Re: Wiring light switches...

["psghome2002" <psghome@xxxxxxx>]

Forgot to ask - which PIR's have you found best?

Thanks,

Paul.

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Kenneth Watt" <kennwatt@b...>
wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> I think your problem with response times could be down to the way 
you
> are getting HV to send the on command. I have PIRs connected 
directly to
> HV, no Comfort in the way or a PC, you walk into the room and the 
lights
> come on in well under a second, in fact it's almost instantaneous,
Phil
> has seen this in action too, he can confirm this if he reads it.
> 
> In many rooms, such as my AV room or the bathroom, all I need to 
do is
> wave at the PIR and the lights come on. I have said before, I 
rarely
> touch a light switch in the house, or an X10/momentary switch, 
virtually
> everything is either off a PIR or done by IR in some cases.
> 
> Having said that, I have noticed a huge difference between 
different
> PIRs and, additionally if HV is stuffed full of conditions to 
check then
> the response time drops. Also if you read the command to Comfort, 
then
> to ACE and then to HV then, inevitably, there will be a huge delay
in
> that and one I would not find acceptable never mind SWMBO! ;)
> 
> Not having Comfort (yet) I've never tried routing PIRs through 
another
> machine and, even if/when I install Comfort I would not choose to 
go
> down that route simply due to the problems you describe.
> 
> K.

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