Vik, :~ -----Original Message----- :~ From: Vik Olliver [mailto:vik@;olliver.family.gen.nz] :~ Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2002 15:16 :~ To: CLUG :~ Subject: RE: X10 Control :~ :~ :~ On Wed, 2002-10-30 at 13:36, Andrew J Sands wrote: :~ > Vik :~ > :~ > That might not be your only problem, if the sparky can't :~ understand it then :~ > who is going to COC it? :~ Sparky coming round later today for education.
Hmmm, a sparky in New Zealand who is actually willing to improve his education level on technology! Wow, you are lucky! I would advise not letting him out of your sight. And is the education by voice, or does it require 'punching' to achieve that which you intend doing? :-) :~ :~ > Can I ask why the need to go to X-10? If I was going to look :~ for lighting :~ > control systems on the cheap (sorry, low cost) I would :~ probably start with :~ > DMX-512? Then all controls would be ELV and not need to be :~ understood by the :~ > sparky.... :~ I've done low-cost. Now I want something I can do by mail order without :~ rewiring the house when I add a new device. I'm again wondering why mail order as if your looking for a reasonable control system structure available in NZ and controlable by 'Mister House', then why not use Clipsal C-bus (sorry, have no affiliation with nor am I employed by!!). Firstly, its available in NZ, your sparky can procure it if needed, so can you if you have a local electrical wholesaler. Dim rail mounted, and it can be wired in a variety of topologies to cope with building construction techniques. :~ :~ > What's the status of the power your planing to control, cause :~ X-10 isn't :~ > immune to mains bourne noise created by computer PSU's, :~ fridge, freezer and :~ > water pump motors. :~ :~ This is where the fun starts. I'll be trying things out before I commit :~ to a large order. But I'll be using 2-way systems, so I should be able :~ to spot when things are and aren't off etc. and retry. If as you state in another email that you have relays and IO currently then converting to C-bus would be relevantly painless, aside from opening your wallet and then all things are painful!! If your looking at using 'Mister House' then I would make the assumption that you already have UPS...yada,...yada..... Is your extended installation using single or three phase and are you using phase failure monitoring and protection? Hope you have fun, Andrew, (with a sore chest from under floor crawling getting a clients sodding home theatre installation to work!!)
