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I am thinking I will enclose the crawls space as...

I am thinking I will enclose the crawls space as a first step. And put a finish floor on top of the plywood sub-floor.

Finish floor - thinking it might be local pine tongue and groove boards. What...
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Room is supported by brick posts on sloping land...

Room is supported by brick posts on sloping land - 4-5 feet from joist to ground along one side and 2 feet at the other. It gets real cold - this place is at 3,000 feet in upstate NY. So it is quite...
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Thanks Bud that is very helpful. I am convinced...

Thanks Bud that is very helpful. I am convinced that insulating from under the floor is best. I was just looking, hoping, to be able to do it from the inside the room - for all the obvious reasons -...
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Thanks for the replies. There was once fiberglass...

Thanks for the replies. There was once fiberglass insulation under the floor - over time, storms and many rodents (this house is in the woods) - this insulation had fallen down and become infested...
05-31-15, 07:34 PM
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Cluster flies

I have a small cottage in upstate NY. I visit it about once a month in the winter. When I get the heat going in the winter it prompts cluster flies to emerge from - somewhere I don;t know where? And...
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Insulate plywood subfloor

Hi - I have a large room. Has no basement just a 4 foot crawl space that is open on the sides. I don't want to seal off the crawl space and I don't want to insulate the sub-floor from under the...
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Can I add a second Ademco Wave2: Indoor Siren to...

Can I add a second Ademco Wave2: Indoor Siren to the control board?
Can I add a much louder siren? Model number?
Can I add a strobe as well that can be powered off the control board?

Thank
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Thanks. I think it is the lock out timer that...

Thanks. I think it is the lock out timer that tricks me to thinking it is not working.
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Posted By Dean P.

5800PIR-RES seems very insensitive

My two 5800PIR-RES seem very insensitive.

I have to move within just a few feet of the sensor for it to activate the alarm.


Dean
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Got it. Thanks Ron you are a fantastic help...

Got it.

Thanks Ron you are a fantastic help - I work in an electronic/computer related field - but I have to say security systems are a specialized programming environment.
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Great. Also - sometimes when I arm the system...

Great. Also - sometimes when I arm the system into AWAY it actually comes up in STAY. Why is that? It is unpredictable. I have only one wireless motion detector on Zone 9.
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Power Supply for Motion Detector

The wired motion detector I have wants 17mA at 12VDC. This 17mA is so small I can't find a power supply. Am I missing something? The motion detector needs four wires 2 for signal and 2 for the power....
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I don't know what you are doing wrong believe me...

I don't know what you are doing wrong believe me I am no expert - but I have the same components. I had to connect the 6160 and address it to 16. Then I address the 6150RF to 17 and enabled the...
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Actually I did not have the installation manual...

Actually I did not have the installation manual until you just mentioned it. In the box came only the Programming Guide and User Guide. But I have found the Installation Manual online and will have a...
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I got a 6160 and I can program it. I have a...

I got a 6160 and I can program it. I have a single wireless motion detector on zone 09 and it seems to work.

Question - I have now both my 6150RF and 6160 connected to the control panel. The 6160...
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Does my IS2535 wired motion sensor need power? Do...

Does my IS2535 wired motion sensor need power? Do I need another VDC transformer for it or can I run a wire from the control board pins 1 and 2 to power the IS2535? Thus pins 1 and 2 will power the...
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Got it. So do you think I should get a regular...

Got it. So do you think I should get a regular 6160 to add to the 6150RF? Basically I will run just 2-3 zones/devices. But one of the devices will be a wireless motion detector. Can I have both the...
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Posted By Dean P.

Thanks MrRonFl very helpful. I will get a 6160 to...

Thanks MrRonFl very helpful. I will get a 6160 to program - unless you think I need some other? What then is the purpose of my 6150RF? I thought it could be my do-all keypad - it is RF so it will...
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Why does the 6150RF address to 16 but not 01?...

Why does the 6150RF address to 16 but not 01? (That was my first mistake.)
I have the feeling this 6150RF is not letting me program. I went to *56 to change the parameters of the zones but my screen...
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Did I have to set the keypad address 16 because...

Did I have to set the keypad address 16 because it is wireless? (Even though I have it wired?)
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Thanks - it says NO AC? What does that mean?

Thanks - it says NO AC? What does that mean?
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Thinking that I might have had my data IN/OUT...

Thinking that I might have had my data IN/OUT wires revered I switched them - but then I got the OC error - so I put them back as they were as I feel I have my data wires right.
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6150RF wired to Vista-20P - does not connect

Just setting up a 6150RF wired to my Vista-20P. The 6150RF is getting power and I can set it up. But I cannot get into the programming mode of the control panel Vista-20P.

I have tried all...
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Posted By Dean P.

Ok. I searched more and figured it out. Pull down...

Ok. I searched more and figured it out. Pull down the spout fitting right where the water comes out. !!
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Delta 1700 - can't find the diverter..? Stumped.

Best I can tell I have a Delta 1700 on my tub/shower. It works for the tub. But I cannot find the diverter to send water to the shower. There is a shower head. The tub spout has nothing on it - no...
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