RandyKnight
Active Member
Greetings all. I'm in the process of designing a new home and want to invest heavily in HA infrastructure as part of the project. So I'm sure I'll be posting a lot of questions here.
Here's the first one:
After perusing the alternatives here and elsewhere, I'm leaning towards Insteon for lighting control due to the UPB sticker shock. Insteon seems to strike a good balance between performance / reliability and price. I thought it would be a good idea to put some in my current home to get used to the technology, quirks, etc. and learn what not to do when I build the new home.
I'm getting ready to place an order for the following items from smarthome.com:
(1) Icon On/Off Switch
(1) Icon Dimmer
(2) Icon Lamp Dimmer
(1) Insteon PowerLinc Controller USB
(1) Insteon ControlLinc
(2) Insteon SignalLinc RF
In adddition, I have downloaded and installed HomeSeer 2.0 as well as the Insteon plug in.
What am I missing? Should this be enough to get me started?

Here's the first one:
After perusing the alternatives here and elsewhere, I'm leaning towards Insteon for lighting control due to the UPB sticker shock. Insteon seems to strike a good balance between performance / reliability and price. I thought it would be a good idea to put some in my current home to get used to the technology, quirks, etc. and learn what not to do when I build the new home.
I'm getting ready to place an order for the following items from smarthome.com:
(1) Icon On/Off Switch
(1) Icon Dimmer
(2) Icon Lamp Dimmer
(1) Insteon PowerLinc Controller USB
(1) Insteon ControlLinc
(2) Insteon SignalLinc RF
In adddition, I have downloaded and installed HomeSeer 2.0 as well as the Insteon plug in.
What am I missing? Should this be enough to get me started?