Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / October 2003

I'm from Germany an made some good experience with purchasing X-10 Products
from www.worthdist.com.
My Question: Is there any difference between europeen and U.S. Version of
Hawkeye motion detector?

I am getting ready to do the LV pre-wiring for a house I am building,
and was planning on use an OnQ Plus enclosure and related accessories
for network and HA, and a Caddx NX8e for alarm.  
I noticed that OnQ had a Caddx mounting plate for the NX8.   Should

Years ago I replaced the relay controls in a home furnace with a module.
Later, when selling, prospectives were wary of the module because they
didn't understand it, and HVAC contractors might not.
Has anyone sold a home with automation and had trouble with non-technical

Does anyone know if the Leviton 'intellisense' is  an actual X10 upgraded
circuit or just a marketing scheme.  I ask, because I replaced X10 (non true
rocker)  a Leviton (LE-6291, non true rocker) and noticed that the switches
were pretty much identical.  I know that Leviton states ...

I would like to get a thermostat for my Omni Pro II.  I currently have
an Oil Furnace that uses a simple 2 conductor to the current
thermostat posisition.  The current thermostat is a basic mercury
filled tube/relay.  I also have a Cat5 from my panel to the

I am looking for a whole house water usage meter that can be tied into
a home automation system.
Looking for a positive displacement type device that will be accurate at
both low and high water flow.  Maybe one the closes a contact every

I am interested in finding a beginner site to home automation.  Can
anyone recommend a site that might help me get started?
Thanks
G

I am looking to build a house in the next year or so, and am looking
for compact wall-mounted LCD control panels that can be used for home
automation and viewing video (web cams, TV, etc). I have looked at the
Crestron line, and they seem like they will do the job, but are rather

I am looking for a zone amplifier / controller to run Audio and Video
to the various rooms in my home.
I have 4 zones and want to hook up about 6 sources.  Each zone will
need a controller with IR repeater.

I have a 85 foot run of RG-6 supplying just Video to my T.V. from my
Surround Amp.(RG-6 w/ F to RCA adapters on each end) However I am getting
"Herringbone" interference on the T.V. The picture is crystal clear but
there seems to be some sort of "Herringbone Film" on the screen that ...

Threads already scrolled from my news server, but thought that I would
post that the third replacement atx power supply that I tried _seems_ to
have addressed the uncommanded X10 toggles and signal blockage that I
had traced to a new PC.

I'm rebuilding a house and trying to figure out how much space I should
leave for the wire and box closet.  I don't have a tremendous amount of
space, but also don't want to have to cram everything in and be so tight
that I'm loathe to open the door.  Ideally it wouldn't be walk-in. ...

Just to let folks know, I am having a great experience with
Basshome.com. The support he offers is truly extraordinary; we are
talking several hours of his time (as well as mine). He has really
taught me a lot and most importantly did not allow me to fail. Home

I'm looking for a baseband video amplifier, other than the $179 single
input one from SmartHome.  I'd like a strictly video amplifier, not a
broadband RF/cable amplifier.   Something designed to boost long video
only runs, like CCTV or video out from 0-10MHz or so.  

I have a lot of rg59 coax and was thinking of using it as audio cable
for in wall speakers. Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good
idea or will it work fine??????