Hello all:
We are looking at using z-wave in our office. We have 5-10 HVAC units we wish to control (Gas packs, humidity control, 24vac).
Area to be covered by z-wave is about 20,000 square feet (could cut that in half possibly). Most of this is office space so pretty wide open. Building is metal and most walls are metal stud. Longest straight line distance would be about 100-200 ft.
There would be zones of units so maybe 3-4 unique zones.
Future items would would be to add security cams and we are also looking at RFID door entries.
We have good programing and mechanical abilities and would like to do this ourselves.
The micasaverde unit looks promising.
Maybe multiple units ganged? I’ve some about it but can’t determine if it works or not. Also using switches as repeaters sounds reasonable.
So is this a good application for Z-wave?
Any special advice on hardware for this situation?
Thanks for your time and effort.