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I have a strange issue I have not been able to work out. After five years of flawless operation I am having an issue with the battery. Starting with a charged 8 amp hour battery (it is an elk branded battery) after almost exactly a week I receive a low battery warning after the daily test...

Does anyone know what the maximum amphour battery (or batteries) you can put on the ELK P-412 power distribution unit (My link)? It comes with an 8 amphour and I would like to add another. I know that the M1G can do 16 or 17 but can find no reference for the P-412... Thanks CT

I have three CFLS on a circuit that is currently controlled by the non-dual band switchlinc. Due to what I assume is CFL noise (works fine with three incandescent bulbs), I only get the off command recognized by the switch about fifty percent of the time. Would one of the new dual band...

I just pulled out a recently purchased spare 2476S (Now identified as a Switchlinc On/Off instead of a Relay) and found that the "new" version now has an additional TWO wires coming out the back. A yellow "sense" wire (with no explanation other than to cap it off) and a new THICK red "load" wire...

Situation: Two switches controlling a set of outside porch lights. One of the switches is the standard decora style that I am replacing with an insteon switch. The other switch in the circuit is outside in a recessed box and the actual physical switch is one of those that has two different...

Hi everyone... I am having an interesting problem with Simplehomenet's EZswitch30 (Switch description). I have been using two separate units to control a combination fan/light/heat in a bathroom (Unit info). One of the ezswitch30s controls the fan only and the other controls the heating unit...

I thought someone surely had already mentioned this, but I could not find it here in a search. According to a post on the homeseer forums, the on again off again development of their Insteon plugin looks to be off permantly. They seem to be working on an ISY plug in, now in beta, and all future...

I am having an issue with two of my keypadlincs. One of them started this about 5 weeks ago, the other started 2 weeks ago. They act as if they have no power (that is, nothing lights up and the buttons do not work) and I can not find any apparent reason. If I perform the reset (pull air gap out...

I recently purchased an Apple TV so I could easily watch video podcasts on my tv. It does that very well, but Apple has made some inexplicable design decisions and I am trying to overcome one of them. You can manually download podcasts using the Apple TV, however if you want to automatically...

I would like to install a Insteon 2476S (INSTEON SwitchLinc Relay (Non-dimming)) for use with a ceiling heater in our bathroom. The specifications for the relay state: Maximum Load 480 Watts incandescent, 13A inductive The specs for the heater (Nutone link) state that is uses 1717 watts. So...

I would like to add a Rate of Rise/Heat sensor type detector in my kitchen. Unfortunately, I did not wire for it. I have looked around but have not found many wireless choices that will work with the Elk wireless system. I did find this, but want to make sure that it would work. The GE 80-994...

I wanted to warn everyone about a fraudulent charge occurring on many credit cards. The name listed on mine was VIP Tune but others have had variations of that name. It seems the most common charge is 29.99, but I saw some others listed as well. I had the 29.99. I have no idea how they got my...

I have had my garage doors hooked up to an ELK-M1XOVR using the relays for several months now without problem. However, one of the relays is "stuck" in the closed position. The led next to that relays position on the board is illuminated and will not go off. I have deleted the rule that uses...

My company notebook has the internal wireless card disabled and the system locked down tight. I would like to use it with my wireless network. I can not use any type of USB network device since you have to install drivers. What I would like to do is use a wireless bridge such as the Linksys...

I ran across this awhile ago....Not much of a problem here but I sure see it elsewhere! Posting How-To?

I thought I would try adding a couple of insteon devices to see if it was something that would be useful. I have read as much as I could about it but still have a few questions. I know that the Elk can somewhat control the insteon network although with some limitations. The powerhome...

I finally have become brave enough to tackle adding smoke detectors to the M1. I am using a four wire smoke detector from GE. The instructions included with it show using the end of line supervised power relay. To make sure I know what I am doing I have just installed one detector with the...

I am trying to install my CO sensors (the GE version) and have three questions. First, with this, or I guess with any sensor that can be configured both ways, is it better to use "normally open" or normally closed"? I have gone through several threads where the definitions were discussed, but...

I finally got the chance to begin installing my Elk system. I was able to overcome all of my issues thus far with the exception of the installation of the M1XOVR. I am using the data bus hub which now has four keypads, two input expanders, and the one M1XOVR. Everything else works, I believe I...

Due to my ordering mistake on my part, I have two of the Elk 12v 8amp hour batteries. If I read the manual correctly, it looks like it can take up to a 16amp hour battery, so if I connect these two 8amp hour batteries in parallel, will that cause any problems for the Elk (m1)? Thanks, CT