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I'm going to hang an LCD tv, and rather than just run the power cable through a hole in the drywall, I thought I'd do it right and put a receptacle up behind the TV.   I was thinking of using one of the powerbridge products, but given that that will still use one of my existing receptacles, and...

Inside my video distribution can, I have a simple patch panel that my DirecTV splitter plugs into, but the jumpers are killing me. My issues: 1). I have some compression connectors and can't make a good connection to save my life. My success rate is brutal, so getting two good connections in a...

I apologize for not using a more descriptive title, but it seems like I have a few problems going on at once here. I got my Elk all wired up. Pretty basic. Using an M1EXP, One Zone expander, a DBH and 3 KP2s and then the main speaker (OUT1) , and 3 little speakers (OUT2) on the KP2 back boxes...

I understand there's a lot of questions around connecting the Elk to the RJ31X, and I've found a lot of threads explaining it, but of course, I think my situation has just enough of a small twist that I need more help. My builder installed a home phone distribution hub in my house, which...

So yeah. This is probably one of the dumber questions asked on here, but how exactly to I mount my M1G into the enclosure (SWB28)? I've got the enclosure installed, wires hanging it it, etc.., and I SEE the holes where the M1G mounts, but how do I mount it. Since I bought the kit without it's...

So, I'm wanting to replace my current basic panel with an ELK M1G setup, and I'm examining my current setup to see exactly what is hooked up here and how I move that to a new system. So far, it seems pretty straightforward. My current setup only has 5 zones, which is disappointing (upstairs...

Hi, I'm looking to replace my builder-grade panel with an Elk M1G, partially to add some new capabilities right out of the box, but partially because I want to be able to eventually expand my integration between it and the rest of my HA setup. I've got a few remaining specific questions I hope...

Ok, so this is mainly followup from another discussion I was having in the MPS4 thread, but it was basically totally off topic and not MPS4 related so I figured I'd put it in its own thread... So here's the deal on the software problem. Two days ago, I got the same hangup, but then got...

I recently built a new home, and received a lot of help here on the AV and data pre-wire. As far as the Alarm goes, the builder (or more accurately, their sub) pushed back hard against putting anything but their standard alarm in. No worries, I thought. I'll just replace it with something of my...

So, long story short, the guys prewiring my house use On-Q enclosures. They're dropping in about 30 Cat6 drops, and I'm going to terminate them into a patch panel. Although, it's cost effective to buy the 12 port mini patch panels from Monoprice...

I want to punch down a bunch of Cat6 cables into a patch panel (with the 'linear' style punch downs as opposed to the kinds with punchdowns on either side like a keystone). I've looked up a few tutorials, bought some spare wire and a practice panel to practice with. My question is: I know the...

Does anyone have any experience with Honeywell structured wiring enclosures? I'm currently having a home built, and the builder insists any wiring that happens be done by their wiring sub (as opposed to me). The Wiring Sub wrote up a proposal with all of my requests on it - one of which was for...

Hi, I'm building a new home, and want to install an Elk M1G. The builder has a huge cost if I switch to Elk with his alarm guy, so I'm going to basically have them pre-wire all of the sensors and keypads and run them back to the can... I want to be able to include a doorbell input as a zone...

Just had a meeting with the low-voltage contractor on the new house I'm building. After laying out all of the Cat6 drops in the house, I started to talk patch panel, but this guy really didn't want to hear it. He insisted I would be better off crimping the home end of each run with an RJ45 and...

Hi, I think I know the answers here, I'm mainly looking for someone to confirm what I think. I'm building a new home, and want to go with an M1G. The builder includes some other alarm standard (Don't know the make). My concern is that when I request the M1G the builder is going to try to mark...

Hi, I'm buiding a new home, and my intent is to have a few Outdoor IP cameras to help out with security. My plan is to bring Cat5e to the places where I want cameras in the future (under the eaves), leaving them behind a blank plate until I show up with the camera at a later date. My question...

I've been searching and lurking around here and AVS for a while. I'm in the planning stages for a new home, and since I have the opportunity to set things up right, I'll give it a shot. My general philosophy, is that on the build stage it's (relatively) cheap to add infrastructure, even if it...