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I have an Elk and have added an ISY. Should rules/programs that control Insteon devices based on events triggered by sensors wired to the Elk reside on the Elk or the ISY? TIA. Mike

I recently purchased an ISY-99i to connect with my Elk. I have gotten the two communicating with each other, but note that the ISY reports that it is disconnected from the Elk intermittently. If I monitor the event log I see periodic combinations of Elk connect and Elk disconnect...

Greetings. I would appreciate advice on how to transition my existing Insteon network to an ISY. A bit of background: I have about 60 Insteon devices which I currently control via an Insteon Powerlink attached directly to my Elk M1. I had been using PowerHome to configure my Insteon...

I have a Cartell vehicle probe under my driveway connected to my Elk M1. It has worked great for several years. I noticed a few weeks ago that it had stopped working. Around this time two things happened which may have started the problem: (1) Severe storms in the area with a lot of...

Pardon for such a simple question, but what is the best way to insert a delay between commands in the then clause of an Elk rule? The only way I can think of is to have it "speak silence" for a brief period, but that seems quite a kludge. TIA Mike

Greetings. I have ~50 Insteon devices in my home and have had good performance since installation last May. I have two PowerLinc controllers (PLCs), one on a PC running PH and one on an Elk. The Elk has been merrily turning lights on and off for months. As of a few days ago, the reliability...

I just installed some blinds that can be controlled with an IR remote. I would like to be able to automatically close my shades before the direct sun comes through the windows and then open them again afterwards. I have been thinking of ways to try to do it...ranging from finding a remote...

I'm connecting from ElkRP on my laptop to my M1 via Wifi to an Elk Ethernet adaptor connected to the main comm port of my control. I get "Control disconnected" messages at unpredictable times. While sometimes I can maintain a connection for 30+ minutes, at other times I get disconnected in two...

Just got my Elk running with my Insteon system. Sweet! Does anyone know of a way to get the Elk to detect a button press on a Keypadlinc? TIA, Mike

I have a KPL and would like to have the secondary buttons change the main load to different pre-assigned dim levels. I am using PowerHome software and have created links between the secondary buttons and button #1, but nothing happens when I activate the local button. Any ideas on what I am...

Hi guys... I am adding a coulple of zones to my Elk. One on a gate at the courtyard outside my front door, and one on my overhead garage door. I'm wondering what is the best zone definition to use in the Elk configuration. I don't think I want either to trigger a burglar alarm, but I would...

I currently have an answering machine which will page my digital pager with the telephone number when a call is received, and indicate whether the caller left a message. I would like to duplicate this behavior with a home automation system. I have a newly installed Elk which I have not yet...

I'd like to detect motion on my driveway and front porch...any recommendations for motion detectors to be used outside? I may just go with one of the X10 montion detecting floodlights...if anyone has experience with these versus hard wired motions, I'd appreciate it. My security system is an Elk.

My electical engingeering skills need some help...I'm trying to determine the cost of keeping a PC on 24 x 7, i.e. if I dedicate one to be an HA system, how much is the cost to keep it going? We'd be taling a low cost machine with 512k to 1G ram, a single hard drive, and integrated graphics. I...

I'm getting close to moving into a new house. I have a pool with a filter pump and a cleaner pump. Security panel will be an Elk. Would it be ill advised to have the Elk control the pool pumps? If not, I wouold appreciate suggestions on how to accomplish the switching. The pumps are 220 v...

I'm a noob to this board and am building a new house. My last house had an automation system based on the old HCS-II. I had voice output capabilities which I routed through the intercom of a Panasonic phone system. It woud make announcements triggered by certain events, eg vehicle detected on...