Re: Home Automation Newbie - Advice Appreciated

[Raymond Kelly <ray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Similar sort of budget to mine.
I have not got yet but you should not underestimate the amount of
planning involved.
For each room work out EXACTLY what you want ie scenes,dimming any LED
colours etc - spacing and location of dimmed/non dimmed. Then work out
cable routes then spec your cbus.
Its worth thinking about how involved you wish to get. You should read
all the cbus literature and get your head around programming it. If
someone else programs it every time you want a change/addition you'll
have to get em in.
Get a bigger enclosure than you need and look at the Hager Vega -
http://www.hager.co.uk/files_download/brochure/Hager/Hager_General.pdf
A lot of guys have some pictures if their installs on this forum - so
spend some time searching the archives - it gave me inspiration.
I am not sure but cbus do courses and you get free kit - have no
details anyone know about this?

On 07/12/05, devillyc <devillyc@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Everybody,
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> My name is Cathal from Dublin, Ireland.
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> I'll be starting work on building a new house in early 2006 and was
> hoping to incorporate some home automation in it.  I started off
> looking into X10 - but after doing a bit of research it would appear
> that for a new build CBus would be the way to go.
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> What I'm after now is a bit of advice.  At the moment I'm trying to
> estimate what I'll need in terms of equipment.  I've come up with
> the list below (from cbus-shop.com) - I'm a complete novice when it
> comes to this so I'm sure I've missed some basic kit!  Any opinions
> on this would be greately appreciated.
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> I'm also interested in installing the Comfort security system.
> If anyone has any details of electricians/technicians in Ireland
> with Cbus or Comfort experience please let me know.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Cathal
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> Cbus equipment list:
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> INPUTS
> E5032NL E2000 series 2 Gang Key switches =A366.27 x 12
> wallplates =A311.12 x 12
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> OUTPUTS
> L5508D1A 8 Channel dimmer module with power supply =A3441.82
> L5512RVF 12 Channel relay module with power supply =A3524.67
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> OTHER
> 5500PC PC Interface =A3310.66
> CT36NS 36 module distibution unit =A391.45
> 5005C305BHF Pink Cable, 305m  =A369.03 x 2
> 5030UCM Interface Module (to interface with a Comfort Alarm system)
> =A3241.63
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> TOTAL Equipment budget around =A33,500 GBP
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