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  1. J

    Home Automation - Want to know more?

    We are shifting to our new house so I'm thinking of getting a home automation setup. I want to be able to control lights (well, lamps really), home theater (mostly audio, including set zones around the house) from a central touch screen/smart phone/web interface. I'm also looking into pet...
    • jandcreative
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    • automation home knowledge
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  2. sythai

    Control4 Home Automation?

    Evening All.... Just seeing if anyone has any experience (installation / set up / use) of this brand of home automation please ? Control4 :: Home Automation - Home Automation and Smart Home Control Just after info specifically on this make as has been specified by a contractor I work for...
  3. L

    Gate automation training for electricians

    Hi, New guy here. I'm not directly involved in electrical work myself but a friend of mine raised an important question for me recently. He left The National Grid to start his own landscaping and outdoor electrics company and is interested in adding gate automation to his portfolio. We talked...
    • linkcaresteve
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    • automation electric electrical electricians training
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. spud1

    Qualifications to install door automation

    Does anybody know is there a statutory requirement to have a specific minimum accreditation to be able to install door automation in a public building? And I dont mean electrical qualifications, I mean qualifications to install door automation.:walkman: Thanks in advance.
  5. calpol91

    LightwaveRF automation gear

    Just invested in some switches and wifi link from these guys. I need to sort some led lamps as the current loads will be too high! Anyone tried these with non-dimmable led's?
  6. E

    Home automation

    Hi guys and girls does anyone deal with home automation?
  7. D

    Why use hellermann sleeves (automation)

    Hi everyone, I am currently working in a new power station where we are terminating all the 20 pair and 10 pair individually screened SWA lsoh cables into the automation cabinets and junction boxes. My question is, why do all the pairs have to have hellerman sleeves over them? Why can't we just...
  8. M

    home automation fault diagnosis HAGER TEBIS LIGHTING ISSUES

    NEED A EXPERTS KNOWLEDGE ON THIS QUESTION HAGER TEBIS LIGHTING NOT WORKING TEBIS COUNTROLER ONE (digital light switch ) 1 LIGHT WORKING 2 LIGHT NO FUNCTION 3 LIGHT WORKING i do not have the software can i override this by pressing the over ride button on the breaker. any help is appreciated.
  9. T

    Automation gate problems

    Hi all, I am a bit of a newbie on this so go easy :) I have recently installed new open/reverse gate hydrolic motors on to residential gates in a property of flats. They have been working fine for two months now and using the old control equipment these where just like for like replacements...
  10. imago

    Home automation

    Does anyone know of any information/reading material which is available for home automation generally as opposed to a specific product or manufacturer? There are plenty of product reviews and manufaturer sites on the 'net, but I can't seem to find any generic information on system design or...
  11. J

    Overcoming increasing PCB complexity with automation

    In a recent survey by the JS Electric, 53% of electronics company respondents said that increasing PCB complexity was their main challenge as they tried to get the most competitive product to market more quickly and at reduced cost. The technology advances that helped make their products...
  12. J

    PV Invertor and X10 automation

    Hi all Has anyone heard of a pv invertor causing problems with x10 home automation? I have come across a installation where the x10 units work fine when the invertor is off but work intermittently when the invertor is on. TIA
  13. E

    Home Automation in UK?

    In these areas: Alarms, CCTV, Security Systems, Satellite TV and Aerial Systems. also installed some systems Home automation, which are the marks and the protocol that uses here in the UK?
  14. G

    Trade Supplier??? Lightwave RF Home automation

    I picked up a reference to this supplier on these here Forums as an excellent advancement in Home Automation Products....... LightwaveRF - Take control It has taken ages to get set up with an account along with trade pricing only to find out $crewfix now supply direct at the same price level as...
    • Graeme Harrold
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    • automation home lightwave price pricing supplier their trade
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  15. Amp David

    Machine automation and control suppliers

    Looking to get a combined sounder and strobe light to indicate when a baler require manual intervention. Can any one suggest any suppliers. Had a look around this morning but nothing stands out to me. Cheers
  16. sjhall

    KNX home automation systems

    KNX home automation systems Any of you guys had any dealings with the above system? anyone a registered installer Cheers Ste
    • sjhall
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    • aus automation home systems
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Australia
  17. S

    X10 Automation

    My husband and I have finished building a house (September 2010) where we have implemented X10 switches for all of our lighting, but we are having lots of problems with them now. The switches are failing and then the next day they seem to work again. (At least the switches fail when my husband...
  18. S

    home automation/ lighting systems

    I have got a fairly large rewire coming up and I was going to try selling a home automation system to the client. In the past I have used cbus alot, rako even more, but I havent used lutron or any of the others. I was wondering what systems people are using, what they think of them, benefits I...
    • Southern Spark
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    • aus automation home lighting systems
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Australia
  19. 3

    Home automation advice needed

    Hi, I have been given the task of installing an automated light and heating system into a new build timber frame house. It is to have a fair sized plant room as well as swimming pool and cinema. I have never had to contemplate anything on this scale before so any contacts or suppliers etc would...
    • 335-pilot
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    • advice aus automation home needed
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Australia
  20. E

    Alarms, data, home automation

    Hi guys, Really keen on gaining some more skills and am currently looking into home automation products. But would anyone be able to advise on how to get trained qualified for alarms, data etc? Are there formal qualifications for these trades? Any help/ideas greatly appreciated.

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