RE: Best approach to HA for lighting control

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I doubt it ...

... wouldn't you want your heating to keep working? :-D

(Actually - just managed to get a 40+% improvement in MPG from the old girl
... was 20MPG now 28-32MPG depending on the run ... had her brains replaced
with modern stuff / sensors / coil packs and she drives lovely now!)

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Stuart Poulton
> Sent: 25 May 2012 17:28
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Best approach to HA for lighting control
>
> Thermostatic Radiator Valve.
>
> Although I suspect several members on the list read it as TVR and
start
> to drool.
>
>
>
> On 25 May 2012, at 14:09, Neil Wrightson wrote:
>
> > What is a TRV valve ???
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Stephen Birch
> > Sent: Friday, 25 May 2012 10:42 AM
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Best approach to HA for lighting control
> >
> > I have a similar problem having just bought a largish Georgian
house.
> > In my case, the house has already been renovated so installing
wires
> > is unattractive. I took a long look at the various wireless
solutions
> > and believe z-wave will probably solve the problem.
> >
> > The only issue is a lack of TRV valves. The only one on the
market is
> > made by Danfoss, and they seem to be using z-wave as the
transport
> for
> > a proprietary system, Very narrow minded.
> >
> > Lightwaverf is also promising but their products lack two way
comms.
> > That is not reliable enough for my taste.
> >
> > So ... I keep waiting!
> >
> > Lightwaverf is working on a new "pro" series which will
be two way,
> > that may be the solution.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:14 PM, James Reed <james@xxxxxxx
> > <mailto:james%40familyreed.org.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > > **
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm in the middle of buying a house, which is a largish
Victorian
> > > terrace. It needs a lot of work but we are going to have to
do it
> in
> > > stages because we can't afford a full scale renovation in
one go -
> > > and anyway we have to live in it!
> > >
> > > I'd love to embed some HA really to do lighting control to
begin
> > > with although I'd like to extend it to other things in due
course.
> > > I've got some Homeeasy products at the moment, and although
I found
> > > the switched sockets good the lighting modules / dimmers
have been
> > > unreliable and I'm not really satisfied with it as a
permanent /
> > > long term solution. Also I hear that lightwaverf has similar
issues
> > > and it does not seem to be well supported either.
> > >
> > > I've looked at things like c-bus wireless which looks much
better
> > > but is expensive. Ideally I would like to use a wired
solution with
> > > cat5 everywhere, and this may prove possible but it would
have to
> be
> > > done room by room.
> > >
> > > If I was going to use c-bus could I do it on a piecemeal
basis or
> > > would it need to be done in one go? ALso do I need a
specialist
> > > installer or could it be done diy or with help from a
general
> > > electrician? Are there any other systems I should consider?
I don't
> > > have much budget for this so would prefer to be cheaper if
poss but
> > > I'm aware that you get what you pay for and I've not found
HE that
> good even though it was cheap.
> > >
> > > I'd be grateful for any thoughts
> > >
> > > James
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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