Belcastro is the name of my parents house. (It’s also a city in Southern Italy – but I am writing about my parents house here..)
We have spent many years trying to perfect the automation system in the house. I am very confident in saying that it is probably one of the most integrated and automated houses in Australia. Almost all the services that can be automated in some way, are.
For a bit of information about what we have done, have a look at a brief description of the automation sytems at Belcastro.
After several years of trying to get Dynalite to work, if there is one standout lesson here – it would be that it just doesn’t – and it should never be used in a residential install. I am partially to blame for Dynalite being selected, because I backed it when it was recommended by the lighting designer. My experience with Dynalite in theater had been great – in a commercial setting – it is robust and reliable. Our experience in a residential setting is that it is wholly unreliable, and when you turn to Dynalite (now Phillips) for support – they ignore you.
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