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I use a gas starter on my wood burning fireplace and was looking to automate it a bit. I've seen some gas solenoids so i'm assuming theyr'e safe to use for this purpose. I was wondering if they make an electric starter also. I plan on putting this on a 10 minute timer so when i hit fireplace...

Does anyone make an actual circuit breaker or something like a filterlinc for 15-20amp that I could just install at the breaker box? I have a few circuits that have a bunch of components that interfere with my insteon signals (server room 2x15, fish room 1x15, media cabinet 1x15, garage 1x15...

So my new to me house only has 2 cheap (9v battery) smoke detectors. I'm wanting to buy detectors for every room in the house that are connected together so if one goes off they all do. Also would like it to be able to connect to my girder server or something else that can trigger an event to...

My aquarium is all controlled by a controller which turns on/off fans, lights, heaters, pumps and other stuff and I was wondering if there's a cheap and easy way for girder to know if these outlets are on or off. Is there any simple way to monitor if there's power using x10, insteon, or even 1...

Currently I run girder with insteon lighting and everything. I'm looking to upgrade and install a bunch of 1 wire thermometers throughout the house and have window and door sensors also. What would be the cheapest way that my girder pc can monitor if they're open or closed. I really don't...

I noticed the ELK m1 has a prox reader that can be used with door strikes, and I know girder has a elm M1 plugin. I'm wondering if it can let a pc know who's unlocking the door? Also can you program it by computer and everything so it only unlocks for people at certain times? If I have my...

I'm looking into setting up some type of RFID proximity access setup. I plan having 3 of these on doors (front, back, inside garage) and using door strikes to allow access into the house. I've been looking at the HID Prozimity 125kHz setup and it seems pretty cost effective(around $200 per...