Re: EIB installation

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Mal
Is SmartWiring
> just going into high end properties at the moment, or is it being used
in
> more mainstream developments?

At the moment i would say still mainly high end...but i know of one large
housing project in South Australia which smart wiring was installed....a
test case i think.......

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mal Lansell" <mlansell@frontier.co.uk>
To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] EIB installation


> Well that's certainly the kind of thing the industry needs.  Is
SmartWiring
> just going into high end properties at the moment, or is it being used
in
> more mainstream developments?
>
> Mal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@bigpond.net.au>
> To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] EIB installation
>
>
> > Hi Mal
> >             Well here in Australia there are several large
housing
> projects
> > which have been  smart wired and it looks like with the formation
of the
> > Copper Developement Centre smart wired homes will become more
common......
> > http://www.copper.com.au/cdc/view_article.asp?CID=10&AID=30
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mal Lansell" <mlansell@frontier.co.uk>
> > To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:48 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] EIB installation
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Frank Mc Alinden"
<fmcalind@bigpond.net.au>
> > > To: <ukha_d@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 10:31 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] EIB installation
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi Martin
> > > > >Just say we wire the house with a bus system and it
> > > > >works perfectly for years and then we sell it,
> > > >
> > > > In a few years time intelligent lighting will be the
norm and there
> will
> > > be
> > > > sufficient supply of  electrical contractors out there
who will have
> the
> > > > skills to install / maintain these systems IMHO....
> > > > Would have thought an Electrical Engineer would be more
forward
> thinking
> > > ???
> > > > Arnt these the people that brought us from a control
relay
> system....to
> > > plc
> > > > ,s scada,s....
> > > >  etc.....
> > > > Frank
> > > >
> > >
> > > I don't think that's very likely.  Standard wiring will be
the norm
for
> > > decades to come yet.  It's cheap, it works, and the supposed
benefits
of
> > > home automation are not worth the cost for the vast majority
of
people.
> > >
> > > If there comes a day when "intelligent lighting"
is the norm, you can
be
> > > sure it won't be using any of todays systems, so there will
never be a
> > ready
> > > supply of electrical contractors who are familiar with X10,
CBus etc.
> > >
> > > The ability to revert the house to more standard wiring is
important -
a
> > > potential buyer may be intimidated by the maintenance of an
HA setup;
it
> > > would be better to be able to undo it and make the sale -
plus you
could
> > > then take all that expensive kit with you :-)
> > >
> > > Mal
> > >
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