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Hi,   I have a driveway alarm that is hard wired to a pico speaker in my house, the speaker makes a buzzing noise when it has power, which it only gets when the driveway alarm goes off.  I have a speaker that beeps when a car drives over the alarm.  I also have an Insteon door sensor that is set...

Hi, I purchased a house that came with a driveway alarm. The siren is about 30 years old & sounds like its not working so well. The unit is a Mallory Sonalert Model SC628: http://www.alliedelec.com/search/productdetail.aspx?SKU=70186628&gclid=CLDQ2f2QorECFYTd4AodkzH1iA It is still being...

Hi, I am having a blast playing with my MX-850/MFX-350 & Denon 890 reciever. It got me thinking that it would be great to have a lighting page on my remote to control the house lights. Is there a way to do that? The 890 does not have a serial port. Thanks, Rich

Hi, I think my CCTV 16CH 12V power supply is dying. The fan became pretty loud over the last week & I am guessing its on its way to a noisey death. Instead of just getting an Ebay power supply (though I did get the first one through a CCTV forum vendor), I was curious if anyone had a...

Hi, I have 4 speakers in my living room & I think i want to make one dedicated to TTS annoucements. Since my HS2/CCTV server runs 24/7, I think i want to have that be the source. With that being said, I have one speaker (for now) I am going to use. Whats the best way to do this (distance...

Hi, I currently have the audio out of my LCD TV plugged into my Sony AV reciever (on the TV input), I also have my PC (hooked into HS to keep related) audio hooked into the "DVD" input on the reciever. Right now I tend to leave it on DVD so I can hear my HS2 messages (though they are...

Hi, I was curious if there is a device like this: http://www.planetdj.com/i--LEDMESNGER But that would be smaller scale to send messages on the ceiling? I have a clock that projects the time on the ceiling. http://www.smarthome.com/1960.html - this does the same thing & sends text based...

Hi, After my wife accidently leaving the freezer portion of the downstairs fridge open overnight, I now have a great excuse to monitor the two refridgerators in the house. I was thinking I could use a DS10A as I have a bunch sitting around. I dont really like the idea of having two DS10A's...

Hi, I am looking at using more of the "speaker' functionality in Homeseer. I do not have speakers (aside from laptop's in the house). I would like to put speakers in a few rooms (5 or 6) in my home with the ability to send messages to the separate zones. What is the best way to accomplish...

Hi, Is there a way to get some sort of X10/Insteon smoke detector working? I read something about using a smoke detector that has a relay & then using a X10 door sensor to trigger it. Im not exactly sure how to do that or if thats a good solution. Thanks, Rich

Hi, I was curious, does anyone make a security keypad (for entry) that would allow the input of a security code to arm & disarm the keypad that integrates with HA (or specifically homeseer)? The idea being if you open a door, the keypad lightly beeps for 30 -60 seconds, (which would prompt...

Hi, I was curious, I have seen a few products that will give an audible alarm if it detects water (such as a washing machine flooding, or something else like that). Is there a piece of hardware that will work with home automation? Ideally what I would like is a "detector" that I could put...

Hi, I get all those X10 emails for deals on this or that. I was curious, how helpful is the Voice Dialer Console (PS561) (http://www.x10.com/security/ds7000_s_ps99.html)? I know you get what you pay for. I do not have any type of alarm. My setup is Insteon with X10 motion sensors all over...

Hi, I was curious if there was a a quick guide to what makes a PLM better than a PLC (or PLC better than PLM). Since the PLM is newer, I would expect it could be better? Thanks, Rich

Hi, I am putting together my item list for Halloween. This is the desired effect for a trick or treater coming to my door. I am a little confused on how long it should run & reset's etc. Motion sensor 1 is set off by person. Porch Light Dims (100% down to 25%) Driveway lights dim (100% down...

Hi, I picked up an inexpensive fog machine on fleabay. It has a remote control to turn the fog on & off. I was thinking I could hook up some HA to the halloween experience. Im not sure how to get around the on off of the remote control (I will play with it when it comes in the mail). Im...

Hi, I am looking to put a DS10A on a sliding glass door. The only issue is my roof makes it hard to run the wires. The only plus side of getting my roof redone is I will have access this week to the walls. So, what gauge wire is the correct gauge for the X10 DS10 Door sensor? Thanks, Rich

Hi, I was thinking how nice it would be to put a Thermometer both inside & outside my home. I was also thinking it would be nice for it to be wireless. What do people use for temp readings? I am using Insteon & Homeseer if that matters. Thanks, Rich

Hi, I have two Insteon "wall warts". One is an "On/Off" wallwart while the other is a lamp on/dim/off wallwart. I would like to remotely control my sons (6 month old) toy train layout (on the ceiling). I plan to use the RF800 in conjunction with a X10 controller (sending X10 on to turn the...

Hi, Can you simply put a cable splitter inbetween the WF800 & the coax antenna? I would like to have an antenna in the attic & in the basement for my wireless. Is that possible? I was figuring I could use a 2 to 1 cable splitter, order another antenna & have 1 line coming off the splitter...