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No, I have it on a static IP and the one time the internet did fail, it switched straight to GPRS. Also, what's your point about the home automation? I don't think the AlertMe system is the best out there, but from what you have said, I can't see any fundamental problems with it either.

Indeed, that's why I got it. Why is that a bad thing?

I thought this would be the general reply, but why? Just curious to know why it's not doing things properly?

In what way? Seems to work pretty well.

I have a home monitoring system from AlertMe (I've only seen in mentioned on here once before) and after reading the Yale thread I would like to see how the professionals on here rate it. Here's the link to the system... http://www.alertme.com/products/home-monitoring If you have any...

Really? The house we just purchased is only 15 years old, don't they do anything properly any more?

Many thanks!

I have just replaced a light in our hallway, obviously switched off the appropriate MCB first. Whilst in the middle of changing the light, the RCD for the whole house tripped. I've now finished replacing the light and switched everything back on and it's all fine. Is it possible to trip...

Even though it's plugged into an indoor socket? Am I not effectively creating a 4 way switched extension lead?

Probably very little, maybe a couple of lamps. There is a heater in there already plugged in, not sure whether we would use it. Would it be wrong to add another socket from the current socket? Just so it's in a more convenient position. (i.e. wired from the back of the current socket to a...

We recently moved into a new house and there is a socket in the conservatory but this is wired into a 13a plug which is plugged into the kitchen socket. Is this a really wrong way of doing things? Effectively it's just an extension lead with a normal socket is it not? Thanks in advance.