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which is always recommended on any system, as you learn about the system and what it can do and offer, but also to understand its limitations, be it cable runs with wired systems or the signal range with wireless systems.
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What are the particular skills you would recommend?
With general wiring skills it is then down to the system being installed and the data to be logged. For wired systems it can be installing the cables as necessary with no additional skills required, to then progressing to be trained on the final terminations and PC programming and commissioning. For wireless systems, retro-fitting small installations (single receiver with transmitter) can be achieved without any additional skills other than reading the manufacturers’ installation requirements. For larger installations I would always recommend additional training to help in understanding more about the components, programming, their signal range and also their transmission through the various building materials.
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What has been your most satisfying home automation project so far?
There have been quite a few, with the majority being small to medium-sized solutions using wireless control. Eliminating the disruption to walls, gardens and driveways by switching the
CASE STUDY:
A 17th century barn for 21st century living
A rare, four-bay, pre-1750s’ timber-frame barn in Betchworth, Surrey, has been saved from complete dereliction by its present owners, who were keen to restore the 400 year old property for use as a home and business premises.
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otters Farm Barn has been brought back to life and into the 21st century and Scolmore’s Click iNELS Wireless
Control System has been installed throughout to control the lighting both inside and outside this impressive property.
‘Ease of installation’ and ‘minimum disruption
to the fabric of the building’, were the key drivers behind the decision to go for the iNELS system, which was installed by contractor, Leon Victor of Victor Construction & Development.
18 | electrical wholesaler May 2016 Comments Leon: “The client wanted to be
able to control the lighting throughout the property – inside and outside – from one central point and to ensure that maximum energy savings were made by creating timed control so that lights are only on when needed. “We were able to use the lighting controls to
create different moods in different areas of the house and to simulate occupancy when they are away on holiday to add to the security of the property. The client is also able to turn on the lighting from the driveway when they
come home in the evenings, and the lamps beside the sofas are controlled using switch socket actuators.” Suitable for both refurbishment and new
build projects, the Click iNELS system offers simple and flexible installation, requiring no additional cables or wall cutting. It allows for significant energy savings and easy programming, with a unique one-touch centralised control panel that allows appliances, shutters, blinds, gates, latches and garage doors to be set and adjusted.
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required circuits via radio frequency gives the greatest satisfaction. One project saved a primary school thousands of pounds when they realised they had not provided power from the main school building to the security gates at the front of the premises – we were able to overcome the problem using wireless controls.
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In your opinion, what will home automation look like in the next ten
years? For most homeowners, a typical installation will be automated control whilst monitoring energy saving and security elements based
on our everyday movements. Systems will then allow us to control and over-ride manually via smart phones, watches and tablets. Most of these features are available today at a cost, but as energy companies and the government strive for us to reduce our carbon footprint and consumers’ requirements become more and more sophisticated, more homeowners will look to install home automation features sometime in the future and this will become a standard requirement within the building industry.
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