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If any of you have your own LV / home automation business, I'd love to hear any tips/tricks/advice/etc. as to how you got started...   I've been in the software industry for 20+ years.  A few years ago I pulled over 30,000' linear feet of LV wires in my new home and fully automated my home...

Good Afternoon,   I just released a new IOS app in the Apple App Store called HomeTap (its icon is blue). Current features include: - Local and remote access - Insteon On/Off & Dimmer devices - Insteon Thermostats - Z-Wave Deadbolts - Elk M1 Alarm Panel Welcome any and all feedback -...

I have nearly 100 motion sensors attached to my Elk M1 but I'm only having issues with the motion sensor in my detached RV garage.  I keep my RV garage armed 24x7 (it's on a separate area) and on numerous occasions the alarm panel goes off due to my motion sensor.  One time I ran out there I saw...

Throughout my home I have a lot of in-ceiling speakers mainly for whole home audio. Those speakers are currently wired to Sonos Connect AMP's. In most of my TV rooms, I want the ability to use those in-ceiling speakers as surround speakers, which would need to be connected to my AVR... I...

I had such a great time running 25,000 linear feet of CAT6, burglar alarm wire, RG6, etc. in my new home and after installing my own home automation and security gear (50+ motion sensors, water leak detectors, dozens of window/door contacts, etc.) I thought - it would be a blast to start my own...

In a few areas of my home, I have a 3:1 or 5:1 AV setup.  I was planning to purchase Polk Audio RC85i in-wall speakers for my front left/right.  However, Polk Audio's website doesn't seem to have a matching RC line center speaker.  My center speaker can not be in-wall and I plan to mount it...

So I was an idiot and pulled the wrong subwoofer wires throughout my home - I used 12 gauge speaker wire versus shielded RG6 and have the classic hum issue because I home ran all wires into central rack location.   Thus, I need to purchase a sub amplifier (I believe) so that my Sonos Connect AMP...

Dear Cacooners,   I've spent the past 6 months cobbling together many home automation platforms/devices (e.g. Elk M1, ISY994i, Z-wave devices, Insteon devices, MyQ garage doors, you name it) for my own home I just built...  At the end of the day, I realized that only I could manage/interact with...

Looking for any experiences (good and bad) using one or both of these systems...   I home ran all TV room wires (CAT 6, Coax, etc.) into a central location and plan to use either iRule or SimpleControl to control all A/V gear in rack and TV's mounted on walls.   I also have the ISY994i and Elk...

So I've terminated hundreds of non shield CAT 6... I was asked to install some outdoor cameras at remote gates so I pulled cat 6, solid wire,shielded direct burial cable. My existing RJ-45 plugs have a sleeve which allows the inside wires to slip into however this shielded CAT 6 I'm dealing...

NOTE:  First time installer :-)   Both the M1XEP and M1DBH came in white plastic containers.  Both of them pop out of their white plastic container and I was planning to install them in the 14" can but being this my first M1 install, I can't figure out how/where to install these stupid...

I'm such an idiot...  I just built my dream home and wired it myself...  Pulled about 30,000 linear feet for audio, security, video, etc. throughout the house.  However, I really screwed up when I pulled the subwoofer wire because I used 12 gauge, 2 speaker audio wire (versus shielded RG6).  ...

New construction.  I posted a similar question (embedded in a much larger thread) so trying to nail this down before I start hooking all this stuff up: Elk M1 Gold M1EXP M1DBH 5 M1XIN's 4 Keypads (M1KP2) with SP12F speaker behind 38 motion sensors 16 water sensors 16 window contacts 10 doors 7...

At each keypad location I ran CAT6 + Speaker cable into a double gang LV box from Carlon.  The ELK-SP12F came with a wall mount plate (no screws just "glued" on I think.  In order to attach the speaker to the M1-KP2 keypad do I just pry the wall plate from the speaker?     Also, how would I put...

If all 360 motion + glass sensors require 6 wires (I only pulled 4) then please recommend just a ceiling-mounted 360 motion sensor (no glass break).  It will be attached to my Elk M1 Gold along with many Bosch Blue Line Gen 2 wall sensors.  I checked Bosch's ceiling mounted motion sensors but...

Based on lots of research (mostly here) I ended up pulling 18/4 firewire in a daisy chain configuration from my Elk M1 Gold panel to the smoke/co locations (panel -> smoke1 -> smoke2, -> smoke/carbon3, etc.).   I'm planning to purchase (qty 7) Security Sensor 4WTA-B (4-wire smoke detector w/...

I think I really screwed up. I pulled 12 gauge speaker wires all over my house for in-ceiling, in-wall speakers as well as subwoofer locations. Was I suppose to use some other type of cable for sub woofers? How do I go from a two wire 12 gauge speaker cable to to RCA plugs? It looks like...

New Construction.  I pulled all my own LV wires.  First time Elk M1 Gold owner.  Here's how many devices I will have connected to my alarm panel:   Motion Sensors:  37   [Bosch Blue Line Gen 2 (ISC-BPR2-WP12)] 360 Motion & glass 1 [TBD - Recommendations?] Door Contacts:  13  [Tane 3/8"...

I just finished pre-wiring my home and I'm perplexed how to handle a specific situation.  I home ran all wires into a central closet and I have several pairs of in-ceiling speakers that I'd like to dual purpose.  For example, when watching TV these speakers need to be connected to my A/V...

Despite my best efforts to place 22/4 burglar alarm wire appropriately, there are a couple of locations where the wire is too short (long story)...  The two wires that are too short will power motion sensors.   While I hate to splice wires in general, is it possible/acceptable (e.g. will it...