Re: Want a quiet life? Ditch your HA gadgets!

["John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxx>]

Tony

Whole house UPS - the only way to go.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Butler" <lists@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 11:38 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Want a quiet life? Ditch your HA gadgets!


> It's a rarity, but last nite our road had a very brief brief power cut
around
> 2:30 am.
>
> How do I know this?
>
> Power goes off.  All burglar alarms in the area think a burglar has
cut
the
> mains wiring so they start going off :(
> Power comes back on - my doorbell (aka X10 chime) rings and the
downstairs
> lights all come on :-((
>
> Why god why do manufacturers have stupid power on defaults???
> Okay, the alarms are fair enough, but why make an X10 chime well,
chime,
when
> power is applied for the 1st time & why do futronix lighting
controllers
come
> on when power is applied for the 1st time?
>
> SWMBO was NOT amused. :(
> Nor was I come to that ;)
>
> Lets go back to candles, door knockers and keeping an eye out for
anyone
> suspicious eh?  Would make for a far quieter life :D
>
> T.
>
>
>
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