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Hello folks.   I've talked a decent bit on here about my Elk controlled Somfy shades. I love them...except I'm finally fed up with buying the insanely expensive Energizer Lithium batteries?   I'm hoping someone here who knows a decent bit about batteries/electricity can provide some insight.  ...

I've got a customer who has a home he wants us to help him install whole house audio in. I'll just get right to what we've got and what we need. Existing in the home: - Speaker wiring to all locations - Pretty normal home audio speakers at each location - A volume knob wired into the...

So I have insteon single band stuff in my house. Probably 12 to 15 devices + one of the older (non wireless, panel installed) phase bridgers. Works at about 99% reliability. So for christmas I got my parents the stuff they need to start up an insteon network of their own. Elk M1XSP Insteon...

Thanks to you guys (and before, to the people at the elk forums) for keeping me informed and excited about home automation. I've got the bug bad. I really enjoy making little (and not so little) tweaks, modifications, and improvements to my home to enhance convenience, comfort, and quality of...

I've got Somfy motorized shades on windows in my home and am very happy with them. With some relays on my ELK and a little fine wiring work I've got them running automated and its fantastic. My problem are two narrow windows up by my front door. They'd be really really awesome to have automated...