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I've been away for a bit from the site while I had to downsize my home....due to economy. I have a relatively unused Nuvo Simplese and a bunch of other UPB stuff and whatnot that I would like to post for sale but I can't figure out if it is still allowed to post "for sale" items on the site and...

Just passed my California C-7 low voltage contractor license. Trying to plan my equipment purchases. Figure I'll need a network cable analyzer to certify my installs but what other equipment would you guys recommend / couldn't live without? Robolo

Tried to update the ElkRP2 from 2.0.4 to current 2.0.6 version. Install went smoothly. When trying to open my acccount for the first time after upgrade I get a message saying the controls database is out of date..would I like to upgrade?... click yes....get the following message.... "Update...

This is an interesting item I came across: A decora-style wall mounted temp sensor with readout. It has many options for output including 0-5 and 0-10 volt (you must select the desired output option when ordering). Check it out here. Looks like it sells for $115 without the Decora wall plate...

I know the Elk flush mount back boxes for the K2 keypads are designed to go in after drywall, but I was wondering if anyone has done it before drywall goes up. I was thinking this could be done if the flat flange on all sides of the box were removed with a Dremel. The the drywallers would simply...

Helping a friend design his new house systems and looking for a whole house surge suppressor with dry contacts that allow monitoring by the ELK M1 so that when it fails the Elk can notify the homeowner. The electrical utilities closet is separate from the house so they will not hear an audible...

Planning a new construction UPB install. Plans call for 5 half hot receptacles to be controlled by a single wall switch in the bedroom (for floor lamps). I understand that code restrictions do not allow a dimmer switch to control receptacles. If I use a UPB switch in on/off mode to control...

I'm helping with a new construction project for a friend (really it's not for me) and we are planning to have a number of UPB switches homerunned to the mechanical closet and have 6 button scene controllers on the walls. I am trying to understand the benefit of using actual UPB switches in the...

Spanky, This is a little annoyance that is driving me crazy. Every time I open ElkRP I have to select the correct account through the Accounts page before getting to the Account Details page. Is there any way to specify a default account that will allow me to jump right to the "Account Details"...

Just installed a new Simply Automated switch (the 30th I have installed) controlling a 120 watt lamp load. After just 10 minutes the switch shorted out. Upon removing it it looks like there was a short between the brown load wire and the case (ground) which burned through the wire itself (see...

I was trying to think outside the box a little and find some interesting uses for current detectors I recently purchased. I have heard about cocooners using them for washing machine/ dryer end of cycle notification and tracking duration of time that HVAC fans are on. My wife suggested we place...

I have a doorphone system setup for my front doorbell. There is a remote door unit which includes the pushbutton as well as speaker/mic. When the button is pushed the main doorphone unit rings the house telephones and you can pick up any telephone to converse with the person at the door. It also...

Anybody have ideas how to electronically determine the status of deadbolts (locked/unlocked)? I would like to integrate this into my alarm system but not sure what would work. Maybe set a magnet into the bolt to trip a reed switch when extended? Looking for ideas that others have deployed and...

I have a 12vdc video camera power distribution box with 16 channels, each individually fused and each with a max of 500 mA. I have a netgear router that has a 12vdc 1.2 amp wall wart. Can I connect 3 channels from my power supply together in series to get the higher amperage required to replace...

I've taken away a lot of info from this site and wanted to show how I put it to use. Home built in 1937. 5,500 sq ft, 3 floors Summary Security: Elk M1 with 52 zones including smoke, heat, CO, water Automation Interface: Charmed Quark (CQC) Audio: limited whole house with Nuvo Simplese...

About to fire up my first touchscreen and not sure how to program it to run during inactive intervals. I was hoping to get a idea of what others are doing. Robert

So I have my hole in the wall and my fishtape in place. I am going to pull 2 cat5 for VGA and USB baluns. After reading threads on this site the best thing to be done for the power is the splice into the 12V wire from the wall wart and have the wall wart plugged into wall power at the site of...

I have an ELO that I took off the bezel to allow in wall mounting. Both the glass touchpanel and the LCD were secured with the bezel so now they are not attched to one another. I saw a post that recommended using double stick tape but does anybody have a better way to secure the two to each...

So I just got my Elk-120 Recordable Voice Module which I plan to use to send a doorbell sound through the same ELK speakers (20 watt 8 ohm) currently hooked up to my M1. I have 5 of the ELK speakers all in parallel (home-runned to the ELK panel) and they work fine for ELK announcements. Do I...

Recently installed UPB switches in a portion of my house controlled by a subpanel. UPBUpstart identifies these 4 new switches as being on the "other" phase from the computer PIM. Signal strength is low enough that I am having a difficult time getting reliable communication to all the switches...