Save The Panel
The place for all DIYers looking to have the best of both worlds: A Professional Home Security Solution that keeps their family safe, and a modern Home Automation solution that keeps up with today’s technology.
Don’t Throw Away that Alarm System.
Integrate it.
Have a legacy alarm system? Think it looks antiquated and now’s the time to trash it?
Don’t.
Professional grade alarm systems have a place in your home’s security and automation and are uniquely suited to keep your family or employees safe.
Our Work and Discussions
Save the Panel is a centralized place for crowdsourcing unique solutions in Home Automation and Advanced Integration of Professional Grade Alarm Systems. Our goal is to provide perspective on the various home automation solutions that exist in the market today – from “Do It Yourself” (DIY) to White Glove Professional installations, and help you make the best decision for your home and your situation.
Below are some of the discussion topics happening now on our Discussion Forum.
This is the place for “out of the box thinking”
With a design-forward approach, the perspectives here are driven by tenants of common-sense and value, which may be unique for the Internet
Join our discussion and let’s explore these topics and more. Together.
Where to start with Home Automation?
Planning is actually critical if you don’t want a patchwork quilt of products and apps that may or may not actually talk to each other.
You can, but should you?
There is a certain satisfaction to being able to cobble a solution together that does great things. It is was what drove me to my career in IT! But with maturity comes wisdom. Purpose built products exist for a reason. Let’s explore the benefits.
Is this a fun hobby, or are you really trying to make your home safer and more automated?
This stuff can be huge fun. But is that your goal? Are you just very busy and want things to work on the first button press, and call someone to help when it doesn’t? Or, do you want to do everything yourself, and you are OK with things occasionally not working and having to pull an all-nighter to figure it out? Or somewhere in between?
What is your measure of value?
For some, paying $50 a month for professional monitoring is a no-brainer. For others, that is outrageous. Let’s explore together why self-monitoring may not be all it’s cracked up to be. When the defecation hits the rotary – oscillator, professional monitoring alerting the authorities will be welcome.
Are you really ready for ‘Do It Yourself’ (DIY)?
It is SO tempting to buy the parts and do it yourself, especially when door sensors and the like just seem so easy. Spend a few dollars, stick it on with double-sided tape, join to the device and you are good to go, right? What about running wire to make the install look neat and be more secure? Do you know what the local codes are to prevent yourself from accidentally creating an unsafe situation or making your homeowner’s insurance useless?
Is this fit for purpose?
So this is going to protect your home, right? What happens when the Internet is out? Or the Power? Or an automatic update happens and it bricks your custom built automation server? Let’s discuss system stability, redundancy, and fault tolerance.
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