RE: Advice: Planning for HA

["Ian B" <Ian@xxxxxxx>]

If you can wire your lighting circuits to give you the option of LD10/11
units as these are much nicer than the wall switch replacements. Soft
start,
preset dim etc. etc. The difference is the neutral wire and their physical
size hence a central location is good.

Ian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campbell Macdonald [mailto:c.macd@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 03 August 2001 00:39
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Advice: Planning for HA
>
>
> In essence the starting point should be to fit as much cat 5 cabling
as
> possible to the areas which will be used. I can guarantee if you
> put 4 runs
> in, youwill use them and want more.
>
> I recommend putting 6 or 7 runs in to each location and terminating at
a
> positon which you can fit a patch panel. If you wire up say 4
> runs and leave
> 2 unwired for future, it is worth doing, to save adding in
> additional wiring
> later. The only addition to this would be to route the alarm wiring as
> required in addition. The cat 5 can be used for all audio and video
> distribuition, phone extensions, networks, 1wire networks
> (humidity sensor,
> temp sensors etc). For cost and conveniance it is advisable to use x10
for
> controlling lights and appliances. I am not familiar with the curtain
> controller wiring, but I'm sure others can advise. It is feasible to
run
> aerial cable (ct100) all over the place, but with the use of KAt
> 5 and other
> components including the IR extender noted on previous messages,
> it can all
> be sent via cat 5, whilst maintaining quality and control.
>
> Probably foremost in the security systems is the Comfort system which
> enables x10,ir,phone and web control.
>
> I guarantee, once you start, you will become addicted. It is fun :-)
>
> hth
> Campbell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Weir, John" <john.weir@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 11:42 PM
> Subject: [ukha_d] Advice: Planning for HA
>
>
> > All,
> >
> > I have now have the plans for my house conversion ( really a
rebuild -
> only
> > two external walls remain ). Before the builders start I want
> to factor in
> > as much support for HA as possible.
> >
> > I would like ( over the next few years) to have
> >
> > 1. Security:
> > - Complete programmable control over my house lights ( Ceiling +
> > floor / wall socket lights)
> > - remote control over lights in each room
> > - Programmable curtain movements
> >
> > 2. Lan
> > - LAN sockets in each of the bedrooms ( 5 ) for the kids PC's +
My
> > own network
> >
> > 3. Phone
> > - Sockets in each room ( + Mini swich board ) so that when the
kids
> > are older and cannot hear the phone over their Audio systems I
> can oute it
> > to their room
> >
> > 4. Music / TV
> > - Available to each room from the MP3 server in the loft
> >
> > 5. Humidity / temperature
> > - sensors in each room
> >
> > I cannot afford to do it all at once, but given that the house
will be
> > completely rewired will do the lights during this conversion,
> plus add the
> > conduit for  the curtian rails. I had hoped to find some form
> of skirting
> > that I chould run the Lan / Phone / TV Cables through and patch
that in.
> For
> > the Music, was going to add the cables to the ceilings for the
speakers
> and
> > route that back to my garage wall ( reasonably central ).
> >
> > I would appreciate any thoughts / Advice that you might have
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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