Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / March 2005

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I am looking for some help installing a CAV6.6 in a residence in Chicago but
have had no luck.  All the local installers I have spoken to all want to
charge alot to design and install their custom set-ups.
Any advice on how to find someone?

Anyone have practical experience with HAL (speech controlled  Home Automated
Living) ?
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Is a telephone ring generator available, that would let me plug in an answering
machine and ring it to make it answer?  I would also need to connect an ordinary
telephone to send touch tones to control the features of the answering machine,
to record messages remotely, etc.

My customer just asked my to find 140-150 thermostats that are controlable
with a pc or another interface for condos. He wanna be able to set back
temp during night and inocuppency ....
they must control a 220 volts plinth .

Tried to recycle the original CM15 RF receiver board on a BX24-AHT
unsuccessfully. Seems that data output logical level are not the standard
used by Laipac module.
All feedback are welcome.

I spent $400 the other day on your switches. thanks for the great
prices and quick shipping. i am really happy with my order. i ordered
another $500 today, thanks for the 10% off, that really helps.  are you
going to add the elk products to your site, or should i e-mail you the

I have just had a pool installed and I'd like to automate
one of the valves. It is a Jandy Neverlube valve, with a 2" pipe.
The lights are already on X10 from the electrician, and all I want
to do is automate that one valve. I don't want a more expensive

I'm currently trying to promote energy saving in my home.
Principle stay simple, each time a light is switched on, a X10 command is
triggered starting (or reseting) a timer.
If in the lighted up room, motion is detected by a standard X10 motion

I have been using the SmartHome SwitchLink 23885 relay switch to
control a fluorescent spot light in my kitchen. Everything worked well,
until yesterday, when I added SwitchLink 2384 Dimmer switch to my
dining room. Kitchen light and dining room light are not connected

Does the following work? I have two phones in room A. I run a cord from
Phone 1 and Phone 2 into a 2 line/1 line splitter. I then plug the
splitter into a RJ45 patch panel. Cat5 8 wire cables run from that
patch panel to a patch panel in Room B. I plug another 2 line/1 line

Zwave prices are going up from the distributor. Exact pricing is not at all
known yet. But I would urge anyone "thinking" of using Zwave to order from
your favorite dealer. My prices will stay the same until Sunday at midnight
or until I run out of Stock. I think this is really ...

I am the lead programmer on the Robosapien Dance Machine project; an open
source free program that lets Robosapien owners control their Robosapien
from their PC.  Currently I am using a third party infrared device for the
infrared code transmission; which acts as a replacement for ...

After seeing how the Levitron and Z-Wave products are similar in price. Why
would someone buy a 30yr old X10 based design over a new (I've used them
they work fantastic) Z-Wave system?
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