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- Subject: SmartHouse - anybody have one?
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- Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 04:39:14 GMT
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- Keywords: SmartHouse,X10,automation
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- I'm in the early planning stages of a new house and I am considering
- having the house wired with Home Automation (HA) in mind. One of the
- latest things in HA is SmartHouse technology. I just received a book
- by H. Brooke Stauffer and Ray C. Mullin, titled _Smart House Wiring_.
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- It is quite complete and details the concepts. What I really want
- to know, is there anyone out there who has a SmartHouse home or have
- knowledge of costs associated with it? I know that X10 stuff has
- been around for quite some time. Since I have the option of using
- SmartHouse, I thought I would get any feedback from the net.
-
- Based on what I have seen so far, it looks quite expensive. One of the
- big problems right now is the limited amount of SmartHouse products
- available. This drives the price very high. I could wire
- the house as Smart-Remi and wait for the components to drop in price.
- Of course this depends on whether or not the market accepts this
- technology and more products and vendors appear.
-
- You may respond via Email or post here. Thanks.
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