarm panel with my new Elk M1 and have not done much at all with security in the past. How can I tell if / what value of EOL resitors exist in my current system? They're not at the panel from what I can tell. Multimeter? If so, what should I...

So I got tired of trying to get the Elk to reliably recognize Insteon devices, running around linking, etc. So I decided to move onto UBP, though I've only got a couple of devices right now. Everything went great (especially compared to Insteon) but I'm still having one issue. When I turn...

So I got my XSP firmware upgraded and was able to manually do some linking, etc. and get a couple of devices working, using "Option B" of the instructions as it appears my PowerLinc may not have the latest firmware. It also looks like from some other threads that the firmware can be flashed...

So I picked up my Elk M1 and various accessories today (gotta love being within driving distance of AO). Wanted to detail what I've done so far wiring wise to see if I've got it right before I blow the thing up on first shot. I've got the Elk, battery, speaker, transformer, data bus adapter...

I'm about ready to pull the triger on my M1 so I can start to learn / play prior to needing to install it in the new house. What I've got in my shoping cart so far: - ELK-M1G Control + Transformer + Keypad + Battery + Speaker + RJ31X Jack & Cord - Lighting/Thermostat Interface, Serial Port...

In another thread I discussed the ON-Q GreyFox Intercom and Lyriq / A-Bus whole house audio systems. Based on the input there, I don't think I want to go A-Bus and would like to wire / plan for something more sophisticated like Nuvo or Russound. But I'm still not quite "getting" the...

Anybody have experience with the OnQ structured wiring enclosure and modules, etc. I am leaning towards OnQ ALC for lighting control and their Cat5 based Intercom, cameras, and whole house audio (distributed amplifier) looks good. And limiting the number of vendors' product to integrate is...

Regarding automation for the new house, automating window covering as much as possible would be nice. But most of what I have seen is related to drapes or mini-blinds. Most of our window coverings will be plantation shutters. Any ideas / experience with that? Only thing I can think of is...

That is the question with which I am faced. I need to decide how to do my lighting control for my new house post haste. My current home is a mixture of Insteon and UPB (mostly Insteon) and it works fine. But with new construction it's awfully tempting to go for the extra reliability of a...

Haven't been on the forum for a while since we've beein going nuts getting plans, bids, etc. for the new house. But the plans are just about done and we're lookin to break ground sometime in June. So it's high time I start making some real decisions on HA stuff (at least pre-wire). :angry: To...

Some of you may have been following my UPB vs. Insteon thread(s). The 15% discount pushed me over the edge and I sprung for Insteon for everything I need for mu current home. This amounts to an additional 21 dimmers and 9 relays. Installed most of them yesterday so I'm up to 21 Insteon...

As I've mentioned in several other posts, I have been in the process of installing a variety of devices to test the differences between UPB and Insteon. To date, I have installed the following: UPB: 1 Dimmer, 1 Dimmer + 4 button switch, 1 Lamp Control Insteon: 1 Icon Dimmer, 1 Icon Relya, 1...

Now that I've got some of both Insteon and UPB devices set up and running in my house, here are some of my initial thoughts. It seems that the biggest differnce between the two is reliability. The UPB stuff ALWAYS works, the Insteon seems to require multiple attempts quite often (haven't...

I posted this on the HomeSeer forum as well but since it's late and I'm impatient ... :D I just installed my first set of Insteon Devices and am trying to get them working with HomeSeer. The two I am starting with are a relay and a dimmer both in the same dual gang box (both Icon). The relay...

I got my Insteon stuff in so I could do my comaprions to UPB and so far I'm underwhelmed. I'm starting out with the starter kit which came with two SignalLincRF's, 2 LampLinc's and a ControlLinc keypad. It also came with a QuickStart guide that walks you through seting it all up. I put the...

Hi all, We're working with our architect on plans for our new home and I wanted to get some input on the size of the media room. I'm familiar with the formulas for making sure the sound field is correct, etc., but am interested in overall size ideas. Minimum size, rectanglular vs. square...