Re: HA Primer - Pos and cons of X-10, Z-wave, Insteon, UPB

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On Apr 26, 9:51 am, "Robert L Bass" <no-sales-spam@bassburglaralarms>
wrote:
> > z-wave for me, all the way.  the house is 100% z-wave.
> > Installation was a snap, Homeseer 2.0 supports is all.
> > IHO powerline control is too noisy and too buggy (filter,
> > etc) to be a complete home automation solution.
>
> Would you mind sharing a few details of your installation?
> How large is the home?  How many Z-Wave devices are
> you currently using?  How long is the longest hop?
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> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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Hi Robert!
The house is 2500sqft. 2 story.  Z-Troller from Homeseer controls all
from up stairs bedroom (office) in one corner of house.  Homeseer
2=2E2.0.11.  14 Z-Wave devices (so far), dimmer, relay and a couple
plugin modules.  Longest hop is about 60ft.  This was my first device
so I know it actually went that far.  Now it probably takes some
hops.  Average is about 15-20ft thru 1 or 2 walls. There is a device
in almost every room.  I also have a lot of other RF devices in the
house.  Wireless cameras, routers, etc.  Absolutly no problems.
Either with installation or with operation.  I had no experience with
Z-Wave before this installation.  I had that first device working and
setup in Homeseer in about 30 minutes.  Including installing
Homeseer.  Any other questions?  Did I leave anything out?