Re: quick advice for new home build

["happy_hammer66" <bill.mcmahon@xxxxxxx>]

Yes, itii.com was tried, no good. i got manuals for the SIMON and CONCORD
but these are domestic systems.

bill mcmahon


--- In ukha_d@y..., Scott Crowther <scrowther@i...> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Not come across the ITI 'Eurovector' before, but try www.itii.com
> and see their product section to see if you can find your alarm there.
>
> They've got most user and installer manuals as PDF's.
>
>
> Scott Crowther
> Intamac Systems Ltd
>
> t: +44 (0)1604 679262
> e. scrowther@i...
> w. www.intamac.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: happy_hammer66 [mailto:bill.mcmahon@xxxxxxx...]
> Sent: 04 January 2002 11:30
> To: ukha_d@y...
> Subject: [ukha_d] quick advice for new home build
>
>
> All,
>
> I am new to HA, so bear with me. I plan to start having my house
> built in Feb/Mar '02. I have only just purchased a couple of X-10
> starter kits, PC active home and RF remote to see whats it all about
> but wont get them till Feb (don't ask). Any comments on the following
> would be appreciated.
>
> 1. Heating. My present plan is for a Geothermal Heat pump and
> underfloor heating (although maybe radiators for upstairs). An
> additional heater for temporary high output requirement(baths etc.)
> The Geothermal is supposed to be 75% free.
>
> 2. I will run two Cat5 to all rooms, also to the front porch/rear
> door/ garage. This may be used for sending audio/video/cctv if
> suitable
>
> 3. I will run two CT100 cables to each bedroom/living room. I have
> sky digital, VHF and UHF TV (i live in ireland). I have two digiboxes
> at present, one irish, one UK for C4/C5/R5. I will probably have one
> or two more in the future so a Loftbox may not be much good. I am
> awaiting Global DIP diplexers and triplexer wallplates to see how
> they work.
>
> 4. I was going to have all cables come into the attic and use this as
> my distribution point/patch panel. Should i run all the cables out to
> the garage and make this node 0 or leave them in the attic and make
> this node 0. Expense is the question.
>
> 5. Not sure about the Electrics. X-10 modules are expensive. If i had
> 110V run to some points in the house would the cheaper US modules
> work given differences ie 50/60 HZ or 433 Mhz/418Mhz or PAL/NTSC?
>
> Should i use the DIN rail X10 modules? are they mounted right next to
> the circuit breakers?
>
> 6. I have a wireless alarm system from my old house, it was installed
> in 1997 by Eircom's 'Phonewatch' and is stored in my attic (i'm
> renting at present). All i can find  out so far is that its made by
> ITI, was a special model for them called Eurovector. Apart from the
> usual wireless sensors installed at the time i also had a lamp module
> and an appliance module, so i can assume the box can do X-10.
> Any one had experience of this system? know hopw to program it? can i
> use the sensors with a different alarm panel?
>
> thanks for any replies, i know you should plan these things well in
> advance, but its only when i started to look about getting a loftbox
> thay i came across the other HA stuff.
>
>
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