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My parents are coming into town in a few weeks. They live in Santa Fe. They are in a "true" adobe house. The walls are about a foot thick. Anyone here in live in an adobe house and using Z-Wave? Does it work ok? Thanks Ty

Anyone using these: http://www.vitekcctv.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=187 Martin recommended them and I think I am going to make the purchase. High WAF as the camera is integrated into the motion sensor so you cant see it. She wants cameras but doesnt want to be able to see them. Seems...

Is TED still the way to go? I have HS and see they have a plug-in for it. $190 isnt cheap and I want to make sure I get the best one. Thanks! Ty

So we are about ready to install drapes in our house. I know throughout the years this has been brought up many times but is still seems there are the same old options out there. BTX Somfy Add-A-Motor I cant believe noone has come out with anything new. First question is, have they? Am I...

I am fed up with Time Warner and I am looking at going satellite. Anyone have a recommendation? Direct TV Vs. Dish Network Thanks Ty

I didnt want to hijack Royalj7's thread so I started a new one. Maybe this will help him in his decision as well. Here is what I have: MainLobby Homeseer Elk M1 Gold MLHS plugin HS-Elk Plugin ML Thermostat Library HAI RC 100 Thermostat I want to be able to use the ML Thermostat library on a...

Has anyone ever heard of these guys: www.htd.com For $59 a pair, 30 return policy, and a 5 year warranty, I am thinking they are worth a shot? I am just looking for simple whole house audio. I am not looking to blow the roof off, just good sound. Anyone? Thanks Ty

Is anyone using OnQ lighting? Is all you need a neutral and cat 5 running to each switch to have hardwired lighting? We just finished building our house and I made sure each light switch has a neutral and there are 2 cat6 running to each switch. Does this mean I can do hardwired lighting?!?! I...

Does anyone know if the Elk M1 Gold supports Lutron Homeworks? Thanks Ty

Ok, I just started a thread asking for alternatives to Mainlobby and it is going very well. I didnt want that thread to get off topic so I have started this one. As I have stated before, I am currently using HomeSeer, MainLobby and an Elk M1G. I understand how these three products work...

What are others using as an alternative to ML? Dont get me wrong I LOVE ML but with the new version coming out it looks Like I will have to shell out a bunch of $$ and just want to make sure I am not missing a good alternative. I am amost positive I will stick with ML. I am currently running...

The other day we had power outage for a few seconds. After that my M1 XEP ethernet module will not work. I get the red light on the board, but no green light where the cable plugs in. I haven't had a chance to call Elk yet so I figured I would try here first. Any ideas? It was working...

Has anyone ever heard of these guys other than the recently posted press release? Anyone ever seen their system in action? Thanks Ty

It looks to me like I could play HS announcements through the speaker system of the Elk M1. Confirmation? Thanks Ty

Ok, so I married a lovely girl and wouldnt you know it, she came with 2 cats. Is there anyway to get good occupancy sensors that will work with cats? I have thought about IR, lasers, pressure sensors, etc but havent come up with a good solution. I like the idea of pressure sensors, house is...