So I am closing on a new house in two weeks and get to basically start over. Daunting and exciting at the same time.
The house was built in 66. I am not sure; but I imagine those houses had metal electrical boxes. Right now, my house was 95 so all my boxes are plastic. The panel looks to be about 10 years old. The house is relatively small (2100 or so square feet)
I have been running Zwave; and I am not sure how well that will work for switches if the boxes are metal. I used to use X10, but that was a pain because of line noise. I am interested in UPB, but I see some complaints about noise on the line and needing filters as well. I will probably do a mix and match. I am wondering about people's experiences in similar homes.
Other things of interest-- has a well with an elaborate filtration system. New forced hot water system with 4 zones. And a sprinkler system. Not sure if the thermostats has 2 or 4 wire. If they are two, I might use nest which can charge itself off of a 24VAC system. Couple of garage doors and some outdoor lighting. A little outdoor house for the summer which is maybe 20 yards from the house. Has a ceiling fan. Long driveway; thinking of a Dakota alert for that. I am going to run Gigabit ethernet to all the rooms and we are going to install a gas log fireplace.
The house was built in 66. I am not sure; but I imagine those houses had metal electrical boxes. Right now, my house was 95 so all my boxes are plastic. The panel looks to be about 10 years old. The house is relatively small (2100 or so square feet)
I have been running Zwave; and I am not sure how well that will work for switches if the boxes are metal. I used to use X10, but that was a pain because of line noise. I am interested in UPB, but I see some complaints about noise on the line and needing filters as well. I will probably do a mix and match. I am wondering about people's experiences in similar homes.
Other things of interest-- has a well with an elaborate filtration system. New forced hot water system with 4 zones. And a sprinkler system. Not sure if the thermostats has 2 or 4 wire. If they are two, I might use nest which can charge itself off of a 24VAC system. Couple of garage doors and some outdoor lighting. A little outdoor house for the summer which is maybe 20 yards from the house. Has a ceiling fan. Long driveway; thinking of a Dakota alert for that. I am going to run Gigabit ethernet to all the rooms and we are going to install a gas log fireplace.
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