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So we recently bought a new home, downsizing a bit to a 3000 sq. ft. ranch (with a loft/bedroom upstairs) after living in a much bigger house the last 10 years. When we moved into the old house I installed a M1 Gold system and used the Ion Micra-G wireless windows sensors which worked great...

Guys, After buying into ALC as the eventual lighting solution for our new house early last year, we pre-wired with CAT5 for that eventuality. Even though I've already sunk a good deal of cash into the wiring (rolled into mortgage so not too visible to the wife thankfully!) and an initial set...

Hi Guys, This weekend I plan to finally start down the rabbit hole with CQC. Initially, I'll be working on getting my ELK M1 up and going along with the ALC stuff I've put in so far. I have the ELK<>ALC interface that currently connects to the ELK, but I'm beginning to think that I want to...

I've seen the 5800Micra used with Ademco systems, but it looks like the original manufacturer makes versions compatible with GE and DSC systems too. Specifically, it looks like these would be great for my vinyl windows if I go the wireless route (the thin surface mount magnet makes this thing...

Hey Guys, Here in Atlanta last week, as many of you may have heard, it got rather wet. We were quite lucky in that our house is a good 50 feet above the 100 year flood plain in the area, so were spared, at least from flooding. However, we did not get by unscathed... Early on Monday, a nearby...

Unfortunately, Google has not been my friend on this search B) I feel pretty comfortable hooking up anything electronic, running wires etc, but security is just one area I don't want to get wrong, so I'm looking for someone to install an ELK M1 system... filling in the form on the ELK site...

Guys, In the new house, we have a location in the kitchen (only ~12 inches usable width) where I want to put a small touchscreen. 12" and 15" options aren't really viable in this spot, but the following looks like it'll work fine: Ebay 10.4" touchscreen There appear to be loads of sellers...

Ok Guys, After searching around for the past few days, I'm getting a little lost with lots of various potential solutions that all seem to be missing something or another (or maybe it's just me missing some vital piece of information). Here's the general plan... In the centralized location, I...

Guys, I'm looking for recommendations for line testing hardware - i.e. fox/hound tone tracking and/or continuity etc. testing. We've just got our new house all pre-wired etc. and the drywall goes up later next week, so I wanted to quickly go around and make sure all the pre-wired CAT5e...

Hi Guys, I've been lurking around these parts for a while now, but now it's time for a question. I'm in the process of finalizing the LV details of our new house and thanks to the awesome information around this site, I think I've pretty much saved a LOT of future heartache! However, the...