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Hi all. I currently am using two RCS zone controllers for my house. For the most part they just work. My problem is that in the past year, lighting or power surge has struck. I have been able to return them to RCS and they were repaired for a small fee. What I don't like is they are...

I had our 5 ton heat pump die, and I am looking for replacements. Does anyone have a dual fuel HP? If you do, how did you do the outdoor thermostat? The purpose of the outdoor t-stat is to turn the heat pump compressor off when the outside temp is less than 35-40 degrees Thanks Steve

Hi all- I am in the process of getting my cnc Mill working. When I moved the mill to my shop, I found several of the onboard computer components not working. So I removed the components, and reinstalled them. After that everything appears to be working. The mill was working with a PC...

I am wanting to build a server out of some spare parts that I have laying around. I am wanting to use this mainly for storing the Scramblets Dora movies on (hopefully I will get a Sage HD soon), backing up my wifes work files, store all of my pictures, and running CQC on. Here are the parts...

Hi everyone-- I am needing some advice about water cooling, and places to buy the stuff. I am building a CNC plasma cutter, and I am needing to cool the servo drives. Is there any reason I can not use the stuff for PCs? I have machined custom copper base plates for the servo drives that...

Well it appears that Murphy has struck again. Several years ago, my Elk was hit by lightning. I shipped it off, and it came back good as new. I was told that installing an ELK 930 telephone surge protector would prevent this from happening again. (it did not work!) About 2 months ago, I...

I finally installed dd-wrt on my linksys router wrt54g. Anyone care to share what setting I need to change and what I need to leave alone. I have already boosted the power upto 70 Thanks Steve

I have have 2 computers die with in a month apart :o Too bad it was 2 months ago. I have been to busy on other projects to try to trouble shoot the problem, but now I have a spare day or 2 to try to fix them. Does anyone have an idea where to start? The computers are Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe...

Spanky- Have you had any luck adding the RCS os21 outdoor temperature sensor to the Elk? All of my other RCS t-stats, and zone controllers work. http://www.automatedoutlet.com/product.php...at=0&page=1 Thanks Steve

Well the day I have been waiting for has finally arrived, my trusty, dusty Sony 32 tv died last night. My wife is still in morning, but being the strong person that I am, I have decided to start looking for a replacement! The TV will be mounted on the wall above the fireplace. The bottom of...

Anyone know much about using RCS T-Stats with the ELK, and HS? I have several problems that I can’t figure out. Elk Problems 1. When setting up the Elk, should the device that is connected to the RCS address 1 be thermostat 1 in the Elk? 2. What if I skip from RCS address 6 and the next...

I am trying to make my wife happy, so this is kinda important if I want more money for my toys. Ever since my wife and I moved into out house, the master bedroom temperature has been off. It has either been too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter. We tried closing some of the...

Spanky- do all three of the Elk keypads have the ability to monitor the temp. of the room that it is located in? Or is it just the original elk keypad? Thanks Steve

Hi everyone- I am finally getting around to wiring some of the parts to my Elk that I moved up to the attic 6-8 months ago. I know I am slow, but I have had several irons in the fire. I am locating a Caddx 48 zone wireless card, a 16 zone input zone, and an 8 relay/8analog output card. I...

Hi everyone- I have a question about my HVAC system. Last year or so, I installed a RCS TR 40 and two TR 16 t-stat controllers. I was playing around in the attic and I removed one of the TR-16s and am in the process of installing a RCS 4 zone controller. I am wanting a method where I can...

My elk has been working great for the last year or so, so it is time to make changes. I am wanting to move the wireless card, input card, and a relay output card to the attic. The main reason for the move is to make room in the conduit that runs from the attic to the basement. My big...

Hi all- I am finally getting around to installing some outdoor lighting. I am planning on using two transformers so that I can have sidewalk lighting and the landscape lighting separate. Besides controlling the outlet for the transformer with my Elk, what else can I do? Does anyone know of...

Eric- my AAG barometer has "frozen" it has been stuck on 70.0 f and the same pressure for weeks. Do these go bad, or am I missing something? WeatherDisplay is able to read all the information, but it never changes. Steve

Eric- I have an AAG weather station, and for some reason it has just stopped working. I am using Weather Display to record the information, and it is showing the data received as a green flashing box that is counting, on the data quality there is a red box. I thought that the cable might have...

I am in the process of building a media server, and I cannot get media center to install. When I tried it the first time, only xp pro installed. Any ideas?? It is a ASUS A8n SLI MB, a AMD 4200 dual core processer. Thanks Steve