ᐅ Smart Home / Home Automation – Consultation

Created on: 9 Feb 2016 21:36

Hi,

I’m still undecided about installing home automation in our planned new build.

My requirements are as follows:

- Control of roller shutters or blinds (possibly window contacts to detect open windows)
- Control of heating / air source heat pump or solar system
- Control of a video intercom system via a tablet

Of course, I have looked into KNX and the material costs alone would be around 6000€ (approximately 6,350 USD). As an alternative, Loxone is mentioned increasingly often, although the proprietary format is a bit off-putting.
My requirements could also be met with a manufacturer-specific system.

Do you have any recommendations for or against home automation (in my case)?

Best regards
Acd85

Saruss30 Jul 2016 10:38

#115

In our home, the main light source is also on for a long time during winter.. And then LED vs. halogen is already a huge difference in electricity consumption.

from on the go

Uwe8230 Jul 2016 13:19

#116

And with our spotlights, I don’t see any difference compared to halogen. I even had a lamp with two halogen and two LED bulbs in GU10 bases. You couldn’t see any difference at all. Nowadays, there are so many options, including affordable ones, that it’s hardly necessary to go back to energy guzzlers. When you need light, you need light—automation won’t change that.

Pfälzer198528 Aug 2016 00:34

#117

Hello everyone, I am just starting with my KNX planning as well. I came across the clear diagrams and the room layout on page 10 by matte1987. Which software was used to create this? I like it so much that I would like to adopt it.
Thank you very much!

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Hausautomation-Beratung.14673/page-10#post-145826

ONeill28 Aug 2016 08:58

#118

I used Visio for this. You can get your floor plan digitally from the architect and import it, then place all the desired elements. It could also be Visio for Matte.

Pfälzer198528 Aug 2016 09:05

#119

Thank you for the information.
Did you provide the matte data? If I understand correctly, he didn’t use your template, right?
Are there such electrical symbols available in Visio?
The room book is completely separate from this, correct?
Are these templates freely accessible?

ONeill28 Aug 2016 09:55

#120

I am not involved with mats.

Just search online for symbols; you can download them for free. For my plan, I created my own symbols.

A room schedule is basically an Excel file listing the rooms along with their included components. I could send you my template.

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