RE: Re: Electric windows and opening in a fire?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The integration is already planned :)  Maybe that's why the loft
conversion=
is SOOOO hugely over original budget - and I'm talking super car figures!!=
!

There's a unit called a KUX100 that has a single up/down/stop switch
input.=
The unit then communicates wirelessly via IO HomeControl to the device pro=
grammed. It will only control a SINGLE product or group of the same
product=
s though, so you need multiple KUX100's for multiple item/groups. i.e. two
=
groups of windows and two groups of blinds would need 4 KUX100's. Depends
h=
ow you want to control the windows and accessories.

IIRC the KUX100 is around =A370 ish

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jonathan Shaw
> Sent: 29 May 2007 22:10
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Electric windows and opening in a fire?
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups2@...>
wrote:
> >
> > Just wondering what the combined wisdom is of allowing an
automatic
> velux window to open in the event of fire/smoke?
> >
> > Obviously (?) opening if a smoke detector goes off may be OK but
> how about opening in the event of a heat detector being triggered?
> Could that make the situation worse? (i.e. providing a nice supply of
> oxygen to the fire?)
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> Think I'd agree that opening in event of fire doesn't seem like a
> good idea esp if near the fire itself.  If there are people waiting
> for rescue but not fire in the room then opening to release smoke
> would seem good.
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> OT a bit but AFAIK the Velux integra windows use iohomecontrol RF
> which is encrypted/secure or something - so how are you planning to
> integrate the opener into the HA?  I am interested as planning to
> automate to control temperature with a south facing velux.
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> Jon
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