Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / November 2003

For those who understand the dutch language ...
There is a forum for those domotica enthousiasts doing it all by theirselves
...
Come and discuss the matters ...

Hello all, any recomendation on controlling a 2HP 220v watering pump
(for my garden sprinkler system)
I was looking at those Heavy Duty Appliance modules at:
http://www.smarthome.com/2020.HTML and

Hi Group,
What sort of controller should I get for use with ALC?
I want something that can be controlled by my own software (preferably
through a dll/activeX control, but I can write a serial driver if I have

  99% of the discussion in this newsgroup is about X10 and there are
descriptions of some really fancy and large scale systems.
  However I'm being told by the local X10 dealer, that X10 is not the
correct choice for a whole house automation project, because

I am looking to automate several outside lights however I do not want to use
a light  / dusk sensor.  I would like to trigger based on the calculated
sunset times. Has anyone done this or does anyone have the equations for
calculating the sunset times based on date and my location ...

Which controller would you guys recommend to put in the onQ cabinet, the HAI
or the special model that they make for onQ? Why?
Thanks

If anyone can point me to some sources it would be greatly appreciated.
TIA

I'm in the process of selecting a whole house audio/video distribution
system.  The Russound CAV6.6 and the Xantech MRC44 look like ideal
candidates.  However, as far as I can tell, they dont support a local
source override like the Russound A-LC2/ABUS system.  Is there any way

Am in the process of renovating my home and installing all cabling. I have
read that I should home run 2 coax and 2 cat5e from each desired location. I
am wondering about s-video connectors and if cat5e cable can be utilized.
The reason I am curious is that my DVD player is hooked ...

Am in the process of renovating my home and installing all cabling. I have
read that I should home run 2 coax and 2 cat5e from each desired location. I
am wondering about s-video connectors and if cat5e cable can be utilized.
The reason I am curious is that my DVD player is hooked ...

I'm just getting my feet wet with HA.  I've got a CM11A controlled by Homeseer, and a Stanley tabletop four button controller.  The Stanley will turn on an appliance module anywhere in the house, but the CM11A can only manage devices plugged into the same circuit breaker.
Is this ...

Could anyone help me find what an interface is used between
the water meter inside home and the outside recorder/ box *
which is used by city to read water consumption.
How mechanical rotation of the water meter is converted to

I've a number of X10 LW10U  light switches dotted throughout the house, all of which work
very well except for one.  It will quite happily accept an X10 on command but just refuses
to respond to a dim or an off command.  I've tried changing the device code with no luck.
Is there ...

I live in a new Californian two story house. This translates to slab
foundation, hollow drywalls but also limited attic access (I can only
get over a couple of rooms for some reason). I am looking for an
intercom system. Nothing fancy really, no music requirements, just

I want to stream audio and video from my PC to my TV/stereo/home cinema
set-up. The PC is in the room directly above the TV/stereo and there may be
a conduit down which I can run some Cat5 (and maybe not). The solutions I
have considered are: