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The Elk panel has been up and running for almost a year now mainly doing security and lighting funtions (flawlessly, I might add). We are also doing some lighting scenes and rules functions that the wife and family just love. We also have several time and/or motion-based events. Now, I...

I may be exposing my ignorance, but here goes..... In a three or four-way situation, can I use an SA "master" with an HAI "slave?" The reason I ask is that I have a situation where, on the one end, I need the 8-button SA switch to control two loads in a single-gang box. On the other end, I...

We just had the smoke/fire alarm trip for apparantly no reason?! Looking back at the log, I see an event: "1140=Control Over Current Trouble" then all four smokes firing. One minute later, I see an event: "1160=Control over Current Restore." I may have caused the second event by manually...

In most of the upstairs rooms, I have power coming into the overhead fixture's box, then a 2-wire w/ground dropping down to a switch, so technically I don't have a neutral do I? My white wire is switched hot. One of these asinine circuits is set up as a 3-way, with 3-wire w/ground between the...

I would like to draw on the board's collective wisdom.... In addition to the single Cat5 wire from the control (basement) to the input expansion board (attic above 2nd floor), I will also need a 2-wire conductor between the SAUX +/- and the first of at least five smoke and CO detectors on that...

I just purchased an M1 kit without the enclosure, then I got to thinking.....is there anything else I should have ordered to ensure it will mount in my Leviton box?

Been doing a lot of reading and have decided on the Elk to get me going. I need help with my shopping list, though. It's hard for me to understand the function of some of the add-ons. I want to get the controller installed so I can start wiring for some security to begin with. I have a...