Hi All,
I am in the middle of a new build house in Gloucestershire. I am in the middle of first fix wiring and have been reading the forums looking for inspiration and advice! I have chosen an eDIN centralised lighting system from Mode Lighting and have installed the structured cabling for this. I am now looking at running the data network and audio/visual cabling to each room. I haven't finalised the hardware to run the audio or video system as yet but currently have 5 coax runs from the SAT dish and DAB aerial. This will then be split using a multiswitch to distribute throughout the house. I am intending on running 2 coax runs and 3 CAT5Es to each TV point along with HDMI to those rooms which are close to the 'hub'. I have put a loft room aside as a plant room or 'hub' where all cabling terminates. All the lighting circuits come back to this point along with the structured cabling from each light switch. The main phone line also terminates here and all the CAT5E data cables.
I'm now looking at how I'd like to automate some of the mains switching. For example I'd like to be able to switch off TVs instead of leaving them on standby but as all TVs are wall mounted I don't want to use the standard standby saver extensions. This is where network controlled mains sockets come in. I've been reading details of the Idratek system which looks very versatile but well priced. I haven't looked in detail at any other systems. Obviously cost is a big decider so being able to utilise CAT5E for any system is a bonus. I'd appreciate any inputs from people who have installed the system and how they find it in use.
With regards to the eDIN lighting system, these are based on DIN rail mounted dimmers and accessories. I'm looking for a suitable enclosure for these as standard MCB enclosures are a little small. If anyone has any suggestions for suitable enclosures I'd really appreciate the input. Details of the eDIN system can be found here: http://www.edincontrols.com/
I'm looking to incorporate quite a few different things into the system for local and remote control/monitoring. There are so many different systems out there it's hard to choose which is best! Any advice or recommendations much appreciated.
I am in the middle of a new build house in Gloucestershire. I am in the middle of first fix wiring and have been reading the forums looking for inspiration and advice! I have chosen an eDIN centralised lighting system from Mode Lighting and have installed the structured cabling for this. I am now looking at running the data network and audio/visual cabling to each room. I haven't finalised the hardware to run the audio or video system as yet but currently have 5 coax runs from the SAT dish and DAB aerial. This will then be split using a multiswitch to distribute throughout the house. I am intending on running 2 coax runs and 3 CAT5Es to each TV point along with HDMI to those rooms which are close to the 'hub'. I have put a loft room aside as a plant room or 'hub' where all cabling terminates. All the lighting circuits come back to this point along with the structured cabling from each light switch. The main phone line also terminates here and all the CAT5E data cables.
I'm now looking at how I'd like to automate some of the mains switching. For example I'd like to be able to switch off TVs instead of leaving them on standby but as all TVs are wall mounted I don't want to use the standard standby saver extensions. This is where network controlled mains sockets come in. I've been reading details of the Idratek system which looks very versatile but well priced. I haven't looked in detail at any other systems. Obviously cost is a big decider so being able to utilise CAT5E for any system is a bonus. I'd appreciate any inputs from people who have installed the system and how they find it in use.
With regards to the eDIN lighting system, these are based on DIN rail mounted dimmers and accessories. I'm looking for a suitable enclosure for these as standard MCB enclosures are a little small. If anyone has any suggestions for suitable enclosures I'd really appreciate the input. Details of the eDIN system can be found here: http://www.edincontrols.com/
I'm looking to incorporate quite a few different things into the system for local and remote control/monitoring. There are so many different systems out there it's hard to choose which is best! Any advice or recommendations much appreciated.
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