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I have 5 devices in my data bus that are outside the can: 3 keypads, and two RF receiver/transceiver. I am undergoing an addition and adding a few devices and looking to redo some wiring as it is a bit of a rats nest. I currently use a M1DBH and it is messy with 5 think/stiff CAT6 cables with...

Years ago the Visonic Glasstech (0-1905-0) Glassbreak detector and the Bosch Blue Line Gen 2 Tritech (i.e. ISC-BDL2-WP12G) were well recommended sensors. I installed them in my house and they have been working well. I am now undergoing construction for an addition to my home and wanted to...

I was checking on something else in my alarm panel and I noticed a white dusty coating near my battery terminal.   Some of the bigger "dust" particles appear to be sheet rock dust from some work trying to add something.  But I am worried about the "cloudy" looking white section near the positive...

Greetings-   Next to my electric meter I have a box that I can open and shutoff the power to the entire house.  It looks a lot like the meter and box in the attached picture.   Any recommendations for a sensor to notify me if it is opened?   It is a thick metal box.  Will a normal magnetic...

So I might be over engineering things here.   Here is what I want in a flood light.   LED Good color temperature (2700k or maybe 3000k) Good quality- I try to only go up on a ladder when I really have to This seems to be easily solved with RAB flood lights and some LED PAR38 bulbs...

So we have had people leave the gate open accidentally and my dog has gotten out.   I got a Honeywell 5816OD on the gate and set it to a non alarm zone.  I want it to play a 800Hz tone whenever the gate is opened and keep playing that tone every 15 seconds until the gate is closed.  I don't want...

I want to install an Elk 1RT speaker and strobe on my house.   I can install it on the porch which might be more visible and act as a deterrent while still getting an aesthetic approval from my wife.   Or I can install it on the side of the house up high that might be a little less noticeable...

Greetings,   The Elk manual says. “Leave for Work” or “Pet” feature - When armed in one of the Stay modes a User may press the Exit key to re-start the exit delay in order to open an exit/entry door and leave for work. The system remains in the Stay mode in case other family members are still in...

I have a Greenfield ASV-100 (basically an Elk WSV2) controlled through my Elk. The valve gets power through an auxiliary power supply and it works great. I recently evacuated for hurricane Matthew and left my alarm in vacation mode which shut the water off. When I returned both the battery...

I have existing 120V wired smoke alarms with battery backup throughout my house.   However, I would like my panel to monitor for fire and CO in order to protect my house from fire and CO as well as trying to protect my dog if a fire starts when no one is home.   I was planning on the System...

I thought I was pretty clever having my Elk annunciation and siren play through our whole home audio Nuvo system. I have rules that whenever the Audio Amplifier turns on to set the Nuvo to paging mode and it works great. Then our power went out the last week. The Nuvo is on a UPS but it only...

I recently bought some 2 wire smoke/CO (COSMO-2W) and smoke detector (2WTA-B) with the COSMOD2W interface.   I tested things out and I have a few questions.   Any suggestions where I should mount the COSMOD2W?  My 28" Elk can is in the back of a coat closet.  I was either going to install it in...

This is probably simple, but my power has been going out for maybe a second tops a couple times recently. Is there a way I can have the elk notify me immediately with out extra hardware? I saw posts suggesting using a 12V power supply wall wart plugged to a zone, but I didn't know if there...

Since Elk doesn't support 1wire temperature monitoring i just got a web control board where I will monitor a few temperatures (fridge/freezer/etc).   When they go above a certain condition I was going to send a signal to my Elk system.  This way I can use the elk speakers to say something, beep...

I have a few 24 hour tamper alarms enabled for various boxes in my house such as my Elk can.  When I open it the alarm beeps due to the trouble condition.   Is there anyway I can enter a code in the keypad before I open the box to prevent the keypads from beeping?   My only idea was to not set...

Last night I armed my system as usual.   This morning we woke up and were just starting our day when the alarm went off.  I assumed that my wife forgot to disarm the system when she let the dog out, and she assumed I was messing with something.   We entered a valid code and the siren stopped.  I...

The mosquito's are pretty bad where I live and now that it is summer we can't really be in our backyard for any length of time without being bit.   I am looking at mosquito misting systems that spray a fine mist 2-4 times a day for about 30 seconds.   Some of the systems I am looking at include...

Despite me liking to plan for a team of trained ninjas scaling my wall and cutting a hole through the roof to break in to my house I know if a break in is attempted there is a 90% chance it comes from someone kicking in a door or breaking a window. I have glass breaks that are always armed...

This looks pretty interesting. Not as easy as buying an Amazon Dot, but cheaper. Apparently this might be old news, but it was news to me. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35899887

I have a smallish 1600 square foot one story house.  The weather here is starting to be nice and we have had the windows open.   I have an ELk M1 with the door contacts, PIR, and glass breaks throughout the house.  I also have the Elk two way wireless window sensors (Elk 6021) on double hung...