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With Elve going away, I am looking for alternatives. As I only have a small system (Elk M1 + UPB), I can't justify the price of the other systems (CQC, HomeSeer), so naturally Premise is something I would like to try.   Most of my switches are SA US1-40, with a few US2-40. I downloaded the...

I've got an Elk M1 panel in Canada. I just started an account with Next Alarm using my HAI C3 and a prepaid SIM. I am experiencing a problem when the Elk is calling out using Contact ID and I wanted to know if this was a common problem with any central station, a common problem with Next Alarm...

I'm strongly considering adding an electric door strike to the door leading to my attached garage, controlled with a prox card reader. My door currently has a deadbolt and a handle with no lock. I already know that I need to replace the handle with something that locks. I'm looking at a...

I'm trying to monitor the status of my washer and dryer with a cds photocell. I've connected them to an analog input on the Elk M1. When the status light is off, the zone reads around 13.6 V. When the status light is on, the zone reads around 12.6 V to 13.0 V. Is there a way that I can make the...

I’m in the process of wiring my house with SA UPB switches. I have most of my lights done without any problems. Now I am trying to get my bathroom exhaust fans automated but I am unsure how to wire the switches. See attached for a diagram. The fan switch activates my house’s central exhaust...

I'm looking for an alarm company in Canada that would be able to monitor my Elk M1 panel over IP using the new support for Surgard in the M1XEP. I would also be interested in a POTS backup as I have an HAI C3. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Just installed a few Simply Automated UPB switches. I noticed that when they are transmitting a faint buzz can be heard. If it is in a fairly quiet room it can be heard from normal operating distance. Just wondering if this was normal, and if so if it was across all manufactures or just SA?

I have my Elk RP check for conflicts upon connecting and disconnecting. When I mark some rules as disabled, Elk RP will always report a conflict with my rules when I connect and disconnect (presumably because the disabled rules are not sent to the Elk, and Elk RP thinks they are missing). Is...

I noticed an odd behavior regarding pressing the "Exit" button when in stay mode, I am not sure if this is as designed or a problem. Say my panel is armed in Stay mode and the exit timer has counted down. Later on I press the "Exit" button and I see the exit timer restart with the delay for...

I'm running the latest v5 firmware on my Elk M1. I have it configured to sync time with an NTP server on the internet, and I also have "observe daylight savings time" enabled. When I woke up this morning I noticed that the M1 had jumped not one but two hours ahead. Presumably because the NTP...

I have my Output 1 volumes set as such in ElkRP: Output 1 volume upon initial alarm: 2 Output 1 maximum volume siren alarm: 5 Output 1 maximum volume voice alarm: 6 Output 1 maximum volume non-alarm voice: 6 When the non-alarm voice plays (chime, etc) it is plenty loud (as expect from...

I need to add a few speakers around the house. I already have one ELK-73 and two ELK-SP12F behind my keypads. I am thinking of either adding one or two more ELK-73 around the house, or put an ELK-SP12F in every room. Are there any obvious differences that I am missing that will make me choose...

I have an Elk M1 panel. I have been able to wire an EOL resistor in series to my NC burglar zones and everything behaves as expected. When I try to do the same to my NC non-burglar zones (carbon monoxide and water sensor so far), the zone only shows up as "trouble" when it is in alarm condition...

I am trying to connect my Chamberlain garage door opener to my Elk M1 so that I can remotely open and close it. This is the model that I have...