Hi Everyone. I've spent a lot of time on these forums getting up to speed on HA/Security systems. I'm about 5 months away from taking possession of a new home that's currently under construction. I've settled on an Elk M1G with all the goodies. I'm also going to be using the latest Insteon products for lighting only, everything else will be managed by the Elk. I've purchased an ISY as well which I'll figure out how to integrate in later.
Wednesday of this week, we did a walk-thru with the low-voltage contractor for all the sensor, speaker, CAT5e, etc. wiring. Today (Friday) we did the walk-thru with the electrical contractor for outlets, switches, lighting locations, etc.
Fortunately, both knew about HA/Security and understood what I was trying to do which was great. Discussions around deeper gang boxes, door chimes through the Elk, etc. went great.
The issue that came up was Smokes. The electrician said that per code, he was required to run the smokes and connect them to the homes power grid. He said if I wanted to run my own smokes and serial them to the Elk that was fine, but he couldn't not put his in due to code and his contract with our builder. So, the question is this, how do I let him do his thing then get the Elk to see the powered smokes he'll be installing?
Thanks in advance for your comments/thoughts.
RLSinOP
Wednesday of this week, we did a walk-thru with the low-voltage contractor for all the sensor, speaker, CAT5e, etc. wiring. Today (Friday) we did the walk-thru with the electrical contractor for outlets, switches, lighting locations, etc.
Fortunately, both knew about HA/Security and understood what I was trying to do which was great. Discussions around deeper gang boxes, door chimes through the Elk, etc. went great.
The issue that came up was Smokes. The electrician said that per code, he was required to run the smokes and connect them to the homes power grid. He said if I wanted to run my own smokes and serial them to the Elk that was fine, but he couldn't not put his in due to code and his contract with our builder. So, the question is this, how do I let him do his thing then get the Elk to see the powered smokes he'll be installing?
Thanks in advance for your comments/thoughts.
RLSinOP