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<p>I use Z-Wave technology for the wireless elements of my home
automation. Basically, for anything I can't do using
wired sensors and controllers. Wired is much better, more
reliable, better performance,
etc.</p><p><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,
0, 0);font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">I've
found Z-Wave very good. It has been very reliable. I use a Vera Lite
controller as a simple gateway for my main controller that I've
written myself in Java. In this role it has been perfect for
me.</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0,
0);font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></p><p
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica,
clean,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">More
info on
my website: http://www.dreamgreenhouse.com
including Z-Wave projects and r
eviews of various bits of kit. My reviews and components planned
in the next few months too.</p><p style="color:rgb(0, 0,
0);font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><br></p><p
style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica,
clean,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;">Rob<br></p>
<div class="ygroups-quoted"><br><br>--- In
ukha_d@xxxxxxx, <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
wrote:<br><br><div id="ygrps-yiv-508869969">Hi
all. <br>
<br>
I'm shortly going to move house, and thus have an ideal opportunity
to<br>
embark on a "HA done properly" exercise... :-) the last
15 years or so<br>
having been an extended beta test!<br>
<br>
All that has passed the beta so far, and which will thus be included in
chez<br>
Gordon Mk 2 is Comfort, CBUS, and Sonos... X10 is definitely out of
the<br>
game, but there are potentially some use cases that those 3 systems
won't<br>
fully cover, so I may need to bring in at least one more HA technology,
and<br>
I'm thinking that may well be Z-wave. (this is based mainly on the
premise<br>
that whatever new HA tech is chosen *MUST* integrate with Comfort,
which<br>
will be the brains of the whole thing, and there is good integration
with<br>
Z-wave via a dedicated UCM).<br>
<br>
So it looks like there is a pretty wide range of Z-wave products
available,<br>
covering most/all types of devices.<br>
<br>
What I think I need is feedback from the HA community that is actively
using<br>
Z-wave devices as to its long term reliability, ease of use, robustness
of<br>
performance etc... to help me decide whether or not Z-wave should be
allowed<br>
in to the new house...<br>
<br>
So, I put it to you... what are your thoughts, both good or bad,
about<br>
Z-wave?<br>
<br>
Cheers!<br>
<br>
Paul G.</div></div>
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