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Hi Pete
You should consider Samsung SmartThings as your starting point perhaps -
zWave + zigbee + many third party "device handlers" for e.g.
SonoOff,
Philips Hue etc.
Add in Active Tiles for your CCTV, Alexa for voice control.
Re. Dimmers - look at Qubino zwave modules + varilight momentary pushbutton
faceplates. You should have no problem getting four gang dimmer into a
double faceplate, but the Qubino modules have a relatively low power
rating. The modules can also be located elsewhere if required. Fibaro do
some equivalents which do not require a neutral feed, but are less flexible
in terms of the bulbs they can drive. You can slave the modules ad-nauseam
I believe.
Heating/hot water & per room control is easy, and cheap as well if you
use
Mi Home zigbee temp sensors from China. Boiler integration depends on the
specifics of the equipment you have, but is totally doable.
It's quite amazing how off-the-shelf all this stuff is now after a 5 year
hiatus.
Patrick
On 15 May 2017 at 10:16, yahoo@xxxxxxx [ukha_d] <
ukha_d@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> Finally looking at moving away from X10 to something more responsive
and
> flexible. I am considering z-wave or Lightwave RF and have a couple
of
> questions:
>
>
> 1) Is there a UK double faceplate 4 way dimmer for z-wave as I can't
seem
> to find one?
> My kitchen has 2x 4 way switches that operate 5 circuits using
> micromodules/macros at present but cannot seem to find a suitable
z-wave
> alternative. Maybe micromodules again with same faceplate? Lightwave
is
> winning here with their 4 way dimmer and slave...
>
>
> 2) How easy is it to integrate the following into a coherent system
(in
> order of priority):
>
> - Appliance/lighting control with timers/scenes
>
> - Heating/hot water room/zone control including vacation control
>
> - CCTV (currently have 1 IP cam as standlaone, but might be nice to
> integrate)
>
> - Security (arm status etc from existing panel)
>
>
> z-wave controllers seem varied and hard to choose between and I guess
a
> lot of the answer to Q2 comes down to the controller and the
app/software
> that goes with it. Any suggestions and recommendations gratefully
receiv=
ed.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Pete
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Pete<div>You should consider
Samsung SmartThings as you=
r starting point perhaps - zWave + zigbee + many third party
"device h=
andlers" for e.g. SonoOff, Philips Hue
etc.</div><div>Add in Active Ti=
les for your CCTV, Alexa for voice control.</div><div>Re.
Dimmers - look at=
Qubino zwave modules + varilight momentary pushbutton faceplates. You shou=
ld have no problem getting four gang dimmer into a double faceplate, but
th=
e Qubino modules have a relatively low power rating. The modules can also
b=
e located elsewhere if required. Fibaro do some equivalents which do not
re=
quire a neutral feed, but are less flexible in terms of the bulbs they can
=
drive. You can slave the modules ad-nauseam I
believe.</div><div>Heating/ho=
t water & per room control is easy, and cheap as well if you use Mi
Hom=
e zigbee temp sensors from China. Boiler integration depends on the
specifi=
cs of the equipment you have, but is totally
doable.</div><div>It's qui=
te amazing how off-the-shelf all this stuff is now after a 5 year
hiatus.</=
div><div>Patrick</div></div><div
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<p><span>Hi
all,</span></p><p><span><br>Finally looking
at moving away from=
X10 to something more responsive and flexible.=C2=A0 I am considering z-wa=
ve or Lightwave RF and have a couple of
questions:</span></p><p><span><br><=
/span></p><p><span>1) Is there a UK double faceplate 4
way dimmer for z-wav=
e as I can't seem to find one? =C2=A0<br>My kitchen has 2x 4
way switch=
es that operate 5 circuits using micromodules/macros at present but cannot
=
seem to find a suitable z-wave alternative. Maybe micromodules again with
s=
ame faceplate?=C2=A0 Lightwave is winning here with their 4 way dimmer and
=
slave...</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>2)
How easy is it to in=
tegrate the following into a coherent system (in order of
priority):</span>=
</p><p><span>- Appliance/lighting control with
timers/scenes</span></p><p><=
span>- Heating/hot water room/zone control including vacation
control</span=
></p><p><span>- CCTV (currently have 1 IP cam as
standlaone, but might be n=
ice to integrate)</span></p><p><span>- Security
(arm status etc from existi=
ng
panel)</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>z-wave
controllers see=
m varied and hard to choose between and I guess a lot of the answer to Q2
c=
omes down to the controller and the app/software that goes with it.=C2=A0
A=
ny suggestions and recommendations gratefully
received.</span></p><p><span>=
<br></span></p><p><span>Thanks</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>P=
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