Re: New to all this

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >possible to log in to the house from work and trigger events etc.
for
when I get home ...

there are centainly systems that can do this ... Comfort, Idratek, EIB /
Knx, and I would think C-Bus, too ... 'most comprehensive, I suspect,
would be Idratek ...

Chris



Kim Wall wrote:

> Andy Beveridge wrote:
> > Regardless of how good the HA is, the cat is unlikely to answer
the
> phone
>
> Having known a cat who learned that phones stop ringing when knocked
off
> the hook, I can assure you that this is a good thing! Recipe for a
> permanently engaged line and some very confused callers :)
>
> As for heating control, I don't have much in the way of relevant
> suggestions... My heating control system was built from scratch with
> home-brew software and electronics, which doesn't sound like the sort
of
> thing you're after.
>
> However, it might be worth considering that a possible alternative to
a
> system you can operate remotely (presumably by voice recognition, as
> you're talking about driving home... otherwise I'd be looking for
> something DTMF or SMS operated) would be one that anticipates your
> arrival without any need for user input. Assuming your arrival time is
> predictable, of course.
>
> Kim
>
>
>




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