I posted a topic a month or so ago regarding the pre-wiring for my new home. The responses I received were very helpful and I think I've got pretty much everything figured out. I've decided on using an Elk M1 Gold.
I will be beginning my installation one week from today and I just had a few final questions before I place my orders for all the cable:
1. How many speakers/sirens are typical throughout the house for things like smokes/security alarms. I'm going with the 4W-TB smokes (4-wire), which don't have sounders on them. Is one per floor enough?
2. As for pre-wiring for the smokes themselves... I'm separating the detectors into four zones: Basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, and attic. For each zone I'm planning on running 4-wire (firewire) from the Elk to the first smoke, from the first to the second, second to third, etc., until the last one which I put an EOLR on? Does this sound correct?
3. Which leads to my next question. How do I power these four zones? Is there some kind of hub that connects to my M1G that has multiple low voltage power connections?
4. Lastly, it has been suggested to me that I run 16/2 plus Cat5e to all my windows for future blind control. Can I use 16/2 in wall rated speaker wire for this? Should I be using something else?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
I will be beginning my installation one week from today and I just had a few final questions before I place my orders for all the cable:
1. How many speakers/sirens are typical throughout the house for things like smokes/security alarms. I'm going with the 4W-TB smokes (4-wire), which don't have sounders on them. Is one per floor enough?
2. As for pre-wiring for the smokes themselves... I'm separating the detectors into four zones: Basement, 1st floor, 2nd floor, and attic. For each zone I'm planning on running 4-wire (firewire) from the Elk to the first smoke, from the first to the second, second to third, etc., until the last one which I put an EOLR on? Does this sound correct?
3. Which leads to my next question. How do I power these four zones? Is there some kind of hub that connects to my M1G that has multiple low voltage power connections?
4. Lastly, it has been suggested to me that I run 16/2 plus Cat5e to all my windows for future blind control. Can I use 16/2 in wall rated speaker wire for this? Should I be using something else?
Thanks for any help you can give me!