Posts by AceCannon

Aprilaire thermostat issue addressed I have four Aprilaire 8870 thermostat's, one went bad recently. Unfortunately that model has been discontinued. Fortunately, the replacement model 8800 is quite a bit nicer and will work...

Quote:Originally Posted by Beemer533 I really like the LED flood idea; I'm using some LED strip lights in my garage for bench lighting, but it hadn't occurred to me to use off road type LED lights as home flood lights... Which type...

I have these installed at my display locations and am quite happy with them. Search for "dual voltage" and maybe "three gang". Carlon.

The most important consideration, IMHO, is to run plenty of wire while your walls are open. I ran cat5e x 4 runs to my video locations (in addition to speaker wires) and am currently distributing video using an Extron 200 matrix switch...

Landscape lighting control: pics

Landscape lighting control Here is a fairly simple project that mostly utilizes the Elk M1Gold and CQC. I had a landscape lighting contractor install the lights and transformers but I demurred on his offer for a controller. He...

Quote:Originally Posted by Dean Roddey You've gone on a pretty epic journey there, dude. That's a lot of work. If you are interested in prettifiying your touch screens, let me know. Haha, yes this interface still represents my very...

Pictures for the ELK / CQC - controlled outdoor LED grill / kitchen light project

It is always frustrating when I grill on the back patio that there isn't enough light to really see the food on the grill. We have a couple incandescent lights that are fine for ambiance, not so much for seeing and assessing the steak. ...

What is your budget? Do you intend to set this up yourself or hire someone?