Re: Foundations are in!

["Campbell" <c.macd@xxxxxxx>]

I will jump in here and advocate using Comfort http://www.comfort.org.uk
which many in the group including myself have. It is a first class alarm
system with additional benefits including built in telephone answering,
selective dial out to pre set numbers. It can control all x10 housecodes
(x10 is probably the cheapest home automation components for lights
electrical appliances and circuits). The programmibility of the system is
second to none. Mark's house well worth looking at and the links within his
pages are good. Don't forget, once you join the comfort forum and also this
one there is extensive archived messages available which are very
informative. I particularly recommend the initial comfort messages.

Always put in more cat 5 wires than you need ...you will use them
(especially after joining this group with ideas...dvd throughout, pir,
KAT5,cctv, etc.), if you don't you will want them...

Campbell
----- Original Message -----
From: <steve_almond@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:28 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Foundations are in!


> I'm new to this, so please excuse any "yet another"
questions - I
> have trawled the archives though. I have also gathered some
> background from various other websites.
>
> We are having a new house built, it will be our last move, and the
> foundations are now in. We hope to move in by end October (hopefully
> THIS year).
>
> We are keen to incorporate a sensible amount of 'Home Automation'.
>
> We plan to have a small LAN for (3?) computers, using CAT 5 cable
> back to a wiring closet. Telephones from most rooms wired back to the
> closet also.
>
> Where our ideas fall apart is the 'rest'. We enjoy music and would
> like to be able to direct our HiFi output to, perhaps, three
> selectable pairs of speakers. We have no interest in Home Cinema.
>
> We require a burglar alarm system.
>
> We are completely lost as to lighting/heating automation.
>
> We would appreciate comments on the above proposals.
> Can anyone suggest what sort of system(s) would cover our
> requirements? (or where we should seek further help?).
>
> It's obvious that X10 systems have played an important part in Home
> Automation - is this still the way to go, or is it being superceded?
>
> Any and all help will be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve & Lynda
>
>
>
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