Re: Re: Recommendation for outdoor sensors

[Kevin Hawkins <yahoogroupskh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Idratek's 's Idranet can be very cost effective - dimmers for example
are around £100 for 4 channel. It supports legacy X10 should you wish
to
migrate. There is an entry cost overhead and some divided opionions on
the appearance of the switches but you can just use ordinary switches
back to inputs should you prefer.  Remote I/O is well catered for as
Idranet can run over really long distances over a single CAT5

Kevin

PS  ...   Just when you thought it was safe to read to the end ;-) ...
it has great support for xAP too .

Bov wrote:
> Tell me about it Paul :-). If anyone can recommend a simple and cost
> effective way to replace my X10 then I would. Fortunately most of my
> rooms are now star wired back to a number of local hubs containing
> the X10 Din units (about 20 of them now).
>
> My one thought to get some reliability was to hard wire some sensors
> back to my HomeVision unit - but that's quite a run, although it
> would only need one run of sufficient multi-core.
>
>
>
> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gordon" <paul@...> wrote:
>
>> Now there's something you don't often see... - the words
"reliable"
>>
> and
>
>> "X10" in the same sentence....
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Paul G.
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
>>>
> Behalf
>
>>> Of Bov
>>> Sent: 17 July 2008 09:20
>>> To: UKHA Group
>>> Subject: [ukha_d] Recommendation for outdoor sensors
>>>
>>> I am looking to get some reliable sensors for use outdoors
with
>>>
> X10.
>
>>> I am looking for both PIR options and a robust sensor to add
to
>>>
> the
>
>>> front gate.
>>>
>>> I have been using the old outdoor X10 PIR units but they have
now
>>> failed - should I look to use standard PIR units and an X10
>>> PowerFlash module? How would I connect this up? Is there a
more
>>> robust solution? These would live on the garage which is at
the
>>> bottom of the garden. I'm already using an X10 powerflash unit
>>>
> with
>
>>> electric garage doors to switch on lights when the door opens
-
>>>
> works
>
>>> well.
>>>
>>> I have been using an 10 Powerflash unit with reed switches on
the
>>> front door and outside gate. Both work fine for a few weeks
then
>>> start to fail sending constant X10 on/off signals. I'm
presuming
>>>
> that
>
>>> the reed switch is somehow failing, although turning the
>>>
> powerflash
>
>>> unit off and on cures it for a few minutes. Is there a better
way
>>>
> to
>
>>> sense doors, especially outdoors in the winter?
>>>
>>> Appreciated.
>>>
>>> Andy.
>>>
>>>
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