Homeowner Forum / Home Automation / February 2007

I just found two power monitoring devices, one for the main power meter and
one portable, that look really good. The one for the main power meter clamps
the detector/transmitter to the glass cover of the meter and sends the
information to the display inside the house. The ...

We've got a 30 year old White-Westinghouse refrigerator/freezer in the
basement that's cosmetically shot, but still humming away, delivering
subzero temperatures in the icebox without major incident for years.
Several times in the past 10 years or so, the drain tube from the pan ...

Here is my problem- home office on one end of house - concrete garage
at least 100ft away. I was hoping to find a two-line system that
allowed for a corded phone in the office, and allow cordless
elsewhere, but maybe "repeating" the signal, i.e. piggybacking the

A bit of a stretch for this group but the experts seem to be here.
Our building wants to install seperate meters for our power in part to
mitigate the expence of the condo's  power bill.
The building is 208V  but most abbliances are 220. I know for example

I'm wiring my house right now and am going to buy the Omnipro II controller.
What wire do I need to run between a touch screen interface or LCD console
to the mechanical room where I will mount the unit?
Thanks for helping me out,

I do not have psu for this unit. I was wondering if someone will guide
me on the pins so that I can make the power supply locally. is it
advisable as it will take time to get the power supply from usa.
what I specifically need is schematics for the pin on the din plug and

I am searching for an occupation sensor to control lighting that can
sense occupation even if the person is remaining still (watching TV in
bed, sitting behind a computer).
Are there any solutions for this application?

Anyone tried or seen these:
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I saw some sold under the "Vent Miser" label at a local hardware store.  But
I've not been able to find more information or manuals for them online

I'm new to the group and really need some help.  I've used my CP290 for
years and love it.  I've tried the other controllers and always went back to
the CP290.
My computers have always recognized the unit and I never remember having to

   I am starting to look at automating a number of HVAC related systems
(HRV, Heat pump, emergency heat, humidifier/dehumidifier, attic fans, duct
dampers, etc...) to automate climate control throughout the house in a
energy efifcient manner.

Hi - I'm looking for recommendations for inexpensive distributed IO
boards for home automation.
I'd like to monitor and control a few points around the house.  I'm
thinking of remote IO boards that talk serially to a central control

I'm in the process of replacing incandescent light bulbs with the compact
fluorescent bulbs in non x-10 applications.
I now would like to include a CFL using an X-10 device. Can I control one 27
watt fluorescent bulb with regular two pin plug in appliance module?

I'm wiring my house right now and am going to buy the Omnipro II controller.
What wire do I need to run between a touch screen interface or LCD console
to the mechanical room where I will mount the unit?
Thanks for helping me out,

I am planning out my new home HA system, and one of the requirements is to
have a light switch status, or more precisely, change in status,
communicated back to the ELK system I will be using. It dawned on me that my
plans to use X10, INSTEON, or Z-wave may not RELIABLY provide ...

I've been trying to find a good guide on the internet for putting home
automation into a new construction.  Specifically, I'm trying to
figure out:
- Whether I should wire for home automation (specifically surveillance