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I recently found a pretty great deal on a PCS SPR-1 (wire in model) and decided "Well, can't hurt".  My house is larger than the 5K sq ft suggested install, has 2x 200A panels (each with sub panels).  UPB is pretty reliable, but every once in a while (once a week or so) I notice something misses...

Hello All.  Suddenly my M1G started throwing out the Output2 Trouble non-stop.  Previously I had 2 outdoor sirens connected and it's been working for about 2 years.     I thought maybe a siren went bad, so I connected each one by itself - turned the system back on and voila!  Output 2 trouble...

I am trying to install a new Navigator to my system and I am unable to press any buttons on the bottom half of the screen. Very perplexing, maybe I am doing something wrong in my install? I am running the correct versions of control (5.2.8 for M1 and software 2.0.14). I am using the second to...

With all the electrical storms we've been experiencing (not to mention equipment losses) I purchased a bunch of surge stuff. My problem is that the earth wire is about 30ft away from most of my equipment. I'm not totally sure I understand the nature of surges, but it seems to effect longer...

Today I had my appointment for the configuration of AlarmRelay. I read the threads on CT and switched from NextAlarm. I switched the whole house over to VoIP recently, and cellular communication seemed like a much better option. Anyway, apparently they have been having issues for the past...

So I've been debating between adding another controller (Russound MCA-C5) or figuring a way to do subzones with the amp. I bought a cheap ($15) rotary knob speaker volume controller that amplifies 75W and touching the speaker wire to the line level outputs of the amp, I got sound and was able...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?nm_mc=AFC-TechBargains&cm_mmc=AFC-TechBargains-_-NA-_-NA-_-NA&Item=N82E16856119048 Not a bad deal if you need a small PC with a com port. Just needs a cheap drive and an OS. Specs: General Brand Foxconn Model...

Does anyone have any ideas about this zigbee thermostat? The seller mentions RS-232 in the title but doesn't say much else about it. He shows an image with +12v G +3v T R, which I'm not sure is for zigbee or RS-232. Looks like there's been some success deciphering the zigbee commands (like...

I can't seem to get my Rain8 Pro to connect with my current wiring. I had it set up, but did some reorganizing through a patch panel and now I can't remember what I did. My understanding was that the difference between a RJ11 and RJ45 is that Pin 1 and Pin 8 on the RJ45 don't exist. I used a...

Very strange things have been happening lately. About 3 months ago, my Elk M1 stopped communicating with NextAlarm. I figured I must have pulled out a wire or something accidentally, but I spoke to tech support and they were unable to help me. All of the sudden, it started communicating...

I was looking for motion sensors for the smallish areas around my security system and found these on eBay. $4.68 or less each. The seller is selling basically the same one that many others are selling, but with no lead or instructions. I bought the 3 pin leads on eBay for pretty cheap too...

So I have been trying to figure out thermostats for a while, but I really have no idea even what the terms are with regard to HVAC so it's been a steep uphill climb. It looks like my local Radio Shack has the Trane Remote Energy Management Thermostat in stock but I have no idea if it will fit...

I think I've managed to confuse myself here. I've had a CP-2-50 for quite a while and I can't seem to get it hooked up to my Elk M1 Gold. The version I have has a shielded wire, black, red, blue and green wire. I'm not using it to control any gates, I just wanted to know when a car pulls up...

I bought some water meters from watermeters.com a while back, the largest they had with the pulse wire was 3/4". My irrigation company installed 1" PVC pipe coming from the house. Would it be too much of a bottleneck to use the 3/4" meter on this? I think the most water used per minute is...

Link Newegg has the Asus EB1006-B-111-5002 Intel Atom N270 Nettop Computer for a low $239.99 Free Shipping after rebate. Tax in CA, NJ, PR, TN. Please note that the rebate is in the form of a pre-paid Visa Debit Card. This model uses the ATI Radeon HD 4530 and supports DirectX 10.1 and...

Wondering if Ecobee is the only thermostat that can control our Trane energy recovery ventilator? Right now we don't have a separate controller for it, it's all part of our Trane XL800 thermostat. There was mention in one thread of the RC2000 potentially having it, but I don't see it listed in...

Just wondering if anyone has any ideas about how to protect the telephone and cable wire coming into the house. It seems the installers just ran it up from a conduit (from the pole) and shoved it into a sealed part of the house. I don't think I can put a conduit in because there's no where to...

This may be a bonehead question but I have been using a few USR40 and I'm finding them really difficult to use because of the connectors. Several have had the back plastic piece pop off of the remote 1 and 2 terminations. I prefer the using wire caps, so the USR1-40 is looking pretty good...

Security camera noob here. I bought the Acti TCM-4301 cube megapixel cameras (no PTZ). Can I throw it in a cheap eBay type housing with a heater and blower? What's the difference between other enclosures (like Pelco)? I do live in the north east, so snow is an issue.