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Hi all, does anybody have any experience with wifi thermostats? I'm looking for something for our second home, I see there are some available for the mid $100 range. I'm not looking for a full blown HA system, I just would like to be able to pre-heat a few areas of the house before we arrive...

Hi, Does anybody have any fairly inexpensive remote thermostat control that you are using with success? I'm looking at something for my second home, I don't want to get to fancy, just the ability to view and control the stats via iPhone. I just looked at Redlink by Honywell, anybody have...

Hi,   I am having a problem accessing my M1, I cant see it on my network, if I do an xep search none found comes back. I tried to reset the board but I still can't search and find it. Think the board is fried? Has anybody had this happen to them and was able to regain communication? If so how...

Does anybody have this combination? I'm looking to loose my POTS line and trying to decide how to route the security system. This device looks pretty good, but I have no experience with it. How well does Alarm Net work with Next Alarm?   Thanks.....Mike

Hi, Im looking for a two hole screw strap that is listed for use with NM cable. I found one type that I thought would work(Arlington NM310), But I don't see an NM listing. Does anybody have know of a strap like this that would work? Im in the process of rewiring a 100+ year old house and I want...

Hi, I have a small issue with my M1. Around 0400 we had a very close lightning hit. I have a second area for a small safe. I get notified via phone call for Elk if the area ia disarmed and when the door is opened. I also have the F6 button on all keypads light when the door is open. Well, as...

Hi, I have a question about Magnetic dimmers. I have been looking at LED lights manf. by Environmental Lights.com. I purchased a test kit of wwrf5050 LED lights to use for under cabinet lighting. They look good. I got the waterproof test kit(its the indoor version enclosed in plastic). The...

Hi, anybody know where I can get the 16 pin female connector needed for the inputs on the web control board. Thanks, Mike

Hi, I need a few pointers on writing PLC code. I have a simple email working for one temp. sensor, but when I add a second I receive email from the first one. I know a little of PLC code, but I just can't seem to get a grasp on all of it. Below is what I have so far, If someone could point out...

Hi, I'm at my second home in Lake Placid, NY Trying to get email messages working for monitoring low temp. in the house. I am having no luck so far. I use Register.com for my email and have Time Warner for my isp. below is what I am entering into Web Control. SMTP Host = Mail."domain...

Hi All, I have my CIA Webcontrol board and my Dallas one wire temp sensors all ready to go to my second home. I'm trying to figure out where to locate the sensor on the first floor. Any ideas of how to hide the sensor while maintaining proper tempature readings? Any pics of what you have done...

Hi, I'm a little rusty on my electronics. I just ordered a Web Control unit and see it operates on 6-9VDC. I would like to power this from a 12VDC Altronix power supply. I forget the formula to figure out how the drop 12vdc down to let's say 8vdc. Any guidance would be great. Thanks for any...

Hi All, I was just looking at this product and it looks interesting. Anybody have any positive or negative feedback about it? I would like to use it in a second home to check the temp.(Installed a low temp. monitoring system, but I only get an alarm no actual tempature reading). I currently...

It's been a long time since I have programmed one of these. I have installed the panel keypad and three low temp sensors(programmed as 24 hour zones). All is working fine, except I can't remember how to display a 24 hour zone thats in alarm on the keypad. I think I remember you can't. Anybody...

Hi, I'm looking for a cellular unit for CS reporting. Believe it or not I am a security installation contractor, I only install access control and cctv though so I am not up on the latest alarm product technology. I need a basic unit for a secondary home we just bought, the ins. co. is requiring...

Hi, Once again, I am having trouble getting Axis equipment to work on my network. What I have is a Netgear WRN3500 router. I have had this working in the past, but with hours of trying to get it going. I have an older Axis 2400 video server and newer Axis 216FD cameras. I just can't seem to...

Hi, I am closing on a second home very soon and I have been looking for a lock that can be controlled remotely via the web. The Schalge lock is nice, but I see there is a monthly fee. Has anybody here used another lock that works the same but can be accessed through the web directly? I will not...

Hi. We are buying a second home and I would like to be able to chevy the tempature via the web. Is there an inexpensive way to do this? I currently have an M1 installed in our home and hai stats. That will cost to much for a weekend home. I home is in Lake Placid, NY. Temps sometime drop to...

Hi, I hope this is the correct forum for this post. I need help. My wife just got a new car, Lexus Is250 replacing her former Is250. It has Homelink built in, just the same as her last one. I can't get it to work with our Genie garage door opener. Has anybody had this combination and had the...

Hi, I am thinking of getting an M1 PCSPIM for my UPB. The M1XSP controlling my thermostats looks like its bad according to Elk. So I figure I'll install a new pcspim for the upb and use the existing xsp currently controlling the upb to replace the bad xsp for the thermostats. My question is...